Are You Susie or Clare: A Retail Riddle.

Watch the short video below to see if you can solve the retail riddle. We are insanely proud of it.  Why? Because tons of you are making this mistake. And stuck in a “Broke Mindset”. Let us know what you think on www.facebook.com/retailmavens. Are You Susie or Clare: A Retail Riddle.  

# 1 Way to Reduce Markdowns

Are you tired of having so much to markdown?  Are your red pens running out of ink?!  Tired of watching all that profit just go down the drain? The #1 way to reduce markdowns and increase profit is to plan your inventory better. Inventory planning is the secret that all the big guys and most successful stores utilize.  If they … Read More

Case Study: Profit Breakthrough System

Just wrapped up this brand new case study video: In it, I show you how a “doing the best they could” mother-daughter team got a strategy and increased their sales by 32.7% I had to tell them to drop a vendor that represented almost 25% of their business – they didn’t know it was unprofitable. I walk you through the … Read More

Ads for Indies – Attract Your Next Raving Fan

One of the most common questions our clients have is about how best to market their stores. Not just to have pretty ads and social media followers, but to get folks to come into their stores and fall in love! It’s so different for indies than it is for almost any other type of business. We asked a recent client … Read More

Do This BEFORE You Go To Your Next Trade Show – Or Stay Home

It is trade show time again. It’s time to start placing orders for the next season. It is a time filled with hope and possibility. Buying is the reason you opened your store in the first place, right? There is one thing that you must do before you go. In fact, if you don’t do it – you shouldn’t waste … Read More