A. Link & Penny Preville Joins The BIG Network

By |June 23rd, 2025|Categories: BIG Network Vendors, Industry News, Vendor Spotlights|

A. Link & Penny Preville Joins The BIG Network! The BIG Network helps strengthen our industry through closer collaboration and understanding between retailers and their vendor partners.

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Markets & Tariffs & Gold, Oh My!

By |April 1st, 2025|Categories: Articles by Abe Sherman, Industry Insights, State of the Industry|

When stability become instable in markets, they become chaotic, with unpredictable short-term outcomes. It’s not a stretch to say that things have become chaotic and it’s good for you to remember Chaos Theory.

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Diversify, Diversify, Diversify – Chapter 2

By |January 30th, 2025|Categories: Articles by Abe Sherman, Industry Insights, State of the Industry|

Analyzing your current space and assortments and then implementing a growth strategy takes patience, since you shouldn’t just add tons of new inventory willy-nilly. Having great brand-partners should help you build these assortments.

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BTB Insider – Individual Sales Associate Saved Reports

By |January 29th, 2025|Categories: Balance To Buy, Balance to Buy Pro Tips|

We have recently made some updates to the Summary Detail Sales Associate reports which now allow you to create, save and schedule individual reports for each associate.

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Diversify, Diversify, Diversify – Chapter 1

By |January 28th, 2025|Categories: Articles by Abe Sherman, Industry Insights, State of the Industry|

The motivation for this conversation was prompted by an article about Trieber & Staub, a venerable free-standing jeweler in the suburbs of Milwaukee, WI, who closed after nearly 45 years in business after losing two brands.

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The BIG Picture – Data-Sharing Retailers vs BTB Clients

By |January 23rd, 2025|Categories: Balance To Buy, BIG Network Vendors|

A significant number of the retailers whose data you can find on Balance to Buy are data-sharing retailers - they are sharing data solely to partner with their chosen vendors and do NOT have access to the Balance to Buy platform.

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Lands Collection Joins The BIG Network

By |December 11th, 2024|Categories: BIG Network Vendors, Industry News, Vendor Spotlights|

Lands Collection Joins The BIG Network! The BIG Network helps strengthen our industry through closer collaboration and understanding between retailers and their vendor partners.

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