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It was amazing and unbelievable.
They are very young – the youngest club.
They are the oldest team in the sport to have gone without a World Series Championship.
Their fan culture is all built around “Next Year”.
They are a team that no one expected to be a contender for at least a couple more Read More

I just heard this from a client who was at our Retail Profit Revolution. She said “You promised I’d come home with tons of ideas to make my store life more profitable and fun. And I did. But there is so much to do and I stepped back into all these messes back at the store.” Read More

Yesterday, I visited a shop that only sells children’s books. The store was empty and I asked the clerk, “Do you know where I can find Yertle the Turtle?”

He walked over to the computer, typed a few keystrokes and said, “I don’t think we have it, do you know who the author is?”

Stunned silenc Read More

Originally published on RetailMinded.com, the following article offers insight on how much indie retail has changed and what you need to do! Read More

At this time of year, there are pretty much 2 kinds of stores.

1. Stores with lots of new inventory coming in
2. Stores with lots of old inventory on sale Read More

The lesson here is to take your events and promotions “all the way out there”. There are 2 ways to do that. First, if you are spending the time, energy and money to do a promotion for your customers, commit to following through entirely. Think about how you can extend the experience for your cus Read More

What is it you ask? It is a great opportunity to develop goodwill with your customers. Don’t miss the chance to take advantage of the cultural fanfare there will be about it. Read More

Independence Day.
Freedom.
That is what July 4th always means to me. Well – also barbecues and time off with my family! It is my second favorite holiday. I truly love the freedom around it. Low key meals and no presents….fun and freedom. Read More

Growing your business requires the same strategy as eating an elephant. An elephant is HUGE and if I were going to eat it – what would I do? How would I start? Where would I start? There is a secret and super easy way to do it… one bite at a time. Read More

Meme and Bree, while working long, tedious hours for other people, had a fabulous idea. “If we’re working so hard, we might as well be working for ourselves!” Sound familiar?Since they were incredibly talented and intelligent women with a strong work-ethic, they did their best, and everything turne Read More