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This Mother's Day, Mom's
Getting Pampered, According to NRF
Survey
By
Kathy Grannis
Washington, April 28, 2011 - Often
known as the voice of reason, and even
frugality, mom doesn't expect much for Mother's
Day. But this year, her loved ones are fully
intent on pampering her with some of the finer
things in life. According to NRF's 2011 Mother's
Day Consumer Intentions and Actions survey,
conducted by BIGresearch, the average person
celebrating the holiday is expected to spend
$140.73 on gifts, up from $126.90 last year, and
a return to 2008 spending levels. Total spending
is expected to reach $16.3
billion.*
"This Mother's Day, the woman
who often puts herself last is being put first,"
said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay.
"Americans are in a much better position to
spend this year and will push the daily stresses
of high gas and food costs aside for one day to
celebrate the most important women in the world
to them."
This year, husbands and
sons across the country plan to spoil mom a bit,
as more indulgent gifts will prove the most
popular. According to the survey the number of
people who plan on buying electronics (13.3%)
will rise 48 percent from last year (9.0%) - and
they're spending more, too. Those buying
electronics will shell out $94.91 on
smartphones, cameras and even tablet devices, up
eight percent from $87.70 last year.** Jewelry
will also be a popular gift option for mom, with
31.2 percent of celebrants planning to buy mom
silver, gold or diamonds, up 19 percent from
last year. Total spending on jewelry is expected
to reach $3.0 billion.
Restaurants and
other businesses will also benefit from the
billions of dollars that come in for one of the
biggest holidays of the year. More than half
(54.7%) of all celebrants will treat mom to a
nice dinner or brunch, spending a total of $3.1
billion. Additionally, one-third (31.8%) of
Americans will buy mom clothing or accessories
($1.3 billion total) and nearly two-thirds
(64.9%) will buy mom flowers ($1.9 billion).
Consumers will also shell out $1.6 billion on
gift cards and $1.2 billion on personal services
such as a trip to a day spa.
Continue Reading:
http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1114
Source: National
Retail Federation
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Retail
Pro Promotions Module for Version
8.6
The
new Retail Pro Version 8.6 Promotions Module
offers retailers the versatility in defining a
variety of promotions. While some of the
promotions are designed to be run independently,
you can choose to "combine" many of the
promotions to run at the same time; for example,
customer-based discounts (like a club or special
rewards group), coupons, BOGO offers, quantity
discounts and free gift promotions can be run
concurrently. The Promotions Module has the
capability of assigning a start and end date to
the promotions so that they can be set up well
ahead of time. This type of flexibility will be
extremely useful in a fast-paced single store or
multi-store environment to speed up the check
out process at point of sale, while decreasing
cashier error. The Retail Pro Version 8.6
Promotions module is part of the current Version
8.6 core release (November 2010 release). It
requires current Software Assurance and
approximately 2 hours of Client Services for
setup and training.
Whether
you are on V8.6 and are interested in this
module, or a version prior to V8.6 and are
interested in updating to this new release of
Retail Pro*, please contact your account
manager.
To learn more contact
your Account Manager today at (800) 305-0461 and
ask for Stacey or Andrea or E-mail us at insidesales@armsys.com
*Current
Software Assurance Plan Required. Update/Upgrade
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How
to Focus Your Finding-Customers
Efforts
 by Laura Lorber
To
start a business, you don't need financing, a
website or business plan. All you need is a
customer.
But
even when it comes to the all-important task of
acquiring those first customers, a new business
is usually looking to save as much time and
money as possible.
Buying
a customer list can be expensive, so most small
businesses look to build their own. The best way
to do it? Get smart about networking, according
to Sheryl Johnson, founder of Pittsburgh-based
BD-PRo Marketing Solutions. Here are some of her
tips for expanding a contact database.
Have
a networking strategy. Know your networking
goals, and join groups where you'll be most
likely to connect with the people you most want
to meet both online and at in-person events.
Make
networking part of your everyday life. Keep your
elevator pitch at the ready so that the people
you meet know what you do and who you can help.
You never know who you'll bump into or who they
might know.
Ask
for referrals. After each sale, make it part of
your routine to ask for a referral. Other good
sources of referrals include employees and email
newsletters that can be passed along.
Follow
up. Create a sound strategy to stay in touch
with people and keep on top of what their needs
are. Having a contact management system can help
you stay on track.
Continue Reading:
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/219536
Source:
Entrepreneur
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Always check your system
date when you sign on so all of your documents
are dated correctly.
Would
you like to set up a workstation to launch a
specific document or chapter of a document when
you select the E-manuals
button?
By
default the E-manuals button launches the
e-manuals home page. You can configure your
system to directly display a specific document
or chapter from within the User's Guide when the
button is selected. For example, at a POS
workstation you might want the button to display
the Recording Sales and Returns chapter instead
of the E-manuals home page. At a receiving
station you could display the Receiving chapter
and so on.
1. Access Workstation
Preferences > System > E-Manuals URL at
the workstation
2. Select the Browse button
and navigate to the folder containing the
E-manuals documents (by default this is the
\Emanuals\Docs folder on the same hard drive as
the program files).
3. Locate and select the
V8_10_Record_Sales.pdf file in the Select File
dialog. Select Open to return this file to the
E-manuals URL preference field.
4. Select
Save on the side toolbar.
5. Return to the
main retail pro menu and select the E-manuals
button. The Recording Sales and Returns chapter
will be displayed.
6. Repeat for other
workstations, selecting the appropriate PDF file
to display for each
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