Your company's brand should be one of the most important aspects of your business no matter what industry you’re in. It doesn’t matter if you’re the owner of a multi-million dollar hotel chain or a small-town diner, if your brand’s image has a negative connotation attached to it and an unflattering reputation is now synonymous with your business, you’re in serious trouble. 

The retail industry is certainly no exception. 

If you’re running a retail...

Custom insulated bags have become much more popular in recent years. Across the U.S., more and more grocery stores, from large chains to small-town shops, are switching to custom reusable bags and are ditching the plastic grocery bags that have been used for so long. But why, exactly, is this major switch happening? 

Here are a few frequently asked questions that pertain to reusable bags, custom insulated bags, and their growing popularity. 

• What are these insulated bags used for?...

If you are running a grocery store, you should never be content with how things are going. You can always improve how you run your business and that should be your main goal this summer. 

Here are a few excellent ways that will help your grocery business become more successful during this warm season. 

Buy reusable grocery bags in bulk

There certainly are convenience benefits of purchasing reusable grocery bags compared to plastic, but there are significant environmental advantages...

No matter what industry you’re in, your company’s brand and reputation is perhaps the most important factor of your organization’s success. Even if you have an excellent product or service, if people begin to get a sense that your company’s reputation is fading, you could be in some serious trouble in the near future. 

Especially if you’re working in the grocery industry, where your entire company’s success is based on the amount of regular customers...

Everyone is familiar with the question, "paper or plastic?" at the end of their grocery shopping trip. Going with paper has been the "greener" option for years, but it's time to get even "greener;" it's time to choose reusable grocery bags. The facts are in, and most consumers know that plastic is the worst choice. Plastic takes forever to decompose, and when it finally does it breaks down into small toxic particles. Not only that, it's responsible for the deaths of thousands of animals every...

Your customers are the most important part of your entire business. If you have a store that requires shoppers to physically come inside and leave with products, you should think about how that process can better your customers in every way possible. 

For example, if you own a grocery store and you only have disposable plastic bags that your customers can use to bag their items, though it might seem convenient, you could potentially be damaging that relationship with your...

If you're running a grocery or department store, it’s important that you take a look at the type of shopping bags you’re providing your customers. If you’re not offering reusable bags in bulk, for example, you are most likely contributing to the destruction of the environment. That might sound like an exaggeration, but it's really not.

Sadly, shoppers who use plastic grocery bags nearly always improperly discard these bags in the trash, resulting in serious environmental...

For many wine retailers, there is a forgone conclusion that the best way to package your customer's purchases is in discreet brown paper bags. But a new trend, spurred by the desire to follow more environmentally friendly practices, has been to offer custom wine bags.

There are a number of reasons why a custom wine tote might be perfect for your business. Here, we'll discuss just a few of them.

Protecting Your Image

If you own a wine store, you know how important branding is to your business....

Starting a new grocery business or market can be difficult; these businesses have a notoriously thin profit margin. However, with more and more consumers interested in buying from local, independent retailers, there is also a huge opportunity. Of course, you have to plan so much to ensure your success, but as long as you are careful during this initial planning process, know when to making changes, and have the right team, you should end up having a great store. 

Here are a few...

If you run a grocery store, it's up to you to do everything you can to improve your business and compete with larger grocery chains in the best way possible. If you're ignoring your customers and overseeing your company from afar, you're probably not going to be very successful. It's important to know that your shoppers are the most important part of your business, more than your employees, your building, and even your products. If your customers aren't happy -- you will not succeed in the...