Recovering from the Invisible Disaster – Part 2
I emotionally and mentally put the calendar on pause this year. I have been waiting for the news that COVID-19 has been contained and we are free to go about our business in the normal manner.
I emotionally and mentally put the calendar on pause this year. I have been waiting for the news that COVID-19 has been contained and we are free to go about our business in the normal manner.
Rapid changes in customers’ attitudes and expectations are challenging marketers like never before.
How to run a store using participative democracy, a form of business management where employees have a voice in all aspects of running the business.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Yes, ‘tis the season once again to strategize, place orders and brace (AKA hope, pray, affirm, visualize) for the upcoming holidays. As a body-mind-spirit themed indie shop owner, you know it’s more than simply buying the right merchandise, sticking to a budget, hiring good help,
Before determining that it’s time to demonstrate how much you care about your remarkable staff, keep in mind the reasons for doing this.
So, once again you didn’t reach your year-end sales goals. You found out the competitor shop down the street had a banner year, yet you barely survived.
As a retailer, one crucial fact you’ve learned, perhaps the hard way, is the importance of creating and maintaining good relationships with your vendors, big and small. Without them, you’d have an empty shop! Vendor relationships aren’t always the easiest to foster, and the dynamics can
Owning a shop and attempting to do it all solo is not only challenging but a likely prescription for burnout. Not to say it’s impossible, but even with endless entrepreneurial spirit and boundless energy, it can be tough, to say the least.