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Retail Guru: Vote on the benefits of Groupon
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Monday, March 28, 2011. Vote on the benefits of Groupon. Posted by The Garden Room. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe Now: Feed Icon. Subscribe in a reader. Inventory Management is the key to Retail Success. Where do you do most of your shopping? Profits Plus - Solutions for Small Business. Retail Store Management Information. Subscribe in a reader.
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Retail Guru: November 2007
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Wednesday, November 14, 2007. Buy Plan - Plan your Buying Trips Before you Travel. Many of you may be scheduling your January buying trips now and making sure you are booked into the right hotels and are taking the right staff along. However, the most important thing you need on your trip is what most retailers forget about; their Open-to-Buy. Links to this post.
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Retail Guru: Should Your Business Be on Groupon?
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Monday, March 14, 2011. Should Your Business Be on Groupon? The popularity and rise of Groupon. And now other similar coupon sites such as Living Social. As part of my analysis I looked at the pros and cons of Groupon to identify whether it would be a good fit for my business. Get a bunch of exposure FAST. Many Groupon customers will become your customer. A num...
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Retail Guru: Managing Your Biggest Expenses - Payroll and Occupancy Costs
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Friday, February 22, 2008. Managing Your Biggest Expenses - Payroll and Occupancy Costs. After your cost of goods, a retailer's largest expenses are payroll and occupancy costs. These two areas if not controlled, can choke a retailer's cash flow and eventually lead them into bankruptcy. Payroll Costs: between 10 - 15% of gross sales. Unlike payroll costs, your ...
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Retail Guru: February 2008
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Friday, February 22, 2008. Managing Your Biggest Expenses - Payroll and Occupancy Costs. After your cost of goods, a retailer's largest expenses are payroll and occupancy costs. These two areas if not controlled, can choke a retailer's cash flow and eventually lead them into bankruptcy. Payroll Costs: between 10 - 15% of gross sales. Unlike payroll costs, your ...
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Retail Guru: May 2007
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Friday, May 18, 2007. The most common question I receive from retailers is "how much inventory should I be carrying? Here you will find other retail tools as well as good retail information. For personal help in developing an OTB system you can contact me or visit our website. You can also visit my store at website. Posted by Gil Garcia. Links to this post.
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Retail Guru: Cash is King
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. If you are one of the lucky retailers who have maintained or increased sales during this tough economic period then you can skim through the rest of this post (although you may still need find it useful). There are two main areas to conserve cash: 1) reduce or slow the amount going out and 2) increase or speed up the amount coming in.
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Retail Guru: September 2007
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Monday, September 10, 2007. Implementing a Shrink Reduction Program - Manager Bonuses. Regarding bonuses based on shrinkage – this is commonly one of the bonus criteria for store managers. It is amazing how just being aware of the shrink issue and how to prevent it makes the problem go away. Posted by Gil Garcia. Links to this post. Customer Service is the best...
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Retail Guru: July 2007
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In this blog I hope to help provide useful tips, advice, templates as a forum for exchange of ideas related to sound retail management practices. Friday, July 13, 2007. Here's a simple checklist that can be used when opening a new store:. NEW STORE SETUP CHECK LIST. Location: Opening Date: Contractors:. Team (total # hired including temp.). STORE SETUP - Systems and Operations. Posted by Gil Garcia. Links to this post. Thursday, July 12, 2007. Retail GM& and Stock Turns - Industry Averages. Retail Store ...
