Best of 2025 – Lessons From The Top 5 Episodes

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As I sit down to reflect on our first year of the Richer Retailer podcast, I feel overwhelming gratitude. For your ears, your hearts, your courage, and your commitment to keep showing up for yourself and your store even on those messy, uncomfortable days. Along the way, we’ve shared powerful lessons about growth, resilience, profitability, and what it truly means … Read More

Too Much Inventory, Too Little Profit? Find Your Goldilocks Zone

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Have you ever looked at your sales numbers and your inventory and thought, “Wait, where’s all the cash?” You’re selling, your store is busy, but somehow… your bank account doesn’t reflect it. I’ve seen this happen again and again and I’ve been there too. You’re making sales, your store feels busy, and yet… cash flow feels tight. The truth? The … Read More

Want to Scale Your Retail Business? Fix This First

Retail

Trying to Scale While in the Red? Start Here. If you’ve ever thought, “How can I scale my retail store when I’m barely making ends meet?” this one’s for you. Because I’ve been there. I’ve stared at the numbers, wanted more for my store, and felt stuck wondering if growth would ever happen. But here’s the thing I had to … Read More

My Top Tip to Increase Sales

top tip to increase sales

When I shared my top tip to increase sales and traffic immediately with a client, she acted as if I had told her a 4 letter word 😳. I assure you I didn’t. But her reaction is not uncommon! I’m sharing our conversation so that you can see why it’s a flawed perspective. I’m sharing it because it wasn’t the … Read More

How Do I Get New Customers?

Get New Customers

How do I get new customers? This is probably the question I get asked the MOST. Of course, the purpose of your marketing strategy and all the time, sweat and money you put into it – is ultimately to get new customers so you can increase sales. Getting new customers is actually the last step in our Sales Breakthrough System, … Read More