Blog by Palm Tree Retail Store Consultants
Summer Is Here. Is Your Store Ready for It?
Summer in Florida arrives fast. The heat kicks in, the weekends fill up and customers are already in full outdoor entertaining mode before most retailers have even updated their displays. If your store sells liquor, wine, specialty products or anything peop...
For most store owners, loss prevention used to mean simple theft deterrence: keep an eye on customers, train your staff, and lock up high-ticket items. But as retail crime becomes more organized and more violent, loss prevention has grown into one of the most complex — and critical — parts of runnin...
Turn on the news and it's all doom and gloom about the economy. Job growth keeps getting revised down, inflation won't budge, and GDP growth is running at half the pace it was last year. As an independent store owner, you're probably wondering if customers are going to tighten their belts and hurt y...
As third-party food delivery services continue to be an essential part of the restaurant industry in 2026, one critical issue remains consistently overlooked: sales tax compliance. Since the pandemic transformed delivery from a convenience to a necessity, platforms like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorD...