Smart Store Checklists, Audits, Merchandising and Loss Prevention.
Merchandise will sell itself when it looks good, but when it doesn’t, even the best product can sit on your shelves gathering dust! You need an environment that attracts customers, entices them to spend time in the store, and encourages them to purchase impulsively while they are there. Here is a list of 4 things … Continue reading 4 Easy Ways to Have Your Sales Floor Sell
Whether you are a thrift store, consignment store or vintage retailer, you have a wide range of duties across several departments. From receiving and approving donations, sorting, pricing and finally merchandising items, the use of a smart checklist will improve the performance of your store...and your bottom line. Use this sample checklist as a guide … Continue reading Checklist for Multi-Unit Thrift Stores
Your retail business is inherently complex. It has many moving parts and a multi-faceted cost structure. Cost of goods sold, labor costs, leasing fees, hydro costs...these costs are real and have a direct effect on a store's bottom line. Control your costs and if you sell a product for which there is demand in the … Continue reading The Value Proposition of Smart Checklists
More than 1 billion shoppers find the products and services they need and want online today. It has become increasingly difficult to get customers into a physical store and even harder to keep them engaged long enough to make a purchase. The good news is, with the right techniques, you can improve the overall in-store … Continue reading Keeping Customers Happy With The In-Store Experience
Retail professionals who keep on top of industry trends are of course familiar with Bob Phibbs. As part of its retail advocacy mandate, Compliantia is pleased to showcase Bob Phibbs, CEO, The Retail Doctor in a video series featuring prominent retail influencers. About Bob Phibbs, CEO, The Retail Doctor In 1994, Bob Phibbs started his retail consulting … Continue reading Retail Influencers Video Series: Bob Phibbs
Retail professionals who keep on top of industry trends are of course familiar with Kevin Graff. As part of its retail advocacy mandate, Compliantia is pleased to showcase Kevin Graff, President of Graff Retail in a video series featuring prominent retail influencers. About Kevin Graff, President, Graff Retail For over 25 years, Graff Retail has been designing … Continue reading Retail Influencers Video Series: Kevin Graff
Retail professionals who keep on top of industry trends are of course familiar with Doug Stephens. As part of its retail advocacy mandate, Compliantia is pleased to showcase Doug Stephens, Founder, Retail Prophet in a video series featuring prominent retail influencers. About Doug Stephens, Founder, Retail Prophet Doug Stephens is one of the world’s foremost retail … Continue reading Retail Influencers Video Series: Doug Stephens
The retail climate is mercurial to say the least. You may already feel overworked as you are required to do more with less. All the focus is on delivering results to stay competitive. How can you get the edge? How can you get the team to deliver? Keep in mind that positive or negative business … Continue reading Mentorship in Retail
Any multi-store retailer would agree that having a competent district manager is critical to success. Tasked with overseeing the operations of all stores within a given district or area, a district manager needs to juggle several retail components, including staff development, compliance, sales, customer satisfaction, and more. Needless to say, the individual that you hire … Continue reading 6 Tips for Hiring a Retail District Manager
It happens even to the best brands. You conceptualize and execute a retail campaign to get your product into customers’ shopping carts, only to see lackluster results. The campaign, to put it bluntly, flopped. It’s a frustrating position to be in, but how you handle and respond to program flops can help you learn and … Continue reading 5 Tips for Dealing with Unsuccessful Retail Programs
