• Is It The Floor or the Ceiling For Independent Retailers?

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Is It the Floor or the Ceiling for Independent Retailers? The essential question for independent retailers is whether a…

  • Proper Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Proper Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance A while back, I shared a story about a jewelry salesperson who said,…

  • Your Most Valuable Asset

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Your Most Valuable Asset in Retail What is your most valuable asset in retail? Your store? Your inventory? Your…

  • Buying Signs

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Buying Signs: Recognize Them, Don’t Miss Them In retail sales, one of the most important skills you can develop…

  • You Get Out What You Out In!

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: You Get Out What You Put In! A touch of fall is in the air—can you feel it? Even…

  • Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For It!

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For It! For years, retail salespeople have worked to distance themselves from the old…

  • A Message to Retail Sales Managers and Owners

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: A Message to Retail Sales Managers and Owners Most retail sales managers I meet are pulled in a dozen…

  • A Message to Retail & Pawnshop Salespeople

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: A Message to Retail & Pawnshop Salespeople As a salesperson, you’re not just selling products—you’re shaping the entire customer…

  • Gentleman, This is a Football

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: “Gentlemen, This Is a Football” In retail, our “game season” is almost here. The rush of customers, the energy…

  • Where’s the Money?

    Please Support and Thank our Sponsors: Where’s the Money? Not long ago, I met a young part-time retail associate working afternoons after school. She had…