Post election retail therapy could be unprecedented By Debra D. Bass St. Louis Post-Dispatch Glad the election is behind us? Wait, don’t answer that, just don’t let that lead you too far down the path of retail therapy in a quest for solace, consolation and distraction. Seem unrelated? It’s not. The National Retail Federation decided to conduct an unprecedented flash … Read More
Q&A Time
You all asked such great questions after the “Avoid A Holidaze” webinar I decided to answer some more here. Thanks so much for joining us. It means the world to me to be able to support you– and it was fun to give out those prizes! How do we differentiate between Small Business Saturday and Black Friday? Sue from Illinois … Read More
The Storm. The Election: Where’s the focus? Where’s your focus?
The Storm. The Election: Where’s the focus? Where’s your focus? As Hurricane Matthew came closer and closer to the eastern shores of the United States, I couldn’t stop watching. I knew many people in the way of the storm. We didn’t know what would happen or where it would hit. It was so scary. Suddenly it occurred to me that … Read More
Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed?
I just heard this from a client who was at our Retail Profit Revolution. She said “You promised I’d come home with tons of ideas to make my store life more profitable and fun. And I did. But there is so much to do and I stepped back into all these messes back at the store.” To be honest, I … Read More
FYI – Recap Forms
When we work with our clients, we have a form that they send back immediately after the appointment. We call it a recap form because they recap the action steps that they will take and what we committed to do for them. I got a recap form from a client the other day – and it contains a great reminder … Read More