Best Tactics To Avoid Markdowns

  Pay Attention To Your Gut. If you don’t love it, don’t buy it. That is a markdown waiting to happen.   Don’t Pay Attention To Your Gut. If you love it, really love it, want it for yourself, and are worried that it is too expensive – then do order it. Time and time again I find that an … Read More

3 Tricks to Making More Money in 4th Quarter

Retailers want more… more profit, move more product and enjoy more cash. When they get more, their raving fans will have their lives impacted more from the retailer’s carefully edited merchandise and the local economy is stimulated more. Our mission at RETAILMavens is to help retailers get more. In working with retailers for 13+ years, we know 3 “tricks” to … Read More

Batman and Robin Will Double Your Sales!

I saw this image on the front of Auntie Annie’s Pretzel stand. It stopped me in my tracks. Paul laughed at me for taking a picture – and now I am mad that I can’t find it to share with you! Imagine a photo of a hot, soft, delicious pretzel. Got it? To the right of that yummy looking pretzel … Read More

SQUIRREL!!!

I am suffering from jet lag. I am not asking for any sympathy. It is a blessing to be suffering from having to adjust to a different time zone – especially when the other zone was Denmark and Switzerland where you spent glorious time with your family! So I woke up really early today – 4:00am. I tried to go … Read More

How Do They Do It Over There?!

Retail tip #1 from Copenhagen: Boy you can’t miss these sale signs! Also they have bags that match them and we have seen them ALL over Copenhagen. A great idea – it sure makes me want to see what I am missing!!   Retail tip #4 from Denmark: the simplicity of this sale sign I’m Copenhagen is compelling   Retail … Read More