7 Crash-and-Burn Mistakes in Cannabis Retail
By Gary Cohen on Jun 3, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Successful cannabis retail goes beyond just winning the license. While 85% of cannabis retailers break even in their first year, many others fail, and most struggle to reach their full revenue potential.
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Budtenders & Cannabis Dispensary Staff
By Faai Steuer on May 26, 2020 12:00:00 AM
As a dispensary owner, when you’re hiring budtenders, you’re placing your cannabis business in a stranger’s hands. The new employee will either help your brand or hinder it, impress your customers or drive them away. Moreover, new budtenders or employees at your marijuana dispensary w …
Cannabis Retail Security System: Why You Need One & What to Look For
By Jim Farrell on May 20, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Social distancing measures have created a situation that is punishing for retail businesses that haven’t modernized fulfillment. For cannabis retailers still in their startup phase, it is doubly so. This new reality heightens your risks of theft, fraud, and slips that are susceptible …
Dispensary Standard Operating Procedures - A Cannabis Retailer’s Guide to SOPs
By Faai Steuer on May 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are the documents and processes that keep companies compliant, efficient, and profitable. Yet many cannabis companies neglect to take full advantage of forward-thinking SOPs, leaving their documentation at the bare minimum required by regulators.
12 Inspiring Cannabis Retail Instagram Accounts to Follow
By Faai Steuer on May 6, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Instagram has exploded as an essential social media tool that can help you promote your brand and keep you connected to companies that offer the latest tech trends and industry insights your business needs to stay fresh.
How Cova Helped Dutch Love Launch Cannabis Delivery Program in 24 Hours
By Faai Steuer on Apr 29, 2020 12:00:00 AM
*Hobo Cannabis is now Dutch Love COVID-19 is rapidly changing how the cannabis industry does business, sending retailers scrambling for new ways to transact sales. Fortunately, online ordering and delivery services are sustaining their operations and proving to be more manageable — an …
Customer Story: Branding Drives Big Revenue & Record Transactions at Hobo Recreational
By Faai Steuer on Apr 27, 2020 12:00:00 AM
It’s hard to cut through the noise and engineer a truly unforgettable cannabis brand — one that keeps customers coming back again and again.
Infographic: 420 Sales Numbers Reveal the Impact of Covid-19 on Cannabis Retail
By Dayna Van Buskirk on Apr 22, 2020 12:00:00 AM
This year was always going to be a 4/20 to remember. Prior to the global pandemic, that was for very different reasons. 2020 promised a whole month of 4/20, extended celebrations, and hopefully record sales. Things were looking good for cannabis retail.
How to Integrate Your Website and POS for Online Ordering Success
By Faai Steuer on Apr 21, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Ever since COVID-19 social distancing put the pinch on brick-and-mortar sales, online ordering has exploded in popularity. Some experts predict consumer preferences may shift permanently in favor of online cannabis ordering, so it’s important to roll out an online menu and integrate y …
COVID-19 Business Support Programs for Cannabis Companies in the United States
By Gary Cohen on Apr 17, 2020 12:00:00 AM
As social distancing and the COVID-19 epidemic continues, many business owners will be facing the financial crunch that the virus is causing. The rapid speed in which the virus progressed has left many business owners scrambling to maintain the health of their company.