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How to Spot a Good Hire

30 tips for conducting a successful search for your next archery shop employee.
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Clearance Pricing Tips for Archery Dealers

We asked three veteran archery dealers: “How do you decide when to mark slow- or non-moving items with clearance pricing?” Here’s what they had to say.
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Behind the Scenes With Primos Hunting Calls

Director of Product and Marketing Jason Harris explains how the Primos manufacturing facility in the “middle of nowhere” (Brookhaven, Mississippi) creates more than 1 million top-notch game calls each year.
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Bow Review: Mathews Phase4 29

The culmination of past innovations with two new and notable advancements make Mathews’ new flagship bow the one to beat in 2023.
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Crossbow Review: Killer Instinct SWAT X1

The author learns that you don’t want to shoot too many bolts in a group with the Killer Instinct SWAT X1 because you’ll probably wreck them. It’s that accurate.
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Use Your Point-of-Sale System to Boost Customer Satisfaction

Here are four ways that a sophisticated point-of-sale system can improve customer satisfaction rates in your store.
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How To Handle Inventory Woes

Having too much or too little product in stock is a retailer’s nightmare. Here’s how to avoid these costly inventory issues.
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Archery Shop Talk: Floor Plan Fruition

A guide on how successful archery pro shops are laying out their floor plans.
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Employee Performance Reviews: Why Should You Offer Them?

Unfortunately, many archery shop owners and managers choose not to conduct employee performance reviews on a regular basis.
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Behind the Counter: Challenging Product Categories

We asked three veteran archery retailers: “Which product categories are most difficult for you to sell?” Here’s what they had to say.
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Bow Review: Elite Omnia

The 2023 Elite Omnia delivers the same shootability as past models, but with greater customization and extra velocity.
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Behind the Scenes With Barnett Crossbows

Barnett Crossbows Vice President of Marketing Mike Powell discusses the company’s 60th anniversary, its recent sale to Surge Outdoors, and what’s in store for the future.
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Bring Up the Bow Case Conversation

Bow cases are one of those products that sort of sell themselves, provided your staff is well-informed, you display cases in a meaningful way, and you offer tips to your customers on how to choose the right case — or two — for their needs.