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The Millennial Challenge Selling Safety Glasses 190104 102508

THE MILLENIAL CHALLENGE: How to Identify This Important Market Segment

Millennials are not so much entitled, as we often hear, but rather they simply expect that brands value the customer’s time. Make sure you do.
Listen Up rifle range crowd 190104 102507

LISTEN UP TO HEAR YOUR CUSTOMER!

Listening to customers in the aisle, beside in-store displays and again at the cash register, can help to better serve them and lead to more profits.
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SHOOTOUT AT THE STORAGE SHED: CONCEALED PERMIT HOLDER LIVES TO TELL

A visit to a friend's house turns into a situation involving awareness, self-defense and how training can pay off in bad situations.
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MARKETING STRATEGIES FROM ONE OF THE INDUSTRY'S TOP THOUGHT LEADERS

Many manufacturers and firearms dealers admit they are terrible at marketing, with one of the main points of failure usually being the complexity.
SIG precision rifle block 190104 131554

Shooting Trends, the Trump Slump and Hanging with Retailers

Shooting trends and insights are best gleaned while talking with the folks who have boots on the ground: retailers and shooting sports store dealers.
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How to Set Up Your Store's Master Key Locking System

Controlling the master key locking system to your location is not a onetime event that occurs when you open for business, but rather an ongoing task.
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Retail Scam Evolution: Phishing 2.0, Smishing and More

It all started with an email from a “Nigerian Prince.” The email was riddled with misspelled words, unintelligible sentences and … wait, what’s this? If I just cash a check I'll be rewarded how much? Sign me up!
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Proven Tips to Create Business Plans for More Profits

The overall process of creating a thorough business plan can help nearly any store take stock of what is working—and determine what is not.
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Get your finger on the pulse of the shooting sports industry

Retailers can learn to make customers' hearts skip a beat in 2018. Improve sales — and profits — by understanding what worked in 2017.
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Hiring firearms range instructors: in-house or contract?

Find out the differences between in-house and contract range instructors and which one you should hire to maximixe profitability and ensure returning customers.
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Firearms Retailers Need To Cultivate 'Family'

As a group, it is safe to suggest that retailers are doing things to expand the impact of the sport among youth and that, like anything else, there is always room for improvement.
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Worden new Director of Sales for Crosman LaserMax

Are you ready for tax “reform?” Thanks to the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax rate for...
Smith Wesson 190104 125218

Smith & Wesson Offers New Features With Latest M&P Shield

Are you ready for tax “reform?” Thanks to the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax rate for...
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IWA OutdoorClassics Combines the Best in Hunting, Target, Outdoors Interests

Are you ready for tax “reform?” Thanks to the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the tax rate for...
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The importance of customer service

Do you know just how important customer service is?
Diverse Customer 190104 125127

How to earn more profit

Earning more profits isn't hard. Here's how.
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Exclusive shooting sports industry news for November

Here's an exclusive look at important industry news to know.