Cross Merchandising, designed to make customers and retailers happy.

You head to the fashion store, needing that new shirt you saw last week. You know, the plain white one with the little rose blooming at the top corner.

One of the most important tasks that a retailer manager has is to decide on which products will be on each shelf. Even though for consumers it doesn't seem like anything that important, the truth is that it does have a huge effect on retail store sales.

If you’re around the alcoholic beverage industry for even a minute you will hear about the three-tier system. There are a lot of questions about it. Where did it come from? Why does it exist? Do we still need it? We thought this week we would take a look at the three-tier system’s origin, history, and potential future.

Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away and according to the National Retail Federation 86% of Americans will spend over $23.1 Billion collectively on their mothers this holiday season. That comes out to over $180 per person. This spending is up almost 64% from only $14.1 Billion in 2009. Where are Americans’ spending their money this holiday season? A lot of places.

Seemingly everything that we eat, watch, purchase, listen to, or even think about is monitored, stored, evaluated, and used to “enhance” the quality of our lives. As Orwellian as it may sound, there is great value in the amount of information that is converted into metrics that allows our society to press ever-forward. That is especially true when it comes to sports!

The EasyCheck team is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the National Beer Wholesales Association annual convention in Las Vegas, October 8-11th.