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Growth strategies for the purchase-mortgage market

McKensey

US mortgage lenders rethinking their value proposition for a constrained market should weigh five key actions to sustain growth in mortgage financing for home purchases.

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How To Train Your Staff To Deliver The Best In-Store Retail Experience

Tanveer Naseer

Now that they can easily benefit from the convenience of online shopping, many customers will turn to e-commerce stores for their purchases. But an equally sizable number will still prefer the warmth and immediacy of physical stores, and will actively shop at brick-and-mortar retail stores if it means that human.

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Why Retail is in the Toilet

Sarah Levitt

At least brick and mortar, is probably a complex amalgam of factors, among them the long-shifting sands of those sales being subsumed by the convenience of online purchasing.

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Offision Premium Feature Launch for Taiwan Retail Partner

ONEs Blog

Offision , the leading plug-to-use smart office platform, made a grand feature launch of their Premium version for Taiwan Retail Partner. This feature launch event brought together Taiwan retail leaders and professionals to showcase the latest features in the Offision Premium version.

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Should You Buy Gold and Platinum Bars From Costco?

Success

Amid the unstable economic climate, Costco has diversified its product lineup, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase gold and platinum bars in addition to groceries and household items. When Costco started selling gold bullion in June of last year, the big-box warehouse club retailer immediately saw an increase in its revenue.

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Government announces new digital hub for Manchester

Workplace Insight

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has exchanged contracts with Manchester City Council (MCC) to acquire five acres of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats, paving the way for the construction of the Manchester Digital Campus. Craig emphasized the close collaboration with the GPA in unlocking the potential of the former retail space.

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Here’s why spaving is probably not the best financial strategy for you

Work Life

At Sears, he discovered that it would cost about $8 to purchase the specific socket he needed. Making a purchase already gives our brains a hit of dopamine. So you buy something you don’t need to feel like you’re putting one over on the retailer–which you are not, unfortunately. But a 299-piece socket set cost him about $200.