Retailer to Retailer
Having Problems With Your Store?
Ever wonder if other stores have had similar issues or problems that you seem to be having when it comes to moving merchandise more quickly, staying up to date on what's new in the industry, or making the move to a new location? Our Retailer to Retailer articles feature experiences from others in the juvenile and maternity product industry and their solutions to everyday retail problems and obstacles.
Current Issue
- Get Creative: How to Set Your Retail Business Apart in a Competitive Industry
- If you do what everyone else is doing, you’ll get the results everyone else is getting. But, if you think outside of the box and get creative in your marketing journey, then you just might do something that sets you apart, makes you special and gets customers to truly want to do business with you.
- Stopping the Deal and Low Price Mentality
- I recently spent some time visiting and secretly shopping retail stores, insurance agents, and other companies. I feel like I’m in an episode of Undercover Boss, except I’m not their boss.
- Using Barter to Boost Baby and Kids’ Product Sales
- Baby and kids’ product businesses can utilize barter to boost sales production. It’s easy, it’s smart and it works like a charm.
- OH, BABY! What’s Hot for Tots
- In a world where product sales are increasingly driven by fads and trends, savvy retailers know that few industries rival fashion and toys for the need to know what’s hot… and what’s not.
Archive
- It's More than Just a Trade Show
- Personalizing Customer Service
- Organics: To Sell or Not to Sell?
- Competitive Shopping – Are You Doing It?
- The Role of the Independent Sales Rep
- Approaching Customers Based on Their Shopping Plans
- Toys for Blind or Visually Impaired Children
- When You Need a Merchandising Consultant
- Purchasing Store Fixtures
- Joining a Buying Group: Good or Bad Idea?
- Understanding Your Target Market
- Attending International Trade Shows
- Interviewing Prospective Employees for Your Small Business
- 6 Steps to Service Recovery
- How to Deal with Irate Customers and Solve Problems More Effectively
- The Art of Celebrity Service: An Excerpt
- Just the Facts...On Bunk Beds
- Changes & Trends in the Baby Product Marketplace
- Communication: The Key to Success in Business Leadership
- How to Create Organizational Trust
- Family-Owned Businesses
- A Guide to Simplified Retirement Plans: SEP-IRAs and Simple IRAs
- It's All About The Customer
- Creating a Positive Customer Environment
- Managing Cash Flow: How to Make Your Business Financially Fit
- New Employee Orientation Programs
- Selling Clother Diapers to Today's Consumer
- Store Design and Construction
- Growing Your Boutique
- Time Management for Juvenile Product Retailers
- Creating a Child Friendly Environment for Your Store
- Licensed Products Are They Profitable for Me?
- What to Do With Slow-Moving Merchandise
- Gift Baskets & Sets
- Common Mistakes Made by Businesses in Financial Crisis
- The 10 Mistakes Retailers Make
- Toys for Babies On-The-Go
- Challenges of a Youth Furniture Store
- Consider Carrying Preemie Clothing
- Organizing Your Store's Baby Shower Gift Registry
- Creating a Layaway Plan
- What a Trade Show Can Do For You
- Advantages of Joining a Franchise System
- Should I Trademark My Logo?
- Marketing to Boomer Grandmas
- Add a Spark to Your Store with Holiday Decor
- Practicing Core Values Will Improve Your Bottom Line
- Green Products Equal Greenbacks
- How To Survive as a Couple in Business
- Hello/Goodbye: Two Crucial Moments With a Customer
- Debit or Credit?
- Local Artisans & Craftsman: Business Opportunities for Your Store