5 Essential Steps Before Opening a Cannabis Retail Store in New York

Opening a successful dispensary requires meticulous planning, compliance with regulations, and a strong understanding of market dynamics. Here are five crucial steps cannabis operators should take before opening a retail store.
How Lit Alerts Makes Retail Inventory Management Effortless
Managing cannabis retail inventory is no easy task. With fluctuating trends, evolving consumer preferences, and the constant need to stock the right products, inventory managers must stay ahead of the game.
Why Cannabis Businesses Need Data Software That Supports Sales Teams, Not Just Executives
Dashboards full of high-level KPIs are useful for board meetings, but what about the people on the ground floor? The truth is, your sales team needs data just as much as the C-suite — maybe even more.
How Wholesale Reps Can Leverage Menu and Inventory Data for Sales Success
In today’s competitive marketplace, wholesale representatives must go beyond just making sales calls and checking in with their accounts. Success requires a data-driven approach, leveraging menu and inventory insights daily to ensure their products remain available, competitively priced, and prominently featured. By using menu and inventory data effectively, wholesale reps can refine their sales strategy, […]
How Cannabis Wholesalers Can Stay on Top of Stock Outs
In the fast-paced cannabis industry, where consumer demand can shift overnight and regulations vary by state, stockouts can be devastating. They don’t just mean missed sales—they also strain retailer relationships, damage brand reputation, and disrupt operations. For wholesalers, staying on top of stockouts isn’t just about keeping shelves full—it’s about mastering forecasting, communication, and agility.
Lit Alerts and Apex Trading Announce Partnership
Lit Alerts and Apex Trading Partner for First of its Kind Menu Insights and Wholesale Ordering Optimization Today, we are excited to announce an industry redefining partnership between Apex Trading and Lit Alerts. For the first time, users of Apex Trading’s advanced ordering platform will be able to utilize Lit Alerts insights, such as low […]
Talking Joints Memo with Nathan Girard – Co-Founder of Lit Alerts
Co-founder Nate Girard explains that Lit Alerts has value for almost every team at a brand, wholesaler, manufacturer, distributor or retailer. Identifying the data that these different groups desire is what drives product development at Lit Alerts. Our system is problem-solution oriented and we plan to maintain that focus.
Lit Alerts GM Rick Bashkoff on the Apartment 113 podcast
Thank you Rob Sanchez for having our Gm Rick Bashkoff on the Apartment 113 podcast. Rick appreciated this chat because Rob is building software like we are at Lit Alerts so they were able discuss some of the nuances specific to building software like customer use cases, rigid prioritization, automation and ai. They also chat […]
Why Community Makes New York Cannabis Different
As New York turns another page in the story of the birth of the most influential cannabis market in the world, finding your community has become vital and has taken a central role. Why is New York primed to create multiple communities to support each other for success? How do you create a community?
High Finance with Peter Su Featuring Lit Alerts
Join Peter Su and Rick Bashkoff for a quick discussion about Rick’s entrance into the cannabis business and all of the progress Lit Alerts has made in its short existence.