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Does Your Retail Store Offer Classes or Seminars?
Learn how your retail store can sell more and create super loyal customers by holding classes and seminars. . . . more >>
Retail Store Birthday Promotions Work
A discount or free gift will draw customers into your store on their birthdays. If you are offering a free gift, most will buy items while there. Discounts are popular because birthday customers are in a good mood and willing to buy something nice (and hopefully expensive) to make them feel special. . . . more >>
Retail Store Referrals: Getting Other Businesses To Send You Customers
Would you like other businesses to send you customers? Learn a low cost way to drive referral sales for your retail store. . . . more >>
Using Retail Store Bag Stuffers To Increase Sales
Using bag stuffers is a low cost yet effective way to increase sales in your retail store. Learn some key points about . . . more >>
Retail Store Endcaps: How To Sell More Using Them
It's a know fact - retail store endcaps sell up to 50 percent more than an adjoining display. Use these key points about endcaps so that you get maximum sales using them. . . . more >>
Retail Store Newspaper Advertising: Making It Work For Your Store
If you advertise your retail store in newspapers, you know that your advertising is not cheap. But is it effective? Use these tips to make sure you are getting most out of your newspaper advertising. . . . more >>
Why You Absolutely Must Not Cut Your Retail Store Marketing Spending During a Slow Economy
Your marketing in the lifeblood of your business. Without customers, your store has no reason to exist. Retail store owners who view marketing as a cost to be trimmed are being very short sighted and jeopardize the survival of their business. . . . more >>
How To Get the Best Price When Buying Retail Inventory
Whether you are buying from a distibutor, the manufacturer, an importer, or a wholesaler, you will be doing business with a sales representative. Learn the exact questions to ask your rep in order to unlock better pricing and terms, get access to off-price merchandise, obtain co-op advertising, and more. . . . more >>
Retail Store Promotions: Choosing The Right Price When Running A Sale
Once you decide to run a sale, you next need to determine what type of sale pricing promotion to use. Some promotions work better with certain types of stores. Learn the 7 most common sale pricing strategies and how you can use them in your store . . . more >>
How to Reduce Your Retail Store's Overhead Expenses
Looking for ways to cut your retail store's overhead expenses is just plain smart. Less expenses means more profit for your retail store. Learn practical ways to reduce your expenses and make your store a more profitable business. . . . more >>
Is Your Retail Store Really Customer Friendly?
Most customers who shop at independent retail stores do so for the one on one attention and the customer service they hope to receive. Unfortunately, not all small retail stores recognize this. Do you? Is your retail store customer friendly? . . . more >>
Getting New Retail Customers: How to Attract Potential Customers Who Just Moved to Your Market Area
Many independent retailers overlook customers that are right under their noses. Recent movers who have just moved into neighborhoods within a 3-5 mile radius of your store can be an easy source of new customers for your store - if you know how to reach them. Learn how you can get these recent movers to come into your store to buy. . . . more >>
Why Joining a Retail Buying Group is One of the Most Profitable Moves You Can Make
Smart retailers understand that they make their money not when they sell, but when they buy. Knowing how and where to buy at the best pricing and terms allows you to run a more profitable business. Learn how joining a buying group allows independent retailers to have similar buying power as the mega-chains and big box retailers. . . . more >>
Top 10 Common Retail Store Startup Mistakes
There are so many decisions that go into opening a retail store that even the best made plans may be missing a key ingredient. Miss one of these and you may not only set your business back by years but also hurt your prospects of survival over the long term. Learn the most common retail store startup mistakes and what you can do to avoid them. . . . more >>
How to Set The Right Price For Your Merchandise
The pricing strategy you choose for your retail store greatly determines how profitable your business will be. Set your prices too low and you may struggle to be profitable. Set your pricing too high and you may not do the volume necessary to remain in business. Use our retail inventory pricing guide to help you arrive at the optimum pricing for your type of retail business. . . . more >>
Recession Proof Strategies For Retail Store Owners
Economic slowdowns are painful for most businesses. Customers cut back on their spending and focus on buying just the necessities. Retail stores take a big hit, experiencing lower sales, margins coming under attack, profits turning into losses, less customers, and cash flow difficulties. Learn what steps you can immediately take to recession proof your retail business before it's too late. . . . more >>
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