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Local Business

Our coverage of local business topics includes migrating from ecommerce to brick-and-mortar (and vice versa), running pop-up stores, “buy online, pick up in-store,” local business directories, engaging local customers, cross-channel strategies, and more.

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How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail

October 26, 2025 • Armando Roggio

AI agents cannot replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants.

Rasmus Cort

Tattoo Biz Suits Danish Entrepreneur

August 25, 2023 • Eric Bandholz

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Charts: U.S. Retail Trends July 2023

July 12, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum

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13 Pop-up Shops from Brands, for Inspiration

April 11, 2023 • Sig Ueland

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Retail Apocalypse Reversal?

October 5, 2022 • Armando Roggio

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Charts: Online Grocery Delivery Trends

October 5, 2022 • Adel Boukarroum

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Should Ecommerce Brands Sell via Dealers?

October 2, 2022 • Armando Roggio

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22 Top Local Business Directories

November 22, 2021 • Sig Ueland

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Charts: Physical Retail to Transform Layout, Purpose

November 3, 2021 • Adel Boukarroum

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What if 80,000 Brick-and-mortar Stores Closed?

April 11, 2021 • Armando Roggio

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Bike Retailer Solves a Pandemic-driven Problem

March 23, 2021 • Armando Roggio

Mall Owners Become Retailers Amidst the Pandemic

Mall Owners Become Retailers Amidst the Pandemic

September 29, 2020 • Marcia Kaplan

The First Steps in Adding Ecommerce to a Brick-and-mortar Store

The First Steps in Adding Ecommerce to a Brick-and-mortar Store

August 2, 2020 • Armando Roggio

Bankruptcies, Layoffs Deplete the Retail Industry

Bankruptcies, Layoffs Deplete the Retail Industry

May 14, 2020 • Marcia Kaplan

Covid-19 Is an Opportunity for Some Local Merchants

Covid-19 Is an Opportunity for Some Local Merchants

March 30, 2020 • Armando Roggio

Physical Store Closures Hit a New High in 2019

December 26, 2019 • Marcia Kaplan

3 Lessons from Running Pop-up Stores

3 Lessons from Running Pop-up Stores

June 4, 2019 • Charles Nicholls

Physical Stores Can Bolster Online Sales, for a Price

Physical Stores Can Bolster Online Sales, for a Price

May 21, 2019 • Alex Berg

Is Experiential Retail Working?

Is Experiential Retail Working?

April 25, 2019 • Marcia Kaplan

The Keys to 'Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store'

The Keys to ‘Buy Online, Pick Up In-Store’

April 24, 2019 • Alex Berg

Ecommerce Merchants Embrace Clicks-to-bricks

Ecommerce Merchants Embrace Clicks-to-bricks

October 25, 2018 • Marcia Kaplan

5 Ways Local Brick-and-mortar Retailers Can Earn More Profit in 2019

5 Ways Local Brick-and-mortar Retailers Can Earn More Profit in 2019

September 10, 2018 • Armando Roggio

Offline Sales Tips for Online Merchants

Offline Sales Tips for Online Merchants

May 10, 2018 • Curtis McHale

Ecommerce Merchants Embrace Brick-and-mortar

Ecommerce Merchants Embrace Brick-and-mortar

April 26, 2018 • Marcia Kaplan

SEO Store Locators Good for Bots, Good for Shoppers

SEO: Store Locators Good for Bots, Good for Shoppers

March 23, 2018 • Jill Kocher Brown

Costco Finally Embraces Ecommerce

Costco Finally Embraces Ecommerce

March 15, 2018 • Marcia Kaplan

2017 Ecommerce Round-up 15 Percent Growth Retail Apocalypse

2017 Ecommerce Round-up: 16 Percent Growth; ’Retail Apocalypse’?

January 11, 2018 • Marcia Kaplan

4 Marketing Lessons from Opening a Brick-and-mortar Store

4 Marketing Lessons from Opening a Brick-and-mortar Store

November 15, 2017 • Armando Roggio