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Warwick Allen joined Accelerated Analytics at the start of 2017 as the Director of Technology. Warwick has spent 25 years working with technology as a developer, project manager, quality assurance engineer, business analyst, IT manager and technology director. His talents lie in working with small companies to plan and execute their growth through collaboration, processes... Read more »

And job opportunities are booming! Glassdoor published a report on Wednesday that indicated that even as retail stores close, the retail industry is gaining ground in software jobs. It found that the retail industry increased 7.5% to 13.9% of software job postings since 2012. This was the highest industry segment of all, and over information... Read more »

This Thursday, Vera Bradley launches its iconic styles into its first bedding collection. The collection of comforters, quilts, coverlets and pillows will simultaneously launch at select Bed, Bath & Beyond and Bon-Ton stores, on VeraBradley.com and in a pop up at its New York flagship store. Vera Bradley also owns its own stores, and because... Read more »

The International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) annual “Back-to-School Spending” survey revealed good news for brick and mortar retailers earlier this month. Consumers are in search of the best back-to-school deals and promotions and are hitting their local shopping centers to find them. This year, 89% of consumers will make their back-to-school purchases in local... Read more »

The NRF (National Retail Federation) hosted this year’s Retail Advocates Summit, which was visited by Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday. He promised that the best days for American retailers are ahead. More than 200 retail representatives from across the US attended the annual conference, held in Washington, D.C.. The main focus for the conference... Read more »

Retail sales fell in June overall, but not every segment of retail suffered. Sales at clothing and accessories stores decreased 0.1% in June and was unchanged in May. The decrease has been attributed to decreased pricing on products and low availability of inventory. Sporting goods stores also decreased in sales, by 0.6%. Online sales increased... Read more »

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A decade after the onset of the Great Recession, the national housing market has, by many measures, returned to normal, according to the latest State of the Nation’s Housing report, being released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Housing demand, home prices, and construction volumes are all on the rise, and... Read more »

Nicole Leinbach Reyhle is the Founder and Publisher of Retail Minded, the Co-Founder of the Independent Retailer Conference and a regular contributor to various publications that include Entrepreuner.com.  Additionally, Reyhle is the Author of the book “Retail 101: The Guide to Managing and Marketing Your Retail Business” from McGraw-Hill and has been the Spokesperson for... Read more »