Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
Retailers are busy preparing for Black Friday. Traditionally, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday is the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. To coincide with this, retailers typically have several new products launching, as well as significant merchandising...
Oct 22, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
How many times have you said, “That was great customer service!”? Probably more than you think. It’s just that we rarely relish in it because we expect it. And well we should. However, we should also share that positive experience by letting companies and their people...
Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
A recent survey study of 25 large retail companies found that shoplifter apprehensions was up by 16.8% in 2009 over 2008. The survey was conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, Inc. Additionally, the report found that “shoplifters and dishonest employees stole...
Aug 27, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
We recently added some exceptional people to our Vanguard management team: Rodney Surratt, Controller – Rodney joined Vanguard in July, and brought with him a wealth of accounting and team building acumen. Prior to joining Vanguard, he held the CFO post with SSG...
Jul 13, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
Vanguard Products Group today announced solution branding updates, along with the availability of two new product lines. “To better serve our customers, we felt it was time to appropriately group and brand our product lines. As a result, we believe it will make...
Jun 7, 2010 | Uncategorized, VPG Culture
Sprint announced today that their exclusive HTC Evo set a record for the most phones ever sold in a single day. The carrier rolled out the phone to more than 1,000 store locations on Friday, June 4, with help from Vanguard. The major carrier looked to Vanguard for a...