Stories From Retail
Articles
News, announcements, and think pieces from retail’s frontline.
5 Signs You’re Using an Outdated Retail Task Management System
Find out if your outdated retail task management system is holding your team back from reaching their full potential and improving sales
How to Conduct a Retail Compliance Audit
It can be tricky to keep everyone on the same page, especially across dozens or hundreds of stores. That’s where retail compliance audits come in. Learn why they're beneficial to retailers.
How to Create a Retail Store Opening and Closing Checklist
A retail store opening and closing checklist is one of the most effective ways to keep your frontline teams on track. Here's how to make one that'll actually get followed.
Increase Employee Engagement with Our New Guide for Retailers
To help retailers who are struggling with their store team engagement, we’ve created a definitive guide to engaging store-level employees. Click here to download it.
Learn How to Improve Retail Operations In Our New E-Book
In our latest e-book, we’ll show you how to improve retail operations by walking you through solutions to common in-store problems.
Cost-Effective Incentive Ideas for Retail Staff During COVID-19
Times are tough. Here’s how to motivate and engage frontline employees with meaningful incentive ideas for retail staff to make the pandemic a bit easier on everyone.
Case Studies
Foko Retail customers share their success stories.
Diesel
Learn why Diesel ditched their in-house solution and began using Foko Retail in 2016 to collect photos from stores and provide feedback.
Pharmacy Retail Case Study
Here's how we onboarded 38,000+ employees at one of the biggest retail pharmacy chains in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fabletics
Using Foko Retail to communicate between HQ and stores has helped Fabletics streamline its visual merchandising process and save valuable time. Here's how.
Converse
With Foko Retail, Converse has a direct, two-way line to global partner markets, allowing them to easily communicate with retail teams all over the world.
Five Below
Like a lot of retailers, Five Below was stuck using an outdated legacy system to connect with their stores and field teams. It was time for an upgrade.
Guides
Expert advice from the people pushing retail forward.
The Ultimate Guide to Store Team Engagement
Employee engagement is at an all-time low. Learn how to motivate and inspire retail employees in our guide to engaging store teams.
How to Improve Store Operations [2021 Guide]
In our latest guide, we show you how to accomplish more in-store and hold teams accountable during this difficult time.
How to Improve Product Knowledge in Retail [2020 Guide]
Knowledge is power. Use these tips on how to improve product knowledge in retail to deliver a great customer experience at every location.
Build vs. Buy: A Guide to Enterprise Retail Software
Deciding whether to build retail software or seek out an off-the-shelf solution isn’t easy. Here are the build vs. buy questions to ask yourself first.
The Art of Storytelling in Window Displays
Visual merchandiser Holly Wadsworth knows how to make great window displays. Here’s what you can learn from her showstopping designs for LVMH and more.