As we are about halfway through April, let us take a moment to see what it takes to become a top-performing store.
Despite less foot traffic than last March, both the furniture and mattress industry saw over a 10% increase to their average tickets in March 2022.
This week we take a look at the top 20% of stores with the highest conversion rates in both the furniture and mattress industry and see how March played out.
THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
- DOORCOUNTS WEBINAR TODAY: Join us today at 9 AM PST / 12 pm EST for our weekly webinar about email campaigns in Doorcounts. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR WEBINAR.
- March in the furniture industry: The highs and lows for the furniture industry to start the year.
- March in the mattress industry: How the mattress industry increased average ticket by 15%.
FOOT TRAFFIC INDEX
Here’s a look at last week’s foot traffic compared to the same time last year.
FOOT TRAFFIC TRENDS
Industry insights so you can convert your foot traffic into more sales.
March 2022: Furniture industry
March 2022: Mattress industry
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