by Data Age | Sep 22, 2014 | Business, Industry, Marketing, News
The Corporation for Enterprise Development released data this week that shows 15% of US households (in US cities where the population is greater than 200,000) don’t have a checking or savings account. It also shows that many households are under-banked meaning...
by Data Age | Sep 22, 2014 | Business, Business News, Competitive Advantage, Marketing, News, Retail
It looks like higher end stores will see an increase in their average holiday sales but not so much with the bargain stores. Worthington-based Prosper Insights & Analytics have been looking digging into their data and their main finding is this: above average...
by Data Age | Sep 19, 2014 | Business, Business News, Retail
Too funny not to share. The first every person to own an iPhone 6, under full media coverage, drops his phone in the street. It looks like he may have even scratched it.
by Data Age | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Competitive Advantage, General Merchandise, Retail
A lot of pawnshops will sell their excess inventory on eBay. Some shops have a lot of success doing so and others find the work involved and the fees associated with eBay can eat pretty heavily into their profits. Those that have success put a lot of effort into...
by Data Age | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Management
This Business Insider article lists commonly heard phrases that really good leaders won’t use. Good leaders: Take responsibility Use their actions, not their position, to inspire people Deligate Think they know everything Embrace failure It’s not very long...
by Data Age | Sep 18, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
I’ve made a few posts this week about the reputation of pawn shops and how it seems to be improving. Today I have a few articles for you about how no matter strictly a pawn shop follows the law, sometimes the public perception is that the pawn shop is part of...
