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Crash Course

by Katie Lee June 9, 2022

— By Garrett Fishaw — Storefront crashes: the incoming cost you can’t afford. 60 times a day. More than 4,000 injured annually. As many as 500 killed each year. According to the Storefront Safety Council, those are the statistics for storefront crashes in the United States. There’s no argument anymore. Storefront crashes are an epidemic in this country and something that every business owner needs to be aware of when designing their storefront layouts. The Storefront Safety Council estimated that the cost of a car-into-building crash that does not …

June 9, 2022

Industry Voices retailers

Maximizing The Experience

by Katie Lee June 9, 2022

— By Jon Jaggers — Cross-pollinating your retail experience: store-within-a-store, dual brands, and sub-brands. In today’s retail climate, many customers are looking for experiences beyond the store. These days, more and more brands are partnering with other businesses to offer a unique experience that both brand partners can share. This is called cross-pollination within retail, and it has become one of the hottest trends in the business world. In this column, we’ll explore what exactly cross-pollinating your retail experience means and how you can use it as an opportunity …

June 9, 2022

HVAC/R Industry Voices

Current Data

by Katie Lee June 2, 2022

— By Ramez Naguib, P.E. — Mitigating COVID-19 spread in restaurants using CFD analysis. The world is having an unprecedented time due to the pandemic. Currently, more than 93 million people have been infected, and over 2 million people have passed away since 2020. SARS-CoV-2 has forced people to change their lifestyles and patterns. Under the pandemic, buildings are no longer safe shelters. The infected transmit infectious viruses to other occupants by direct contact or indirect contact (i.e., indoor airflow).i COVID-19 outbreaks were associated with droplet transmission that was …

June 2, 2022

construction and design Industry Voices

Catalyst for Transformation

by Katie Lee May 27, 2022

— By John Gajewski, MRICS — Retail strategies for leveraging historic assets to build a competitive edge. In a highly competitive, complex and dynamically shifting retail market, all eyes are on innovative solutions, and the conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic have provided a catalyst for transformation. Takeout eateries and online megastores dominate the retail market based on convenience, selection and pricing. Traditional retailers must compete on alternative measures. Urban Outfitters, RH (formerly known as Restoration Hardware) and The Old Spaghetti Factory, some of the brick-and-mortar retailers that have …

May 27, 2022

Industry Voices roofing

Reliable Roof Data

by Katie Lee May 19, 2022

— By Tom Coble — How facility managers can improve the performance of their roofs without increasing spend. We’re at an exciting time in the national commercial roofing industry (yes, I said “exciting” and “roofing” in the same sentence) — especially as it applies to the level of service experienced by consumers. Whereas retail and restaurant facilities managers used to stay awake at night wondering how they could find a roofing partner that could give them at least an average level of service and project management across their disparate …

May 19, 2022

Cover Story From The Magazine restaurants retailers vendors

Smart Solution

by Katie Lee May 19, 2022

— By Meg Mason — How Lowe’s has reduced water use and its carbon footprint with smart irrigation. Lowe’s is focused on reducing its environmental impact while also increasing the efficiency of its operations. To address these goals, Lowe’s installed HydroPoint smart irrigation controllers to optimize landscape irrigation at more than 900 of its stores. Each year, the controllers reduce water use at these facilities by about 650 million gallons, saving Lowe’s an estimated $5 million in total water costs.1 Because water treatment and pumping use a lot of …

May 19, 2022

Industry Voices

SMB Employers Want to Hire More Workers

by Katie Lee May 13, 2022

— By Chuck Casto — While the majority of SMB employers want to hire more people, the percentage of small businesses facing labor shortages continues to rise in key industries. The U.S. Jobs Report was a highlight of the economic news during the first week of May. However, across the small business landscape, the job situation for many employers is growing bleaker as 2022 proceeds. While the majority of SMB employers want to hire more people, the percentage of small businesses facing labor shortages continues to rise in …

May 13, 2022

Industry Voices retailers software/technology

Are You Experienced?

by Katie Lee May 12, 2022

— By Charlie Meyer — How brick-and-mortar retailers can leverage in-store technologies to beat the online competition. The last 2 years have been absolutely awful for owners of physical stores. Online competition has been around for decades, of course, but during the pandemic things have gotten even worse for independent stores, franchises and chains. Thanks to an ever-shifting world of lockdowns, social distancing requirements, mask mandates and constant battles between government agencies and health departments at the federal, state and local level, merchants have been at a disadvantage against …

May 12, 2022

disaster recovery Industry Voices

Before The Flood

by Katie Lee May 12, 2022

— By Tiffany Largey — 5 steps to prepare your property for a flooding emergency. Flooding is the most common natural disaster and leading cause of weather-related deaths. It is becoming a larger threat each year with 25-30% of all flood losses being in low to moderate flood zones. With global warming, different weather patterns, climate change and inaccuracy of flood maps and zones, we must have a set plan in place to prepare for Mother Nature’s most common catastrophe. There are 5 steps that will help you to …

May 12, 2022

Industry Voices security/loss prevention

Be Prepared

by Katie Lee May 5, 2022

— By Bill Flynn — Preparedness is the best protection against workplace violence. Restaurant and retail workers have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginning. Every day these essential workers are exposed to the risk of violence, potentially exacerbated by societal stressors including health concerns, economic uncertainty, political divisiveness and social unrest. In that heightened emotional state, the threat of active shooters has only increased, evidenced by a recent study from the Journal of the American Medical Association showing that since April 2020, there …

May 5, 2022

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