Your free retail tools

Tips, tools, and expert advice - the resource center for serious retailers.

This month's favorite resource

Guide

The Value of a Unified Payments and POS Solution

An in-depth look at how a streamlined platform for payment processing can transform the way you operate your business, especially compared to legacy systems and patchwork solutions....

Operations

Guide

The Value of a Unified Payments and POS Solution

An in-depth look at how a streamlined platform for payment processing can transform the way you operate your business,...
Guide

7 Ways to Run your Retail Store Smarter in 2023

Find out how to help your business thrive in the new era of commerce....
Tool

Profit and Loss Template

Examine the financial health of your business by highlighting exactly how much revenue is being generated versus...
Tool

Ecommerce business plan template

Everything you need to plan and pitch your online store...
Load more
- End of posts -

Marketing

Guide

11 ways to turn window shoppers into buyers

Gone are the days when “May I help you?” met with an enthusiastic response. Today, retailers need to find creative...
Guide

50 Easy Holiday Marketing Ideas For Retailers

Your whole year has been leading up to this moment—how are you going to make an impact?...
1:15:00
Video

Webinar | Activating Data & Retaining Today’s New Bike Enthusiast

Get new enthusiasts to keep coming back...
40:32
Video

Webinar | Transforming data into profitable customer experiences

Enter the new world of retail...
Load more
- End of posts -

Industry tips

Retail industry data 2022
Guide

Global State of the Retail Industry Report: Omnichannel is “Do or Die”

A global survey of over 7,200 retail professionals and customers reveals how the industry is evolving in 2022....
Adapt your mid-market retail business
Guide

5 Strategies For Surviving and Thriving as a Multi Location Retailer

Learn how to grow revenue, delight your customers and adapt to the realities of 2022...
Retail math made simple guide
Guide

Choosing the Right Credit Card Processor

9 things to consider before signing on the dotted line...
Retailer using an iPad
Guide

Retail Math Made Simple

31 formulas that’ll help you make better decisio...
Load more
- End of posts -

Tech

Guide

The Ultimate Gift Shop Guide

See how you can take your gift store to the next level with Lightspeed....
Guide

The Ultimate Sporting Goods Store Guide

You're a champion. Your point of sale should be, too....
Guide

The Ultimate Jewelry Store Guide

See how you can take your jewelry store to the next level with Lightspeed....
Guide

The Ultimate POS Buyer's Guide

11 questions to ask when choosing the right POS for your business....
Load more
- End of posts -

Popular posts from the blog

Section 179 tax deduction: how to deduct business purchases from your gross income

Did you invest in new equipment or software for your business this year? If you...

9 Retail Trends and Predictions for 2024: What Should Merchants Prepare For?

Labor shortages. Inflation. AI. If you work in retail, one or more of these...
A store icon showing geographical locations in Montreal and Toronto

10 Steps To Open a Second Business Location

Opening a second business location is a huge achievement. It means that...
payment trends

12 Payment Trends to Watch in 2024

Making payments has never been easier. We’ve gone from desperately searching...

How to Create Holiday Gift Guides That Inspire Shoppers & Increase Sales [with Gift Guide Examples]

A gift guide is one of the most powerful tools you can have during the...
customer acquisition cost

Customer Acquisition Cost: What is it and why Does it Matter to Retailers?

Customer acquisition cost is on the rise—one study says it increased as much...