Remember vendors are your partners. If your business grows – their business grows. Find the vendors who understand this principle. Have a deep and thorough conversation on how you can help each other double your business. Yes. Seriously. What do you each need to do so that you can multiply your business with that vendor by a factor of 2? … Read More
The 3 Keys to “Clear it Out” Cash Flow Nirvana
Do you know The 3 Keys to “Clear it Out” Cash Flow Nirvana? 1. There’s no crying in retail. Every once in a while, you may find that you made a mistake in your buying. Maybe you reordered just one too many times. Perhaps you ordered something in 3 colors and one was just plain ugly! You might have ordered too … Read More
Got Some Lazy Items In Your Store?
Jean said – “Your Killer Clearance Sale has worked like magic for us! My team loves it. We have moved so much inventory and made lots of money from it.” “That’s great Jean. I am so happy to hear that!” I replied. “But Cathy I have another problem. What can I do RIGHT NOW about merchandise that has already run … Read More
Super Bowl = Super Store Sales
114,400,000 people. That is the number of viewers for the Super Bowl XLIX on February 1, 2015. An incredible 71.1% of all TV’s on at that time were watching the game. It is a major cultural event. Don’t miss using it as an opportunity to drive traffic to your store. Use it as the end of the sale season. Generally, … Read More
Facebook Is Lying To You.
I help facilitate a Facebook page for a group of entrepreneurs. The page is for day-to-day support. Everyone is encouraged to use the page as a place to ask questions, share celebrations and challenges. I was monitoring the page one day and I saw a post by someone who “admitted” she had been hiding. She shared that things had been … Read More