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How savvy retailers weather the summer slump
The living may be easy for for for kids during the the summertime but for for for retailers hot weather and and vacationing locals mean a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a drop in in in in in sales sales sales Last year sales sales sales were weaker than forecasted and and in in in in in in August ecommerce sales sales sales had their their biggest decline since 2014 according to to the the the U S Census Bureau As shoppers take their their money on on holiday to to to foreign ports and festivals it’s necessary for for savvy retailers to to creatively tackle the the summer slump
Capitalize on on camera phones
While your regular customers may be on on on on vacation one hundred miles away if they give you a a a a a a a a a a shout out out on on on social media their bored homebound friends and relatives will get a a a a a a reminder you’re still open for business To capture