Category Archives: Store Supplies

“More or Less” for Effective Merchandising

  A lot of people (and some Chihuahuas) can get very excited about choices. They love going to stores and getting to look through a large selection to find the exact right thing that’s perfect for them. And that’s true, … Continue reading

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Refreshing Your Store : Part 2

Remember last month’s blog, “Refreshing Your Store Can Keep You Growing”, which you can find here: We speculated that Target’s numbers would get better as more stores were updated and the improved shopping experience spread through the chain and, in … Continue reading

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Consignment Tags – We have them!!!

AZ Retail’s Consignment Tags are perforated 2-Across Direct Thermal which is also known as a 2-up. The tags use a 1” core which makes them compatible with any desktop barcode printer or even some industrial barcode printers that have an … Continue reading

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Prepare for Surge in Retail Activities

Barclays has put out an interesting note for retailers. They think that as US companies work through the implications of the 2018 tax cuts that they will begin to offer bonuses and wage increases. We have already begun to see … Continue reading

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Small Business Saturday – November 25, 2017

The first Small Business Saturday was way back in 2010.  The country was trying to recover from the Great Recession and small retailers were struggling to keep the doors open. Since then, the economy has been steadily recovering and Small … Continue reading

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A Solution to Price Switching

Recently we worked with a customer who had a problem that was going to result in her department being closed.  They had a plant nursery in a grocery store and were losing money.  People were taking the stakes from $4.99 … Continue reading

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Product SpotLight: Tamper-Proof Barcode Labels

Price switching is a big problem for many retailers. The impact of this type of loss on the bottom line can be devastating for businesses large and small. One example from a few years ago is the case of a Florida woman … Continue reading

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