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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.
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The Road to a New Bow With Prime Archery

The author learns what goes on behind closed doors as Prime Archery brainstorms, designs, builds and ultimately markets a new compound bow.
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Behind the Scenes With Doinker

Doinker Founder Bill Leven took a hard look at his company during the pandemic shutdown. After an 8-month halt in production, rumors of the legendary archery company’s demise are unfounded.
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Stocking and Selling Game Processing Supplies

Increase sales in your store by stocking the right game processing supplies.
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Shooting Tips: 4 Reasons Why an Arrow Misses the Bull’s-Eye

A customer’s lack of consistency with archery gear can be traced back to one (or more) of four reasons. The author explains each one in detail, and also provides paths to recovery.
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The Best Gear for Self-Filming a Bowhunt

Here’s what you, your staff and ultimately your customers need to know to bring a self-filmed hunt full circle.