Retail is Different When it Comes to (trying to) Manage Time But, there are a few Tried, Tested and True Steps that can Make Your Life Easier A couple of weeks ago, we said we would soon provide 14 Time Management Steps that would apply to retailers in…
The Good, the Bad and the Downright Laughable! There are as many interviewing ‘styles’ as there are people doing interviews. Some have training on what to ask, what to look for, etc. Many do not. Those interviewers go by the seat of their pants….
Protect your profits by focusing the right amount of attention on loss prevention. Consider the story, below, about an employee who stole company time and charged up huge telephone bills by calling a 1-900 number! It goes without saying that retail stores, being open to…
Recruitment isn’t just about hiring, it’s about retention, and that means hiring the right person in the first place rather than someone who merely appears to be the right person. It costs far more to hire and train a new employee – on any…
Who Else Wants to Crush it This Year? Well, You Too Can Maximize Revenues & Profits to Make Big Money from Your Stores Just by Throwing Those Proverbial Monkeys Back to Where they Rightfully Belong. Oh ya, it’s all about the Monkeys! Find out…
Have you been approached by a real, live human salesperson lately? For years, we’ve seen a steady decline in the amount of active selling going on in stores. Even taking Covid 19 and social distancing out of the equation, in recent years human interaction…
If you are of the opinion that you can hire associates, have them complete ‘new hire’ paperwork, tell them a little bit about your store and your customers, train them on how to use whatever equipment they will need to operate on the job…
There’s something about ‘the office’, isn’t there? It’s that place where we get quiet time to get our thoughts together. We can close the door and really get some serious work done. The office is where all of our equipment and files – physical…
To manage your time effectively, you have to understand why Retail Managers need a unique approach to time management. There are a lot of people working in a number of industries that just can’t use the standard time management techniques that are out there. And…
Retail Location Selection & Market Potential through Predictive Analytics Increased competition and shrinking profit margins in the retail industry have necessitated a demand for sophisticated predictive analytics. Organizations want to know what they can expect from a new or existing location over the long…