Experience the Competition: More than Curb Deep
In our Trends & Tours Series, we’ve talked about Store Tours and Friending the Competition as ways to keep up with the competition and get ideas for your business. But to really get a [...]
5 Easy Ways to Spot Trends (Before It’s Too Late)
By the time a trend has gone mainstream, it’s usually on its way out. Here are 5 ways that you can you get ahead of the trends happening in your community and your industry. 1. Read. A lot. [...]
Drive Sales By Understanding Your Competition: Store Tours
How does your business compare to your competition when it comes to customer service? What about your product & service offerings? What about the general appearance of your location? Often we [...]
Are You Ready To Go Back To School?
While we’re still a ways from Labor Day, for some kids, the end of summer is near. Many K-12 schools across the country begin school soon, and most colleges classes begin at the end of the [...]
Key Fall Menu Items
Do you change your menu from season to season? While a complete menu overhaul may be too daunting for your small business, making small changes to your appetizers, desserts or baked good [...]
Local Store Marketing Tours: Amsterdam
Our latest LSMTours visit was to Amsterdam, Netherlands. As we’re out traveling in local markets, we take pictures…sampling, products, concepts, signage, promotions…and share highlights here on [...]
Summer Menu Trends
With summer officially underway, many bars and restaurants have changed up their menu offerings to suit the warmer weather. Long gone are the comfort foods of winter, as menus are featuring [...]
Top 6 Quick Service Restaurant Trends for 2013
Here at LSMGuide.com, we’re always on the lookout for industry news, trends and issues to keep our members in the know. Check out a few of the QSR trends we’ve noticed so far in 2013: Go Local – [...]
