Welcome to the third in our eight-part series on GAINing insight into the mysteries of health insurance, brought to you by AVB partner Group & Affiliate Insurance Network, or GAIN. This month’s column uncovers the variables that determine your health insurance premium.
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Here’s another interesting effect of the coronavirus that we didn’t expect or at least use in our estimates for economic expansion or contraction: COVID-19 has greatly reduced the time we spend on the highways.
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I have been following America’s economy for more than 60 years and have documented some extraordinary events over that time, but nothing prepared me for what I have witnessed in 2020.
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As we continue to navigate our way through business during COVID-19, we have to remind ourselves that it’s imperative to make sure our shopping environments are always safe, informative and upbeat, whether we’re in a pandemic or not. It just makes long-term sense to operate this way.
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It was just ten short years ago when businesses had the upper hand in hiring, and finding good employees was as easy as putting up a “Help Wanted” sign or posting something on social media.
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The business owners and entrepreneurs reading this article share a common drive with folks like Sam Walton, James Cash Penney and Mary Kay Ash.
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COVID-19 has certainly altered the retail shopping landscape, at least for the time being.
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Appliance industry veteran, YSN columnist and frequent BrandSource keynoter Joe Higgins provided an encouraging look at the U.S. economy, consumer confidence and members’ business prospects in an exclusive COVID-era update last week.
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BrandSource is pleased to announce that appliance industry veteran and acclaimed business consultant Joe Higgins will address the members next Thursday, August 13, in an exclusive economic update.
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AVB partner GAIN (Group & Affiliate Insurance Network) provides affordable healthcare solutions for BrandSource members.
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It is a new way of life in America since February of 2020 and I am trying to make predictions about the U.S. economy while I shelter in place here at my home in Washington. Our economy is opening up, but the news has not made it any easier to gaze into the old crystal ball and tell you what is going to happen.
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Those old time TV cops would have made great salespeople, because asking the right questions can help you solve the mystery of finding the right mattress for your shopper.
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Compared to the history of the world, my history with our retail world is rather short, only about 47 years. I was lucky enough to start my first real job in May 1973, just ahead of a world-changing, albeit manufactured crisis that affected retail in a big way (see Crisis No. 1).
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Ask someone to describe a rice cake and they’d probably tell you “It’s about the same diameter as a CD, only 10 times thicker, and the CD tastes better.”
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Youtube is no longer a website reserved for teens watching prank videos or endless clips of cats doing cat things. Youtube is a juggernaut of attention opportunity, and a destination for people seeking all kinds of content to make their everyday lives better.
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The importance of in-store displays cannot be overstated.
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You’ve heard it many times: Facebook is a revenue driver for business. But you may not understand how to make Facebook work for you. The good news — it’s not complicated.
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Merchants and retailers are often on the frontlines of managing payment card fraud. Online businesses face a unique challenge because all purchases are made as a “Card not present” transaction. But there are red flags to look out for.
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I don’t believe in the old saw “The customer is always right,” but I do believe that it is our job to make them right.
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Twenty years is a long time in the entertainment industry, and if you were watching television sometime between the Everly Brothers warbling “Crying in the Rain” (1962) and John Mellencamp belting out “Hurts So Good” (1982), then you probably saw Gene Rayburn host a show called “The Match Game.”
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