Retail Traffic Trends #5: Does November show signs of normal?

We are excited to share some November data that gets our palms sweating at the thought of things finally returning to normal.

Luckily for all of us, the November trends are very promising.

WHAT’S IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION, YOU ASK?:

  • November in review: How did holiday shopping compare to last year?
  • Rethinking customer engagement: What does it take to bring customers into your store?
  • Much much more…
Here’s what’s in next week’s edition:
Next week we will share the best retail stories of the year. This year was a year where creativity played a major role in getting people into stores. Stay tuned to see the unique ways people kept their stores alive this year.
 

FOOT TRAFFIC INDEX 

 

DC FEATURE OF THE WEEK

Advertising: The advertising tab allows managers to see which types of advertising brought people into the store and which forms are the most effective.

To take a deep dive into which types of advertising are working and which aren’t, the advertising tab breaks down into:

  • Sales — advertising source that resulted in a sale
  • Potential sale — the source resulted in a potential sale
  • No sale — see which advertising result in no sales
  • All — all advertising that brought people into your store.
 

 

FOOT TRAFFIC TRENDS

This week we are taking a look at the key metrics of November 2019 vs 2020. Also, we look at all the months in-between — for those who enjoy the thrill of a scary ride.

 

November 2020 furniture key metrics (2019 vs 2020)

 
The November metrics for the furniture industry are very promising, to say the least. While there were many ups and downs throughout the year, November is showing signs of normal.

Conversion rate down 6.26%
Conversion rate in the furniture industry has stayed incredibly consistent throughout a year with many challenges for the retail industry. Despite lockdowns affecting the overall foot traffic, those who do go into furniture stores are just as likely to purchase as they were last November.

Average ticket up 9.7%
The furniture industry was able to skate through the year without lockdowns significantly affecting their average ticket. From May and on we are finally able to see the retail industry slowly return to normal, or as normal as we could hope for this year.

Daily revenue up 0.43%
As we would expect, daily revenue took a major fall in April when lockdown restrictions began to be in play. Daily revenue went from hitting a low of $3,553 in April to bouncing back to a 0.43% increase over last November.

Daily opportunities up 1.55%
Yes. You read that right. Foot traffic is up 1.55% from last November. For the record, last November was a completely normal month–no virus and no pandemic. Thanks to shoppers continuing to go to Brick-and-Mortar stores from May and on, foot traffic went from a low of 8 in April to 27 in November.

Daily prospects down 2.16%
Also known as grinches, or people who left the store without buying. Surprisingly, the pandemic did not stop people from continuing to go into furniture stores without buying. With only a 2.16% decrease from November 2019, it seems as if people still like to gaze in a furniture store and dream of what their house could look like.

November 2020 mattress key metrics

In 2019, most mattress customers had not yet upgraded to Doorcounts 3.0 with full metric tracking vs door counts only which can create a larger disparity in certain measurements. So in some cases, we may not have the best data, but we will going forward because we have been adding new members like crazy.

Conversion rate up 1.60%
Conversion rate in the furniture industry has stayed incredibly consistent throughout a year with many challenges for the retail industry. Despite lockdowns affecting the overall foot traffic, those who do go into furniture stores are just as likely to purchase as they were last November.

Average ticket down 1.25%
November is usually the time of the year we should start to think about getting gifts for our friends and loved ones. It seems the pandemic has resulted in people being more thoughtful about when they go to stores, and as a result, more shopping is done in November to avoid last minute shopping trips. Overall, the average ticket has almost returned to what it was last November.

Daily revenue up 22.79%
As we said, November is usually grind-time for holiday shopping. Although this year it looks like some people went the cautious route and got their shopping done in August when the mattress industry saw their monthly high of $3,600. The mattress industry can keep their hopes high knowing that the trend is finally moving to a normal level.

Daily opportunities up 21.22%
Once upon a time, people could walk to stores freely without the fear of social distancing or catching a virus–that time was last November. Yet somehow, the mattress industry saw a whopping 21% increase in their foot traffic over last November.

Daily prospects down 21.89%
As you may have heard us say before, daily prospects are people who walked out of a store without purchasing. You could look at new prospects being 0 in April and May as a positive, and it technically is since it means no one left the store without buying. But in reality, on average only one or two people walked into furniture stores each day during those months. On the bright side, November saw 21% fewer people walking out of furniture stores without buying.

What about appliance, footwear, and other categories?

With the number of new appliance and footwear customers joining Doorcounts in 2020, our data continues to improve. However, based on limited 2019 performance data for appliance and footwear customers, we are not able to provide meaningful data for year-over-year comparison at this time.

Rethinking customer engagement

This year was without a doubt one of the hardest years to get customers into your stores. Not only that but getting people in the store is only half the battle.

With all of the restrictions and socials distancing, how do we find the perfect balance of customer engagement?
Bloomingdale’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer Frank Berman said explains “Bloomingdale’s completely reimagined its approach to the holiday season, from our gift curation to how our customers shop and receive their gifts.”

Click Here to read more about how retailers have been rethinking their customer engagement.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

Supply chain hacks: As many retailers have faced supply shortages throughout the pandemic, see how many retailers looking to alter their supply chains to compete in the next normal.

Retail reimagined: In the future when people look back on the most eventful years in retail, there is no question that 2020 would be top of the list.

November–Lowest in 7 months: Overall U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally adjusted 1.1% in November, the biggest drop in seven months.

Say goodbye to impulse buys: While impulse buys used to drive nearly 25% of holiday sales, customers are choosing which items to put on their list very carefully this year.

RANDOM IRRELEVANCE

Fallen Mandalorian: For all of the Mandalorian fans out there, I know this one hits a soft spot. The man who introduces us to the Mandalorian, Jeremy Bulloch dies at age 75.

Christmas cards-2020 edition: With everyone spending extra time at home this year, 2020 Christmas cards are just as 2020 as you’d expect.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Soldiers, sailors, and guardians. The men and women of the Space Force will now be called guardians.

Mass refund: Once Cyberpunk finally released after months of delays and three missed deadlines, Xbox and PlayStation removed the game from their store and offer full refunds as the game faces many development issues.

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Retail Traffic Trends #4: Mattress Sales Up 183%, How does your store compare?

Did you know mattress sales were up 183% in the second quarter of 2020 over 2019? Check out below to see other interesting facts about Q2 2020.

This week we take a deep dive into the quarters most impacted by Covid. Q2 was the first quarter most states were placed under lockdown restrictions, and for many, this resulted in their stores being forced to close.

WHAT’S IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION, YOU ASK?

  • Second-quarter year-over-year benchmark report: How did Covid affect retail?
  • Augmented reality: A showroom’s best friend or biggest rival?
  • The underdog story: Amazon finally meets its match.
  • Dos Marcos: How a single word shifted the mattress industry.
  • Much much more…

Here’s what’s in next weeks edition:

Next week we will release our holiday edition. Make sure you don’t miss it or you might get a piece of coal in your stocking.

FOOT TRAFFIC INDEX

This week we decided to change up our traffic index a little bit. Instead of comparing last week to the week prior, we are now going to compare last week to the same time last year. We felt this was a more valuable comparison of how the year is going.

Last week, week 50, saw a 16.94% decrease over week 50 2019. All things considered, this is pretty good.

DC FEATURE OF THE WEEK

Dashboard: The dashboard allows managers to see multiple reports and sales statistics in one convenient place. Simply click which store and date range you are interested in and Doorcounts will do the rest.

Within the dashboard, you can compare your stores against one another, or take a deep dive into a specific store and see the data on a salesperson level.

FOOT TRAFFIC TRENDS

This week we are taking a look at the key metrics of Q2 2019 vs Q2 2020. If anything, we were able to confirm our theory that the retail industry can handle anything that is thrown at it.

Q2 furniture key metrics (2019 vs 2020)

It’s amazing to think about how different Q2 last year was from this year. Some great movies came out during Q2 of last year, and now the thought of going to a movie theater sounds preposterous. Luckily, everyone needs furniture to watch Netflix.

Conversion rate

Despite the crazy restrictions on the retail industry in Q2 this year, the furniture industry was able to show no fear. The year-over-year conversion rate had a 15% increase over Q2 2019. We recommend keeping your eyes on this chart for as long as possible, it doesn’t get much better after this.

Average ticket
What’s second-best to an increase year-over-year? — a small decrease. With that kind of mindset, we are in luck. Year-over-year average ticket saw a 3% decrease from Q2 2019. Not bad at all.

Daily revenue
We assumed daily revenue would completely drop, but similar to the mattress industry, the furniture industry was able to stay afloat. Year-over-year daily revenue saw a 15% decrease over 2019. It’s like traffic –It can slow you down but doesn’t completely stop you.

Daily opportunities
The furniture industry can sleep well knowing that their foot traffic stayed stable during a time when people were told to stay inside. Unlike the mattress industry who saw a 92% decrease in daily opportunities, Q2 2020 only saw an 8% decrease in foot traffic from 2019 in the mattress industry.

Daily prospects
Daily prospects is a fancy way to say people who left the store without buying (that is if your salespeople got their information before they left). Unfortunately for all the window shoppers out there, it looks like that trend may be coming to an end. Shoppers are going to stores to buy rather than look this year, which resulted in Q2 2020 seeing a 57% decrease in daily prospects from 2019 in the mattress industry.

Q2 mattress key metrics (2019 vs 2020)

In 2019, most mattress customers had not yet upgraded to Doorcounts 3.0 with full metric tracking vs door counts only which can create a larger disparity in certain measurements. So in some cases, we may not have the best data, but we will in the future because we’ve been adding new mattress stores like crazy.

Conversion rate
Similar to Q3, those who showed up to stores this year, REALLY showed up. The year-over-year conversion rate had a 183% increase over Q2 2019. Last week we got hyped for the mattress industry, and this week we do the exact same (and then some.)

Average ticket
Year-over-year average ticket saw a 23% decrease from Q2 2019. Although salespeople are converting more sales, shoppers went from getting add-ons to looking for take-offs. On the bright side, the average ticket continues to increase month after month this year.

Daily revenue
When we first saw this chart, the first thing that came to our minds was Cingular Wireless (for those of you who remember their “Raising the Bar” ads.) Similar to 2019, daily revenue saw a solid growth throughout Q2 which resulted in a year-over-year increase of 2% over 2019.

Daily opportunities
Overall, Q2 2020 saw a 92% decrease in foot traffic from 2019 in the mattress industry. Before we began sorting through the data, we assumed most of Q2 2020 would look exactly like this chart does. With major lockdowns throughout most cities in Q2, a 92% decrease is probably better than most would’ve expected. See the Q3 comeback in last week’s traffic trends.

Daily prospects
Like we said last week, daily prospects is a fancy way to say people who left the store without buying (that is if your salespeople got their information before they left). Anytime we see daily prospects go down, it’s a sign that salespeople are doing something right (as they always do.) Q2 Year-over-year daily prospects saw a 97% decrease over 2019. People aren’t messing around about their sleep this year.

What about appliance, footwear, and other categories?
With the number of new appliance and footwear customers joining Doorcounts in 2020, our data continues to improve. However, based on limited 2019 performance data for appliance and footwear customers, we are not able to provide meaningful data for year-over-year comparison at this time.

The word that changed everything

When the trend switched from “spring” to “foam” mattresses, Leggett & Platt found itself in a difficult position.

They needed to flip the script. So they did.

…The “hybrid” was born.

Read the full story about how our very own Mark Kinsley, of Dos Marcos fame, turned a dire situation into a golden opportunity.

How much money are you losing because of traffic blindness?

Here’s a “mockumentary” style video on traffic blindness and how YOU can recognize the early signs of this silent killer of sales. Watch, enjoy a good laugh, and learn what you can do to cure your traffic blindness and convert your foot traffic into more sales.

Watch the video here.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

As you start your Wednesday, here’s a rundown of last week…

Showrooms–at home?: See how augmented reality will change the showroom experience and help you sell more products.

Future of commerce: “The Future of Commerce 2021” is Shopify’s first annual report, using its global retailer and consumer data to predict changes in the retail landscape during the new year.

Stock watch: The holidays are prime time for retail stocks, but obviously things are very different this year. See which retail stocks to watch this December.

Shopping habits change job availabilities: The job market has done a flip as shoppers change their shopping habits.

How, where, and when: Spending patterns this shopping season show in-store purchases down 16% at department stores but up 212% online.

RANDOM IRRELEVANCE

Mt Everest…grows?: The world’s highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced.

Boss ladies: See the women that are changing the world.

Amazon’s new biggest rival: Amazon has completely taken over the book market (and the world?) But things are about to change.

2020 in pictures: There are a lot of words that could be used to describe 2020. Instead, let’s look at some pictures that describe 2020.

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Retail Traffic Trends #3: Everything you need to turn your foot traffic into more sales

So now our weekly wrap up and daily traffic index are part of our brand new newsletters: Retail Traffic Trends, or Traffic Trends for short. We were like, “Hey, we have all this knowledge piling up about retail foot traffic and we should share it with the world. Or at least our community of brick-and-mortar retailers.”

So that’s what we did.

Each week we dig into the data and share valuable insights that will help you convert your foot traffic into more sales. Enjoy!

WHAT’S IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION, YOU ASK?

  • Third-quarter year-over-year benchmark analysis reveals not so surprising insights.
  • Dos Marcos releases their new book titled, Come Back To Bedhow to attract more traffic and make people fall in love with your store.
  • How much money are you losing because of traffic blindness? — Watch this fun video we created.
  • Much much more…
FOOT TRAFFIC INDEX (WK 48 vs 49)

FEATURE OF THE WEEK

Display Scheduled Actions: On most days, salespeople spend most of their time waiting for the next shopper, rather than working with the next shopper. Why not give them a one-click option to follow-up with shoppers who’ve already visited and are in need of another contact?

The scheduled actions feature allows salespeople to see which customers they need to follow up with and allows them to reach out directly through Doorcounts.

FOOT TRAFFIC TRENDS

This week we are taking a look at the key metrics of Q3 2019 vs Q3 2020–not that 2019 and 2020 have anything in common. Check it out for yourself! But, you might be surprised, or the information might just simply validate what you already knew. Either way, we know it’s always better to understand what’s happening through the lens of objectivity.

Q3 furniture key metrics (2019 vs 2020)

This year seemed to be the year of the furniture industry. Despite everything going on in the world, the furniture industry has kept its numbers at a Lebron James level of consistency.  See for yourself…

Conversion rate
Looking at this chart would make you believe that this was a completely normal year – it wasn’t. But somehow year-over-year conversion rate stayed extremely consistent with only a .50% decrease over 2019. It’s almost as if 60% of people walk into furniture stores just for the heck of it.

Average ticket

When people buy furniture, they tend to go big or go home. This year, it looks like people continued to go big. Year-over-year average ticket saw a slight increase of 4.4% over 2019. Most people knew they were going to spend more time in their living room than normal, which resulted in people spending more money on what they’re sitting on.

Daily Revenue

With all the time people are spending at home during quarantine, we know our families can’t be the only ones who thought “we need a better couch to spend all our time on.” Furniture seems to be one of the first “home improvements” people made during quarantine this year. With that being said, year-over-year daily revenue saw a bump in 2020. Daily revenue was up 24.4% from 2019 in the furniture industry.

Daily opportunities

Opportunities are anyone who entered a store excluding vendors, salespeople, etc… When people prepared for lockdowns this year, there were two major items on most people’s lists: Toilet paper and new furniture. While the mattress industry saw a 65% decrease in year-over-year daily opportunities, the furniture industry saw a 23.08% increase.

Daily prospects

Daily prospects, also known as potential sales, are people who walked out of the store without purchasing. It would be ideal for these numbers to decrease year-over-year, but unfortunately, that is not always the case. In August of 2020, nearly 100 people on average walked into a furniture store and decided not to buy. Luckily, fewer people left without buying in September as they decided their old couches just didn’t cut it anymore.

Q3 mattress key metrics (2019 vs 2020)

In 2019, most mattress customers had not yet upgraded to Doorcounts 3.0 with full metric tracking vs door counts only which can create a larger disparity in certain measurements. So in some cases, we may not have the best data, but we will in the future because we’ve been adding new mattress stores like crazy.

Conversion rate
This year people showed up to stores with their checkbooks out and ready to buy (or maybe salespeople found a clever new way to make more sales). The year-over-year conversion rate had a 66% increase over 2019. We don’t even work in the mattress industry yet this chart puts a big ol smile on our faces.

Average ticket

Fun fact: Average ticket for July in 2019 was the exact same as July 2020. They were so close in fact (within 30 cents) that we had to make sure the data was entered correctly – and it was. Year over year average ticket stayed constant for the mattress industry with an 8.23% increase from 2019.

Daily revenue

While revenue saw its quarterly low during August of last year (probably due to everyone rushing to see the release of the new Angry Birds movie), August of 2020 saw record sales of nearly $3,700 a day. Year-to-year daily revenue had a similar trend as average ticket with a slow but steady 9.1% increase over 2019.

Daily opportunities

Opportunities are anyone who entered a store excluding vendors, salespeople, etc…  Not as a surprise to many, daily opportunities saw a significant decrease year-over-year. The mattress industry went from hosting decent size parties to a party of 3 on most days.  Overall 2020 saw a 65.8% decrease in foot traffic from 2019 in the mattress industry.

Daily prospects

Daily prospects, also known as potential sales, are people who walked out of the store without purchasing. Year-over-year daily prospects saw a 65.9% decrease over 2019. Luckily, that’s a good thing. A decrease in daily prospects means more people are leaving the store with a purchase in hand. CHA-CHING!

What about appliance, footwear, and other categories?

Based on the limited number of appliance and footwear customers, we are not able to provide meaningful data for year-over-year comparison at this time.  However, with the number of new appliance and footwear customers coming on board, we will be able to next year.

How much money are you losing because of traffic blindness?

Here’s a “mockumentary” style video on traffic blindness and how YOU can recognize the early signs of this silent killer of sales. Watch, enjoy a good laugh, and learn what you can do to cure your traffic blindness and convert your foot traffic into more sales.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

As you start your Wednesday, here’s a rundown of last week…

Disruptive generation: Gen Z’s tech-savvy ways and their focus on sustainability and activism has made them one of the most disruptive generations ever for retail and brand marketers.

Trend watch 2021: From contactless transactions to augmented and virtual reality, these are the rising technologies that will define the retail industry.

Shoptober: Shoppers keep their eye on electronics, aren’t Splurging Elsewhere

Saving retail: Retailers are finding new ways to keep the retail experience alive.

Dos Marcos releases new book: Come Back To Bed is finally here, pick up their book here.

RANDOM IRRELEVANCE

The Grinch: I’m sure we can all relate that shipping delays have been more and more common this year. As e-commerce surges, UPS plans to enact shipping limits this holiday season.

T-shirt cash out: A student who collected every Supreme Box Logo Tee ever released at retail between 1994-2020 is expected to get a huge payday.

Steve Wozniak (2.0): The man, the myth, the legend behind Apple Steve Wozniak has started a new company.

Musk in the air: Short investors in Tesla have lost more than airline companiesthis year, over 35 billion dollars as Tesla stock skyrockets.

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Retail Traffic Trends #2: Black Friday Benchmark Report

Welcome to our week 48 wrap up. There’s a lot to catch up on this week with Black Friday in the rearview mirror.

No one really knew what to expect on Black Friday, but it was assumed that traffic would not be the same as last year.

It’s almost as if this year retailers made the unspoken agreement that it will be a “cyber month” instead of relying on one day for major traffic to drive sales.

For many this year, doorbuster deals have turned into cyber deals. This is because the thought of having their stores packed with crazy customers fighting over the newest gadget didn’t seem like a good idea.

HERE’S LAST WEEK’S FOOT TRAFFIC (WEEK 48-47 COMPARISON)

Even though Black Friday 2020 traffic was down compared to Black Friday 2019, foot traffic from last week was up 24.8% over the previous week.

BLACK FRIDAY BENCHMARK REPORT (2020/2019 COMPARISON)

As expected, overall retail foot traffic was down 52% from Black Friday last year according to Sensormatic Solutions. Although this is a major drop, it’s worth noting that these numbers are watered down due to retailers offering holiday deals as early as October to compensate for the impact of the pandemic.

Brick-and-mortar retailers can stay optimistic knowing that most shoppers are spreading out their shopping over the holiday season. This year, slow and steady will win the race.

How our customers experienced Black Friday
Although most reports show around a 50% decrease in overall traffic from Black Friday last year, on average our customers saw only a 28.7% decrease in year-over-year foot traffic.

Black Friday Furniture industry key metrics
This year sales conversion for our customers actually dropped by 2.66% over 2019. At the same time, average ticket increased by 21.54% and total sales increased by 12.88%.

Black Friday mattress industry key metrics
This year sales conversion for our customers actually dropped by 16.08% over 2019. At the same time, average ticket increased by 12.31% and total sales increased by 23.72%.

retail traffic benchmark

What about appliance and footwear?
Based on the limited number of appliance and footwear customers, we are not able to provide meaningful data for year-over-year comparison at this time. However, with the number of new appliance and footwear customers coming on board, we will be able to next year.

DOORCOUNTS FEATURE OF THE WEEK

Quick Entry: When QUICK ENTRY is enabled, Doorcounts will only ask a salesperson one question: Did the interaction with the customer end in a sale, no-sale, or potential sale? Within less than 10 seconds of your salesperson’s time, Doorcounts calculates sales conversion, time with customers, and the breakdown of sale/no-sale/potential sales.

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND WE HAVE EXTENDED OUR BOGO DEAL TO DECEMBER 4TH! For every store you purchase before December 4th, get one FREE! Every store purchased is another store FREE (if you only have one store get 50% off that store). Looking to upgrade? Get 50% off when you upgrade to Doorcounts 3.0 before December 4th! (If you’re already a DC 3.0 customer, reply to this email and we’ll perform a traffic analysis to help you turn your foot traffic into more sales.)

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

As you start your Wednesday, here’s a rundown of Black Friday…

The big 52: Not as a surprise to many, this year’s Black Friday saw a major drop compared to last year. Shoppers have begun to spread out their shopping rather than going big on Black Friday and risking large crowds.

Winners and losers: From online sales to curbside pickup, see how these retailers came out of Black Friday on top.

Ghost town Friday: For as long as I can remember, I would wait until after Black Friday and see all the crazy fights and crowds that break out over Black Friday on social media. This year, the aftermath resembled a ghost town rather than the biggest sales day of the year.

Black Friday all season long: Despite Covid 19 dramatically reducing foot traffic on big sales days such as Black Friday, it seems as if many retailers are picking up the trend of “Black Friday all season long.” The hope is that by spreading out the deals, shoppers can make their way to stores without fears of crowds.

RANDOM IRRELEVANCE

Loss of a great villain: David Prowse, the man to bring Darth Vader to life passes away.

World’s loneliest Elephant: In a time where everyone needs a friend, follow the world’s loneliest elephant’s journey to friendship.

Divided Internet: Everything we do online is turned into data, and now online data is extremely valuable. The United States was once the global data powerhouse, but who has the most data in the world now?

Harvard’s longest study on happiness: Researchers analyzed gigabytes of data to figure out what truly makes people happy.

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Retail Traffic Trends #1: Introducing The World’s ONLY Retail Foot Traffic Weekly Newsletter

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Welcome to the first edition of our weekly newsletter. This is where each week, the Doorcounts team will share information and insights that will help you convert your foot traffic into more sales.

This week we are proud to share a “mockumentary” style video on traffic blindness and how YOU can recognize the early signs of this silent killer of sales. Watch, enjoy a good laugh, and learn what you can do to cure your traffic blindness and convert your foot traffic into more sales.

Is traffic blindness hurting your sales?
A few days ago we got the idea it would be fun to produce a video series on “traffic blindness–the leading killer of sales for brick-and-mortar retailers everywhere”. The idea came from a conference call with a national furniture retailer. During our call, one of the reps talked about how they tripled a dealer’s foot traffic as soon as they installed Doorcounts. Obviously, Doorcounts didn’t triple their foot traffic. What it did do is open their eyes to what they couldn’t previously see, hence the idea of “traffic blindness” was born. 

Happy Thanksgiving!
It is appropriate we are launching our weekly newsletter on the eve of Thanksgiving. Because we are thankful for the opportunity to serve every single one of our customers over the past 8 years. It is through those years of trust and constant feedback from our customers that has made us the success we are today. We are truly thankful for your business and we would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving.

Dos Marcos does it again!
Check out this episode of the 
Dos Marcos Mattress Podcast as they share a message of thanks and tell the story about how our very own Jack McCollum came to be apart of our team by writing an ad in the classic style of J. Peterman. We are proud to be a Dos Marcos sponsor and encourage you to join the experience and see how they can help you get more traffic to your store and build a brand people will love.

Announcing the winner of the Nationwide PrimeTime free Doorcounts giveaway.
Congratulations to Karl Tobler with Mattress Warehouse Utah, the winner of the Doorcounts Retail Sales Cloud. May the counts be with you!

HERE’S THIS WEEK’S TRAFFIC REPORT

TIP OF THE WEEK

Time with customers: One of the biggest points in friction in a retail store is when a salesperson fails to connect with a customer before they leave. The TIME WITH CUSTOMERS chart allows you to dive deep into where your salespeople are spending their time. Not only can you see when a salesperson spoke with a customer, but you can see an average of how much time they spend on a sale, no-sale, or potential sale. There might be a conversation to be had if you notice a salesperson spends 20 minutes on a sale but 60 minutes on a no sale.

DON’T FORGET!  For every store you purchase before November 30th, get one FREE! Every store purchased is another store FREE (if you only have one store get 50% off that store). Looking to upgrade? Get 50% off when you upgrade to Doorcounts 3.0 before November 30th! (If you’re already a DC 3.0 customer, CLICK HERE and we’ll perform a traffic analysis to help you turn your foot traffic into more sales.)

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

As you’re feasting on turkey this holiday, here’s some food for thought…
Big impacts, small changes: Throughout 2020, retailers have been trying to find new ways to bring customers into their stores. With social restrictions going in and out throughout the US, every opportunity with a customer is worth more than ever. Learn how this retailer nearly tripled their sales with these small changes.

Kings of Black Friday: For as long as I can remember, Black Friday has been a day filled with crowded stores and blowout deals. But with everything going on this year, we can expect Black Friday to look a little different this year. Retailers are getting creative on ways they can make sales without overcrowding stores. See the ways retailers are utilizing online marketing and curb-side pickup to increase their Black Friday sales.

Essential or non-essential?: The lockdowns are affecting everyone differently, especially since the workforce is now broken into two categories: essential (grocers, pharmacies, and home improvement purveyors) and nonessential (everyone else). Retailers in the second group are demanding change as Covid-19 cases rise.

Level up: A great retail store manager develops teams, continually inspires and elevates morale. As of lately, it has become a job that requires you to be increasingly tech-savvy. See what you can do to level up your retail management.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Life beyond earth: The question that has been asked for thousands of years may finally be answered: Does life exist beyond Earth?

ALS ice bucket challenge: The man who created the beloved Ice Bucket Challenge  has died at 37.

Thanksgiving: Stay home this Thanksgiving without the guilt of avoiding family.

Black Friday deals: Black Friday is already in full effect. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping with these deals out now.

Movies: Is the time of watching movies in theaters coming to an end? With over 700 theaters closing in the last week, the future of the cinema experience is unknown.

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