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Shop The Best Boutiques: Everything to Know

We are so ECSTATIC to finally be sharing the brand new Shop The Best Boutiques! The launch of Shop The Best Boutiques is something that’s been in the works for close to a year, and it will be the final phase of our Relaunch. We’ve listened to feedback from shoppers and members who’ve said our website is a bit confusing, and we see it too. In order to provide shoppers

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3 Ways to Buy Right For Your Boutique

This article will show you how to use data to buy at the right price for your boutique. While shopping at Dallas Market Center, The Boutique Hub’s Founder, Ashley Alderson, met up with Josh Orr from Streamline, a tech company helping retailers search out the right POS software, build websites, and manage ongoing tech support across all digital mediums. Together, they chatted about 3 ways Boutique Owners can become smarter

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Intrigue and Hanging: Out a Retail Industry Metric

In the wake of approximately 12,000 store closures across the United States, there are still many retailers that aren’t just surviving in 2018, but thriving, too. A retail industry metric you should pay attention to. What’s the secret to their success? GETTING SHOPPERS INTO STORES WITH INTRIGUE & A PLACE TO HANGOUT Retailers are having success using almost anything that keeps shoppers on their toes, suggests the New York Times. This could mean keeping

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Creating Engaging Live Retail Sales & Building a Memorable Brand

Allison Albritton, the Founder of InStyle Auctions & Boutique, tells us how she created a known brand with a staple look that was memorable since 2012. Building into multiple sales channels and an app, Allison goes into detail on why she loves live sales using Comment Sold & giving her customers choices. Any boutique owner will love all the useful info Allison gives us on owning a growing business and being a busy mom!

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Analytics For Hubbies

Using Analytics is one of the most crucial aspects of running a successful small business. In fact, in today’s data-driven, on-demand world, it’s impossible to be viable without it. Here are the essential analytics reports every boutique owner needs!

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Email Marketing For A Clothing Boutique

Integrated marketing automation tools allow you to manage your campaigns & promotions and seamlessly send personalized emails to customers with automated workflows. Email marketing is a cost-effective way to increase traffic and sales across all of your retail channels, from your POS & eCommerce to market place integrations.

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Ask Your Clothing Supplier These 10 Questions

Welcome to part two of the Is It a Match? blog series! In part one, we covered how to find a clothing supplier for your boutique. In this blog, we’ll teach you the top 10 questions to ask your clothing manufacturer or wholesaler before contracting with them. These questions will not only help you vet potential suppliers to see if they meet your needs, but they might also get you

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Episode #208- 5 Essentials For Your Website with Angela Froschl, Hot Mess Consulting

5 Essentials For Your Boutique Website

Is your e-commerce site maximizing these 5 key areas? Today on the show we are joined by Hot Mess Consulting Founder, Angela Froschl. She brings incredible insight as a boutique owner, website designer, Shopify, and branding expert. Her heart for helping boutique owners shines through as she shares a wealth of knowledge in how to craft a website experience that speaks to your customers, and drives success for your boutique.

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Creating Raving Customers For Life

What determines the way we would rate our shopping experiences? Is it the mood we took with us? Is it the amount of money we spent? Not likely. Our shopping experiences are greatly determined by the actions stores do or do not take. Here is a guide for creating raving customers. As a boutique owner, you are in a unique position to give customers exactly what they’re looking for. You

Read More

Shop The Best Boutiques: Everything to Know

We are so ECSTATIC to finally be sharing the brand new Shop The Best Boutiques! The launch of Shop The Best Boutiques is something that’s been in the works for close to a year, and it will be the final phase of our Relaunch. We’ve listened to feedback from shoppers and members who’ve said our website is a bit confusing, and we see it too. In order to provide shoppers

Read More

3 Ways to Buy Right For Your Boutique

This article will show you how to use data to buy at the right price for your boutique. While shopping at Dallas Market Center, The Boutique Hub’s Founder, Ashley Alderson, met up with Josh Orr from Streamline, a tech company helping retailers search out the right POS software, build websites, and manage ongoing tech support across all digital mediums. Together, they chatted about 3 ways Boutique Owners can become smarter

Read More

Intrigue and Hanging: Out a Retail Industry Metric

In the wake of approximately 12,000 store closures across the United States, there are still many retailers that aren’t just surviving in 2018, but thriving, too. A retail industry metric you should pay attention to. What’s the secret to their success? GETTING SHOPPERS INTO STORES WITH INTRIGUE & A PLACE TO HANGOUT Retailers are having success using almost anything that keeps shoppers on their toes, suggests the New York Times. This could mean keeping

Read More

Creating Engaging Live Retail Sales & Building a Memorable Brand

Allison Albritton, the Founder of InStyle Auctions & Boutique, tells us how she created a known brand with a staple look that was memorable since 2012. Building into multiple sales channels and an app, Allison goes into detail on why she loves live sales using Comment Sold & giving her customers choices. Any boutique owner will love all the useful info Allison gives us on owning a growing business and being a busy mom!

Read More

Analytics For Hubbies

Using Analytics is one of the most crucial aspects of running a successful small business. In fact, in today’s data-driven, on-demand world, it’s impossible to be viable without it. Here are the essential analytics reports every boutique owner needs!

Read More

Email Marketing For A Clothing Boutique

Integrated marketing automation tools allow you to manage your campaigns & promotions and seamlessly send personalized emails to customers with automated workflows. Email marketing is a cost-effective way to increase traffic and sales across all of your retail channels, from your POS & eCommerce to market place integrations.

Read More

Ask Your Clothing Supplier These 10 Questions

Welcome to part two of the Is It a Match? blog series! In part one, we covered how to find a clothing supplier for your boutique. In this blog, we’ll teach you the top 10 questions to ask your clothing manufacturer or wholesaler before contracting with them. These questions will not only help you vet potential suppliers to see if they meet your needs, but they might also get you

Read More
Episode #208- 5 Essentials For Your Website with Angela Froschl, Hot Mess Consulting

5 Essentials For Your Boutique Website

Is your e-commerce site maximizing these 5 key areas? Today on the show we are joined by Hot Mess Consulting Founder, Angela Froschl. She brings incredible insight as a boutique owner, website designer, Shopify, and branding expert. Her heart for helping boutique owners shines through as she shares a wealth of knowledge in how to craft a website experience that speaks to your customers, and drives success for your boutique.

Read More

Creating Raving Customers For Life

What determines the way we would rate our shopping experiences? Is it the mood we took with us? Is it the amount of money we spent? Not likely. Our shopping experiences are greatly determined by the actions stores do or do not take. Here is a guide for creating raving customers. As a boutique owner, you are in a unique position to give customers exactly what they’re looking for. You

Read More
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