The Top 5 Digital Tools for Winning Online: A Checklist
No doubt dealers’ transactional websites kept their businesses going during the state-mandated lockdowns.
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Sign of the Times: AVB Offers Free Showroom Safety Signage
Whether by choice or government stipulation, most BrandSource members have implemented safety measures to help prevent customers and staff from contracting coronavirus.
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AVB Bows ‘Apply & Buy’ Consumer Credit Program with Citi
Frictionless transactions are the goal of all e-commerce sites, and a new on-the-spot consumer credit program from AVB can help make members’ online sales downright seamless while giving them payment parity with national chains.
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Feds Release PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Treasury Department have released an 11-page application for borrowers seeking loan forgiveness under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Making a Splash in a Sea of Sameness
Rule No. 1 of marketing, and retail in particular, seems to always be the same: If something works, then run it until you beat the snot out of it and watch it die.
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JCPenney Given Two Months to Avoid Liquidation
JCPenney’s lenders are giving the bankrupt retailer two months to come up with an acceptable turnaround plan or face either a sale of the business or liquidation.
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Most Consumers Express Caution Over Post-Lockdown Lifestyle
Although everyone is surely stir-crazy at best by weeks of mandatory lockdowns, consumers are still leery about resuming their pre-COVID lifestyles even after stay-at-home orders are eased.
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BrandSource Members Say Business is Booming
BrandSource dealers are generally reporting solid sales amid the health crisis, limited only by product availability.
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U.S. Retail Takes a Pounding in April
Despite a solid showing by BrandSource members, the majority of the nation’s retailers took it on the chin last month as the full effects of the COVID crisis took hold.
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Don’s Appliances’ Laundry Event Cleans Up for Area Food Bank
Never in its 40 year history has the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank (the Food Bank) experienced need on the scale wrought by the current health and economic crisis.
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