The Spirit of Selling
Often people find themselves in a job out of duty instead of purpose. Work was designed for you so you can express your talents. Do what you love. Ask yourself, “What is my purpose?” and start looking for the answer.
Often people find themselves in a job out of duty instead of purpose. Work was designed for you so you can express your talents. Do what you love. Ask yourself, “What is my purpose?” and start looking for the answer.
Take care of yourself as the precious resource you are as there is only one of you and you are crucial to your business.
Retailers and wholesalers are in the business of making customers happy, day in and day out. It’s no wonder many are finding themselves overwhelmed, burned out, and stressed
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] [eltdf_dropcaps type="normal" color="black" background_color=""]Y[/eltdf_dropcaps]es, ‘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,
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