Retailing & Merchandising

If alcohol can be marketed as a luxury product, why shouldn’t cannabis get the same treatment? That was the question Monko Chief Executive Officer Terrence...

In a rapidly evolving market, a dispensary’s aesthetic and operating culture do more than showcase products. They also can captivate customers and drive repeat...

Cannabis retail has grown exponentially over the past few years, and over the past twenty, I’ve noticed trends come, go, and stay. As the...

After working as an art director and photo director for hip hotelier André Balazs, Alexander Farnsworth had high-minded dreams of applying his talents to...

Integrating recommendation platforms driven by artificial intelligence (AI) changes the game for retailers, allowing them to leverage data to enhance the customer experience and...

Many factors play into market growth in the cannabis industry. Unlike in traditional industries, the factors vary dramatically from state to state due to...

When Nancy Whiteman co-founded Wana Brands in 2010, the Colorado cannabis industry was still in its infancy. The passage of Colorado Amendment 64 significantly...

Despite a modern commercial landscape dominated by men in leadership roles, history reminds us women have always been integral to cannabis culture. Long before...

Bad customer service can severely impact a business's bottom line. A survey by American Express revealed that 78% of customers have abandoned a transaction...

Unscalable. Clunky. Siloed. That’s how many users describe today’s cannabis technology stacks. The reason? Cannabis-specific software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms suffer from poor connectivity with one...