tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74430141476646592452024-03-13T16:34:33.761-04:00THE RETAIL CONSULTANT Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-21264929371418643882019-08-28T22:42:00.000-04:002019-08-29T08:28:50.519-04:00If Men Are From Mars and Woman Are From Venus, Then My Boss Must be on Jupiter!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Sometimes talking to the boss is like talking to an alien 👽 from another planet. If Men are from Mars and Woman from Venus, then the boss must be from Jupiter. </b><br />
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There seems like the communication between the home office and store is delayed because of the light years in distance between them.<br />
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I watched as the local supermarket chain remodeled its stores. Had a grand reopening. Then changed aisles back the way they were. The store associates shaking their heads saying, we knew they were making mistakes but no one would listen. <br />
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The home office on the other hand make decisions based on the analytics. In theory what changes they made make sense. But these people don't have any practical experience. <b>They cut costs by making cookie cutter decisions</b>. They don't realize people's buying habits are very local things. <b>You don't sell Matzo ball soup in Chinatown!</b><br />
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Local store employees know what their customers want, because they interact with them every day. Yet, no one asks them. The home office employees spends less than 24 hours a year working in a store. Yet, they think they know best.<br />
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In the end they realize sales dropped because categories were removed. Things the employees were as saying all along. Now they have to hope they didn't lose any customers.<br />
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All this could of been avoided had the boss come to Earth in peace, used a universal translator when talking to the store associates. Instead they spent extra time and money undoing mistakes they made. <br />
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The store employees are now running around preparing the store for the grand reopening. Not to impress the customers. But, worried because the "BIG BOSS" was coming!<br />
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I know the boss has no idea what the employees are thinking. Just like I know the employees have know idea what management is thinking. Why, because I've talked to them both, I've worked both for both sides. <br />
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<b>Why is it they can't talk to each other? </b> The employees are scared of upper management. Some are known to hide when they come to the store. They see the big boss tour the store usually ignoring everyone around them.<br />
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I love watching undercover boss. I like most when the boss realizes he doesn't really know what's going on in his business. 😟<br />
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Somewhere in the trip from Jupiter to Earth the Boss forgot what it was like work in a Retail store. Or worse, they never did!<br />
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I remember 2 experiences while starting my career in retail management. In first job a Regional Vice-president who knew I was afraid of him told me, "<b>You don't have to like everyone you work for." </b> How true, but, was this the right thing to say to me? <br />
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The second, just after and not unsurprisingly, that company went out of business. In my very next job a store manager told me to "R<b>emember that the boss isn't special, He puts his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us. Don't be afraid to talk to him. "</b><br />
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In that company I got my first promotion to store manager! And that company through mergers is now one of the largest retail drugstore chains in the Nation.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A friend of mine asked "Why can't I get the foot traffic to come into my store?". </span></b><br />
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Well I said lets evaluate your store. The one thing we want to do is compare your store to the competition. Why do they go in their stores? The Store in question is a small general merchandise store. About one third is clothing. He sells at competitive prices, but doesn't specialize in any one area. <br />
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Are people going to come into your store for a specific reason. Or, are you just hoping that they will just come in to see what you have? In a city this store might do well. Somewhere where people have to walk and carry every thing they need. In that case the closest store gets the business. But given a choice, people will drive down the block or around the corner for a specific item. Because he doesn't specialize in any one thing. The customer can get the same merchandise while in another store. </div>
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I can buy cleaning supplies in the supermarket. I can get cheap items in Dollar Tree. Get greeting cards at CVS. By the time I do my other shopping I already bought everything sold in the general store except clothing. But, because there is a wide range of clothing stores nearby, I'm less likely to shop in a small general store. </blockquote>
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So my answer is this is not the right location for a small general merchandise store. Either move the store or change what you sell. If the rent is so good, the foot traffic is there. Then Change what you sell to something that people aren't going to get nearby. <br />
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His answer was gadgets, small impulse items, toys, small electronics. I said well that your answer. Specialize on those items. Sell off the rest of your stock and slowly turn your store into a gadget selling store.<br />
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Keep your price range better than a dollar but not too high. You want items they cant buy in the supermarket and better quality than the Dollar store. Now if people want a decent charger for their phone, either they come into your for it or have to drive down the block. By changing what he sells he will cut down on the local competition.<br />
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<b>People too often open a retail store selling what they want to buy. And then think its what everyone else will want. Sam Walton the founder of Walmart said that if you want to compete with Walmart you have to specialize. General merchandise stores sell a little of everything. Your choices are limited. If your want model cars, your only going to find a few choices in a general store. Where as a hobby shop may have dozens of choices.</b><br />
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<li>Privately owned Drug Stores</li>
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<li>Convenience stores</li>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-15752836022094272702017-03-28T20:38:00.001-04:002017-03-28T21:55:17.702-04:00How To Reduce Shoplifting <p dir="ltr">Fred has been finding empty packages all over his store for months now.  But he never seem to ever see the people stealing all his merchandise.   </p>
<p dir="ltr">That's because shoplifters pay more attention to what he was doing, then he does to them.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">But, Fred doesn't know who is stealing from his store.  So what is he supposed to do?</p>
<p dir="ltr">The most common reason shoplifters steal from a retail <u>shop</u>, is because they can.  No one in paying any attention them.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">  In my current position I  have supermarket customers coming up to me looking for help.   I see the fustration on thier face when I tell them I don't work there.  They all say the same thing.  "Nobody works here", " I can't find anyone".   </p>
<p dir="ltr">I see employees everywhere.  As a consultant it's my job.  But, customers shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get some help.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Shoplifters take advantage of this void in customer service.  Everyone is busy doing thier job and no one is concerned with the customer down aisle 5.  </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>The best def</i></b><b><i>ense ag</i></b><b><i>ainst shoplif</i></b><b><i>ting is a strong offense of G</i></b><b><i>OOD CUSTOMER </i></b><b><i>SERVICE !</i></b></p>
<p dir="ltr">Be aware of and greet every customer that walks in the door.   A large store should have a door greeter or security guard up front.   A small store should use a door chime and have the cashier's in sight of the doors at all times.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Watch your customers you will start to see things.  You see the customers who are walking out just because they can't find what they want, even though it's there.  <br>
You will also see the Customers hiding in the back always looking to see who's watching.   </p>
<p dir="ltr">A real shoplifter will get annoyed when you watch them.  Annoy them enough they will leave.  A real customer will appreciate you helping them and may even buy more. </p>
<p dir="ltr">A trick to use when your overwhelmed with too many customers to watch. Page security! </p>
<p dir="ltr"> See who looks concerned or walks out.<br><br></p>
Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-36611939318606752472017-03-08T07:26:00.000-05:002019-03-31T12:13:50.703-04:00What is an Easy Store to Steal or Shoplift From?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It doesn't matter if you're from New York or California, from Boston or Miami. <br />
Small stores are easier than large stores to shoplift from. <br />
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Small retail stores with few employees are easier to go under the radar when shoplifting.
If your the manager of a small store it is your responsibility for shrink control. Train your employees about all forms of shoplifting.<br />
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Don't ever forget who is the number one shoplifter in small retail stores. The employees are the biggest shoplifters stealing a lot more than a candy bar.<br />
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Professional Shoplifters are more likely to pick a small family owned supermarket before stealing from a large chain supermarket. why? Because even with a camera everywhere, its less likely anyone is paying attention. <br />
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I worked for a small 14 store chain of closeout stores. One night after inventory the district manager put together A bag painting supplies. He explained they were painting the office. There was no accounting of the merchandise and the store manager didn't question it.<br />
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Same store I caught a teenage neighbor of the owner stealing from the register. She was smart she didn't steal directly from the store. What she did was give the customers the wrong change. when no one was looking she would take money out of the cash Register. I caught her by watching for signs of a their and doing an audit.
Because it was a small company and she was a friend if the owner, nobody seemed to care. "Well she wasn't stealing from the company", they said.<br />
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Today that company is out of Business. Control Shrink or shrink will control you. I'm pretty sure it wasn't lack of sales or a low gross margin that killed that company. More likely it was Poor Management.<br />
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If your reading this blog you are either a retail manager or a thief. Read my past posts and learn how to stop shrink. Then teach what you have learned. Pass on this blog to your fellow employees. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Garage Sale, Yard Sale, Tag Sale or are all the same. Basically it tells the buyer's you're selling stuff out of your house, yard or garage. Need to make some money, you can sell old junk you don't need anymore. Some people make a living working Garage sales. Some are looking for that special item they can resell in their store or online. Others sell collect junk and collectibles and and use a garage sale a the beginnings of an online or brick and mortar store. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People are hoarders they don't want to part with anything. Every year tons of good sellable merchandise just sit in attics, basements and garages until either people move out or die. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Junk companies get rich doing three things. They charge the homeowner to clean out the basement. They then sort the items and sell anything of value, and lastly they recycle any metals and electronics before carting what's left to the dump. Truth be told they should pay you to take away that trash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep in mind the ordinary garage sales makes $100 - $200. That's $100 -$200 more than you had yesterday. Sort out those items, do your homework on what its worth and don’t let people take advantage of you. Then turn your garage sale into $300 - $500. The more merchandise you have that people want the better you will do. Of course larger ticket items like furniture, Jewelry and electronics will raise your average sale. </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where are you going to find merchandise to sell in a garage sale. Not enough, people won’t stop and look. You have to have items people are interested in. What do you have around the house to sell. One person's junk is another person's Treasure. Clean out your attic, your basement, under your bed, in back of closets and cabinets. There's always something sitting there you don't need or use anymore. Check with friends and family members who don't want to take the time to have their own garage sale. Aunt Sara passed away. Don’t miss that chance to took at the junk your cousins are throwing out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you Throw anything out. Take a look at who may want to buy it. Don’t throw out that box of old fireman patches Dad kept in the basement just because you think it’s junk. Why would anyone pay for these? It was just a Hobby of his. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One NYFD patch old for over $200 dollars. The average patch sell for between $5-$15 each. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Look up items on ebay.com see what other people are selling them for. </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">More importantly do an advanced search , click on completed and sold. </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Now you have an idea of what people actually paid for it. </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You would be surprised at what items will sell for to the right person. Those old cassette tapes that no one ever listens to anymore, now a growing collectible. Everything has a price even junk. Any money is some money and better than no money.</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anything you own that is usable by someone else is sellable. If it is in reasonable shape and someone can use it, it's sellable at a garage sale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First organize all your items you're thinking of selling into Categories : Clothing, Jewelry, Personal items, Kitchen &amp; Bath, Knick knacks, Toys, Baby, Tools, Media ( books, music, movies), Electronics, Seasonal, furniture, collectibles and other items. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once you have have separated what you have to sell, you need to grade the quality of the item. Is it brand new, slightly used or worn. Does it have a collectible value? You should know that most people will not pay more than half of what they can buy it in stores. So consider that when your pricing it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use these 5 grades when pricing your items. Lowering the price 50%(half), for each one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember that some items have collectible value. Check out what it sold for recently on ebay and charge 25-50% less. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">S</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">igns</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are the most important part of advertising a Garage Sale. Signs should be big enough that you can read the address from your car. They should lead people from main streets in the direction of your garage sale. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So what should you write on a garage sale sign. Tell them with big bold letters your having a “Garage Sale”, “Where” and “When”, “A Web Address if you have one”. Don't forget to add a big Arrow in the direction they should go. Be careful to the point the right way.!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How many sign you use matters , too few and nobody may see them. Each street leading from the main road to your home should have a sign on the corner. If you have to drive half a mile down the road, post signs on every intersection with an arrow. This way people know they haven't passed the turn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Post signs on main roads leading to your neighborhood, post them on poles outside the supermarket and everywhere near by people gather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Newspapers</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> used to be the only place to advertise a garage sale. There maybe some local papers that people still read in your town. Don’t spend a lot of money on ads. If you do get a newspaper or pennysaver ad, make sure it comes with an online listing for no additional costs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Free Advertising on the internet. </span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you already have a website of your own you only need to add a page to it to advertise your garage sale. If you don’t, consider a free web page or blog. Each post on a blog is one web page. You only need one for a Garage Sale. I suggest either </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "pt serif"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.blogger.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or </span><a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "pt serif"; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.wordpress.org</span></a><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> . Both are totally free and easy to use. They give you a website address for your site or you can buy your own dot com name. It is not necessary . </span><br />
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Do a Google search for "Garage Sales". What you find is <a href="http://gsalr.com/">Gsalr.com</a> , www.Craigslist.com, www.garagesale.com, wwww.garagesalefinder.com . All of these are free classified ads online for garage sales. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Social Media</span><span style="font-family: "pt serif"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to advertise that Yard or Garage Sale. Almost everyone today has a at least one social media account. If you’re on Facebook, Twitter, G+, Pinterest, Tumblr, Linkedin, or any other, then take advantage of it. Post a link to your web page on your Facebook or other site and ask your followers to pass it on. Talk about what you're selling with your friends, post pictures and build excitement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "pt serif"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Too be continued in part II of “How To Have A Successful Garage Sale!”</span></div>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-55946525836227234862016-08-08T07:24:00.000-04:002016-08-08T07:24:37.982-04:00Don't Sweat The Small Stuff !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recently I received a comment that my spelling and grammar were bad. Nobody is perfect. I'm amazed at all the managers who spend their time criticising employees for little things. These are the same people who never acknowledge a job well done. <br />
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Don sweat the small stuff. Their are more important things to worrie about. I'm not saying forget em. I'm a big fan in teaching and learning. It's then ideas of how to manage that I try to teach hear. Anyone who thinks that pointing out little mistakes in a purely negative way, does not make a good manager. <br />
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-56414210453612980352016-05-08T14:35:00.005-04:002016-05-08T14:35:56.019-04:00Shrink 102: Why You Need To Take A Physical Inventory<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jqVRQVBYDPg/Vy-Gr8i4miI/AAAAAAAAAec/MQDA1-VQbaoAc7BAuCIDFf0x-sQvtO-2gCLcB/s1600/thARV8A516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jqVRQVBYDPg/Vy-Gr8i4miI/AAAAAAAAAec/MQDA1-VQbaoAc7BAuCIDFf0x-sQvtO-2gCLcB/s200/thARV8A516.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Taking a complete physical inventory of your retail assets is a must. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taking inventory is the process of counting all the merchandise to see the total value available for sale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you keep good records, you should know how much inventory is supposed to be on hand at any one time. Buy merchandise, you add it to your inventory. Sell merchandise and you subtract it from inventory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So why take an Inventory?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taking an actual physical inventory of all the goods in your shop will tell you if anything is missing. If you have more merchandise than you expect to have you have a surplus. If you have less merchandise you have a shrink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shrink means that your on hand inventory is less than you expect it to be. It shrunk! So what causes it to shrink?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Bad record keeping counts for a large amount of shrink in small retail stores. How can you expect to know exactly how much merchandise you have on hand if you don't keep good records. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Damages can cause shrink too. Many employees just throw out damaged merchandise. Keeping records of your damages can be more helpful than just keeping tabs on your inventory. By keeping a list of damages you know, what is getting damaged, what's coming in damaged, when damages might be happening. Not keep records it just goes in to one category of missing merchandise or shrink. Plus, there are ways to get some money out of damages, so they are not a complete loss.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Theft is the main cause of shrinkage of inventory. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Known theft, those empty packages you find. Keeping track of those empty packages helps you know where problem are between physical inventories.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Unknown theft usually counts for the largest portion of shrink, both internal (employee) and external (customer).</span></li>
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Here are some examples of how simple mistakes can cause shrink on you inventory. <br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #a2c4c9;">Fred owns a small card, candy and gift shop. A few days a week his daughter works the closing shift after school. He allows her to have a soda and snack on any open candy as a perk to the job. Being young she doesn't think it's a problem to open a bag of candy when damaged bags are not available. The other employees see this and think its ok for them too. Fred not being there during the closing shift doesn't know the employees are opening and eating the candy. He thinks the customers are opening the candy. Either way, by not keeping track of the amount of candy the employees are eating, its assumed to be shrink when inventory is taken. The big question is how much money is it costing you? Do you want to allow this perk? If so keep track of it and list it in your books as an employee perk. Or, it just gets mixed in one larger number of unknown shrink at inventory.</span></li>
<li>Fred's wife come to the store and does her shopping right off the shelf. If this merchandise is not recorded, you will never know what was stolen or just taken for personal use. Other employees even family members may see this and just think its ok to do same. Without keeping records, you may never know.</li>
<li><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Fred ordered 48 pieces of wrapping paper for .50 cents each. He usually sells it for $1.00 each. Fred didn't open the box and count it before it went on the shelf. If he did he would of know that only 36 pieces of wrapping paper came in. The bill comes listed as 48 pieces. Fred pays it thinking its correct. His daughter mistakenly forgets to change the price in the marking gun and puts a sticker of .89 cents on them. $48 in merchandise went into inventory(from the bill). $32 worth of merchandise was sold (through the register), causing a $16 in shrink.</span></li>
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What kind of permit you need depends on all kind of different things. For one thing what will you be selling? Where will your retail store be located?<br />
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The town or county clerks office in which you want to open your store will know exactly what kind of business permits you will need depending on what kind of business you want to open. <br />
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You will need to have a state sales tax permit. This tells the state you will be collecting sales tax. Usually sales taxes are paid quarterly. You have to file even if you had no sales in the quarter. If you don't you just might get a bill for estimated sales tax along with a penalty. The state assumes your doing business until you tell them otherwise.<br />
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If you are selling food you may need a business permit and a health department permit. Alcohol, Tobacco products, fireworks, and other fire arms all need special permits. <br />
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Your local building department and or fire marshal may require to inspect the building before you open. <br />
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<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">Drivers Licence from the Motor Vehicle Dept.(D.M.V.).</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">A mobile food vendors permit from the local town clerk.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">A NYS sales tax certificate.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">The truck needs a DMV registration (license plate).</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">A DMV Inspection sticker.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">A county health department permit.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">If you use a unique name for your business you need to licence that too with the county clerk.</span></i></li>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0 USA40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.3275957 -74.651388300000022 41.0979717 -73.360494300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-62738440016827750012016-04-28T10:54:00.002-04:002018-12-18T11:17:24.139-05:00WHAT DO I NEED TO OPEN A PROFITABLE RETAIL STORE ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Planning on opening your first retail store? Well I hope you are! </i><br />
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<b>Because if you fail to plan, your just planning to fail!</b><br />
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<b>Many retail store managers go into business for themselves. Only a few have the experience to be successful in the retail business world. </b><br />
<b><br /></b>If your planning to open your first retail store or your planning on expanding to two or more retail stores, you need to make a plan. Financial planning is used for banks to see if your planning for success in that retail business venture. But every thing you do should be planned out. Plans don't always work. Sometimes you need to change plans. But winging it rarely works out well. Unless you have won the lottery and can just throw money around, you need a plan. Start with an outline and add details as you do your research.<br />
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Yes everyone needs some advice. But, you if you do your homework you don't need to pay for it. There are many places to get FREE ADVICE on how to open you first retail store. Start here at <b><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Retail Consultant</a>.</b></div>
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To be a successful store owner you need to keep and open mind, be organized and a strong leader. <br />
What do you need to plan for before you can open your first small business retail store? The following is an outlined list of things you need to plan before opening your first retail shop.<br />
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<li><b><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-dollar-five-ten-retail-stores.html?m=1" target="_blank">What kind of retail store do you want to open?</a></b></li>
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<li>What would you like to sell?</li>
<li>What retail experience do you have?</li>
<li>Location matters in what you sell in your store.</li>
<li>What size store?</li>
<li>Buy a franchise or start from scratch?</li>
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<li><b>Money?</b></li>
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<li>How much money do you need to open and run my business?</li>
<li>How much do you have?</li>
<li>should you share the cost with a partner?</li>
<li>Where do you get financing for a new retail store?</li>
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<li><b><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-location-important-to-retail-store.html" target="_blank">Location, Location, Location!</a></b></li>
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<li>Where?</li>
<li>What size?</li>
<li>Who are my customers?</li>
<li>Who is my competition?</li>
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<li><b>Permits, Licences and Taxes.</b></li>
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<li><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2016/05/what-permits-do-you-need-to-open-retail.html" target="_blank">What Permits do you need?</a></li>
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<li><b>Design and Setup.</b></li>
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<li>How do I layout my retail store?</li>
<li>How much merchandise do I need?</li>
<li>What kind of fixtures do I need?</li>
<li>What is construction of my store going to cost?</li>
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<li><b>P.O.S. and Bookkeeping Systems.</b></li>
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<li>What is a POS system?</li>
<li>What kind of POS system do I need?</li>
<li>How much is it going to cost for a good retail POS System.</li>
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<li><b>Merchandising?</b></li>
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<li>What kind of merchandise am I selling in my small retail store?</li>
<li>Where do I get merchandise to sell in my store?</li>
<li>How much merchandise do I need to start?</li>
<li>What are the goods going to cost?</li>
<li>What price do I sell the merchandise for?</li>
<li>How do I keep track of Inventory?</li>
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<li><b>Store Operations.</b></li>
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<li><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2015/01/teens-and-young-adults-first-retail-job.html?m=1" target="_blank"> Who's working in the store and doing what?</a></li>
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<li>Human Resource Manual</li>
<li>Store Operation Manual</li>
<li>Merchandising Manual</li>
<li>Employee handbook </li>
<li>Cashier training handbook and guide</li>
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<li><b>Office Operations.</b></li>
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<li>Who's doing all the paperwork, payroll, and bills?</li>
<li>Where am I doing the store banking?</li>
<li>Who's doing the buying and pricing of the merchandise?</li>
<li>Where am I doing my banking?</li>
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<li><b>Marketing.</b></li>
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<li>Advertising and promotions.</li>
<li>Signs, both outside and inside the store.</li>
<li>Website and Social Media.</li>
<li>How to tie it all together.</li>
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<li><b>Making a Profit?</b></li>
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<li><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2016/05/shrink-102-why-you-need-to-take.html?m=1" target="_blank">Keeping good records.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2011/09/15-ways-in-which-shoplifters-steal-from.html?m=0">Think Shrink.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/2011/07/increase-profits-with-out-increasing.html?m=1">The Bottom line of the P & L </a>statement. </li>
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<li><b>Plan, Plan, and Re-plan!</b></li>
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<li>Go back to #1. start over and tweak the plan.</li>
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Did you know that not every retail store is a chain. Some are co-ops and some are franchises. Here's a list of places you can go to find a franchise retail store.<br />
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<a href="http://www.franchisee.com/">www.franchisee.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/">www.entrepreneur.com</a><br />
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com1New York, NY, USA40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.3275957 -74.651388300000022 41.0979717 -73.360494300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-902235295853189432016-04-10T17:58:00.001-04:002016-04-10T18:19:59.440-04:00WHAT IS A SPECIALTY RETAIL SHOP?<p dir="ltr"><u><u>A</u></u> retail store is a business where merchandise products are sold to the public customers.  The products may be made by the shop owner or may be purchased wholesale from a third party supplier and then resold to the customer. </p>
<p dir="ltr">A specialty store is a type of retail shop that only sells one category of products.  Because of this a specialty store can have a larger and better selection of goods with in that category.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">A non specialty store sells a variety of merchandise like a grocery store or department store.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">a Hardware store would be a specialty store.  You can buy nails at any variety store.  But , if you need a specific roofing nail you go to a hardware or building supply store.   A hardware store specializes in all the different roofing products you might need.  While Walmart may only a few choices.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Sam Walton founder of Walmart said that for small retailers to compete with Walmart they should open a specialty store.  A shop where the customer can find a larger selection of specialized goods and advice centralized around one line of products.   Walmart sells only the best sellers in each department.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Here is a list of different types of Specialty Stores.</p>
<p dir="ltr">▪  Wedding Dress shop<br>
▪  Children's Shoe Store<br>
▪   Baby Furniture<br>
▪  Comic Book Store<br>
▪  Hobby Shop<br>
▪  Ethnic Foods<br>
▪  Book Store<br>
▪  Office Supplies<br>
▪   Jewelry Store<br>
▪  Party Supply<br>
▪  Pet Store<br>
▪  Learning Toys<br>
▪  Candles<br>
▪  Team Shop<br>
▪  Gourmet Foods<br>
▪  Kitchen Gadgets<br>
▪  Antiques<br>
▪  Auto Parts</p>
<p dir="ltr">Any shop that specializes in one type of products. </p>
Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-90514611615999856522015-09-09T14:25:00.001-04:002015-09-09T14:36:52.213-04:00Can You make real Money as a Secret Shopper on Long Island?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Secret shopping on Long Island has become a big business today more than ever before. Marketing and consulting firms need up to date information to help retail businesses compete. Independent secret shoppers are used to gather market research. With the advent of the digital world the Secret shopping business is growing faster than ever.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--fxLj-q9_XE/VfB7wrAd5zI/AAAAAAAAAbA/Bev8NeI-QaI/s1600/customer-service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--fxLj-q9_XE/VfB7wrAd5zI/AAAAAAAAAbA/Bev8NeI-QaI/s200/customer-service.jpg" width="200" /></a>So, can you really make money working as a Secret Shopper? The answer is YES! All you need is time, good transportation, a digital camera, and a personal computer. A standard Secret shop takes between 10-30 minutes of visiting a retail store, making observations and taking a few pictures. Then, another 15 - 30 minutes answering the evaluation online. For a total of 25 - 60 minutes of work plus transportation time. <br />
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Not every secret shop is the same. Some can be very simple and others can be very complex. The amount of money you can make depends on this. $20 for an hours work is not hard to find. Some secret shops pay $5 , while others might pay $75.<br />
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One of the best thing about secret shopping are the perks. Even if the pay for the shop is $5, you might get a reimbursement to make a purchase you can keep free.<br />
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Here are some examples of secret shopper jobs.<br />
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<li>$5 and a free cup of coffee. Answer 12 questions.</li>
<li>$15 pay and $5 reimbursement at a comic book store.</li>
<li>$8 to go into Home Depot and take pictures of the paint dept.</li>
<li>$40 to pose as a new car buyer and take a test drive.</li>
<li>$5 plus two free movie tickets and $15 for refreshments. </li>
<li>$20 pay plus $20 food reimbursement at local restaurants.</li>
<li>$15 to evaluate customer service at Bobs</li>
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<li>Search the different internet sites a few times a day. </li>
<li>Beat out other shoppers applying for the job. Usually first to apply will get the secret shopping job.</li>
<li>Meet the requirements of the shop. </li>
<li>Be very observant. </li>
<li>Keep good records.</li>
<li>Keep in good standing with the marketing companies hiring secret shoppers.</li>
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You will need to apply to 5-10 different Secret Shopping companies. Not every company has work in your area every day or week. You will need to do this in order to make a regular income. Knowing what companies to apply to is a widely held secret in itself. Other retail secret shoppers are not willing to give out this information to keep the competition down. </div>
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<li>What Secret Shopping Companies To apply To?</li>
<li>How to Search For Secret Shopping Jobs?</li>
<li>What is Sassie and how does it work?</li>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-69165017044051469922015-09-07T17:09:00.000-04:002015-09-07T17:10:35.453-04:00Who Hires Mystery Shoppers And Why?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Mystery shoppers are independent contractors hired by companies who specialize in mystery shopping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marketing companies use mystery shoppers to gather information about a product or store. Sometimes the marketer is working for the retail company itself. Other times they are working for a vendor or competitor trying to gain useful information. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So what kind of companies get shopped by mystery shoppers. All kinds of retail and service industry stores get shopped. Here is an example of some of the stores that get shopped.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Walmart get mystery shopped by price checkers almost every day. So that Target and other retails can match their low prices.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Movie Theaters get mystery shopped to make sure they are not letting under age kids in to rated "R" movies. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Convenience stores get mystery shopped to check to see if they check " ID's ".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Home Depot gets shopped by paint vendors to see if the sales people are selling their product.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Banks use mystery shopping to check the on how effective their sales people are.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Video game suppliers want to make sure that stores aren't selling games before the release date.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Fast food , restaurants and most all big retailers do spot check evaluations by mystery shoppers on their employees all the time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Car Dealerships get mystery shopped for JD Powers, and other ratings companies. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Best Buy uses shoppers to do regular non secret audits of their stores. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Comic book publishers use mystery shoppers to see if the store is real or is a collector trying to by wholesale from them.</span></li>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-79637643859475988292015-09-07T15:49:00.000-04:002015-09-09T14:37:52.664-04:00What Is A Mystery or Secret Shopper?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><u>What is a mystery or Secret Shopper?</u></i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A <b><u>secret shopper,</u></b> sometimes called a <u><b>mystery shopper</b></u> is an independent contractor who does audits in retail stores with out being seen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marketing companies use secret mystery shoppers to go into retail stores and do market research on all kinds of different areas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mostly retail employees know this as being shopped. They may be be evaluated on how well they are preforming their job when they think nobody is looking. But, secret shopping is used by more than the retail stores themselves. Manufactures of all kind of products want to know how well their products are being merchandised or pushed by sales people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes they want to check on rules being complied with. Such as selling tobacco to minors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A lot of companies use secret mystery shopping to spy on the competition. What is the competition doing better than you are? What are their prices? </span><br />
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-62774712026601399062015-07-31T13:12:00.000-04:002016-07-13T08:00:56.720-04:00The Dollar Five & Ten Retail Stores?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I was a child we had the local <b>5 and 10</b>, aka the five and Dime store. Just your classic variety store. Nothing there at least was <b>5 or 10 cents</b>. <br />
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Today we have dollar stores like <i>Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Dollar General and Everything </i><b>.99 cents</b>. Soon with the way inflation goes, there will not be any true dollar stores. <br />
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I have an idea for a new chain of stores, "<b>Dollar, Five & Ten"</b>. The old fashion general variety store with a twist. Everything is sold in a multiple of<b> $1.00, $5.00 and $10.00.</b> Nothing over <b>$10.00</b>.<br />
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Sale signs of <b>2 for $1</b>, <b>3 for $10</b>, and <b>2 for $5</b> would be common around the retail variety store. <br />
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I would try to go under the radar of other large retail chains. Follow <i>Walmart's</i> model of opening stores spread apart from each other and filling in the landscape as I grow larger. In this way I might not get noticed so other large retailers can copy my idea. <br />
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I could imagine small 4000 sq. ft. to 6000 sq. ft. retail discount stores. Large Baskets with large sale signs around the front. All the toys in the bin <b>"3 / $10"</b>. <br />
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The Dollar Five & Ten Retail Store, just and idea now. But, look out for them in the future!<br />
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Unbelievable, Indian woman shoplifting in a clothing shop. Watch the way these woman steal clothes. Professional <br />
shoplifter at work. when nobody is looking the shoplifter is free to steal. Camera are a great tool to see what you missed. Next time this shoplifter is seen, they will be watched. <em>Well we hope so</em>!<br />
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-82111872532006858272015-03-03T10:36:00.003-05:002017-06-27T12:48:26.709-04:00Think and Grow a Rich Retail Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So you have a somewhat successful retail store, or maybe not. How do you grow a successful Retail business? What am I doing wrong?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It may not be your business that needs to change. It might just be you that needs to grow. Think of your retail store as your child. You can spend thousands of dollars raising a child. But if you don't feed them the right food, teach them right from wrong, and how to do things for themselves, they will rely on you to do everything. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> It may be time to train your employees to take control of the day to day business. If your retail store can't run without you, your haven't done your job well enough to let go of the reins. No matter how successful your business is, you will never have the time to open a second and third store. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> There is a huge advantage to managing more than one retail store location. If for any unforeseen reason something happens, fire, flood, or just low customer traffic, your not out of business. If one location fails the whole company shouldn't fail. There should always be a back up plan. Everyone always thinks bigger is better. I'd rather have 5 small retail stores that can work on their own, than one big one that relies on me for every decision. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> This is why every retail business no matter how small in order to grow, you have to think and act like a large retail corporation. <b><i>Think And Grow a Rich Retail Business</i></b>. Each of your stores should run exactly the same. Same merchandise, same point of sale systems, same procedures, etc. This way if there's a problem, a sick call, someone from another one of your stores can be sent to fill in, and knows exactly what to do. This leaves you free to do other things like buying, hiring, supervising and growing a rich retail business. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Think you can't and you won't. Think you can do it and you just might be the next<i> <b>Sam Walton</b></i> <b><i>(founder of Walmart)</i></b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><u>Think and Grow Rich</u></i></b> is a state of mind. Be positive and never give up! You've made the first step by looking for help. Set your goals high. Don't be discouraged if you don't hit your goals the first try. It just may mean your on the wrong path. Just change the plan, never the goal, never give up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read both of these books. The first is <b><i><u>"Think and Grow Rich"</u></i></b> the other <b><i><u>"Sam Walton Made in America"</u></i></b>. They will set you on a path to success.</span></span><br />
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.7127837 -74.00594130000001840.3275957 -74.651388300000022 41.0979717 -73.360494300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-70750490217953349712015-02-04T11:58:00.000-05:002018-12-14T07:27:16.185-05:00How to be a Better Retail Store Manager!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Ask yourself. "Do I want to be a better store manager"?</u></span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 32.9966px;"><b><u>"Can I be a better store manager than the last one"?</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 32.9966px;"><b><u>"How can I be a better store manager"?</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 32.9966px;"><b><u>" What's the benefits of being a better store manager"?</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Having a ret</span></span><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: #eeeeee;">ail store manager job is something to be really proud of. Part of you still might be nervous about your new management job. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We don’t need to tell you it’s more than being in charge of the store and keeping customers happy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Your role will involve being in charge of just the store’s sales, keeping an eye on stock levels, reordering supplies and <span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;">managing and motivating your staff</span><span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;"> .</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;"> You’ll also need to set an example to your employees and </span><span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;">stick to company policies</span><span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 14.7719993591309px;">. It's a lot of work being a retail store manager but it's worth it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not sure what skills you're going to require to do the job?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Motivating your employees will become one of the most important parts of your job, without their help you’re in big trouble, and could even <b>go out of business</b>. So how do you keep your staff happy while still getting their respect?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Keep in mind how your felt when you were in there shoes. Things that motivated you will Motivate your employees. Things that disgruntled you will do the same to them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you’re still lost and unsure about how to manage your team effectively, don’t panic! There are several different styles of management you can try.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><u>A Better Store Manager is a Hands on Retail Manager.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Although it’s important to be aware of everything that’s going on, don’t do everything yourself, remember as manager it’s now your job to get more done than you can do yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As long as you know what needs to be done, you can delegate the work to the best person and your store will still run efficiently. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Stay calm in a crisis and leave the excitement to your staff; remember if anything goes wrong the staff will look to you to lead the way. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As a manager, you are responsible for the whole team. You are the voice of reasoning for the group when dealing with company-wide issues. If your team let you down, you have to take it on the chin, but equally if they do well, you can be credited with the success – and that is the most rewarding part of the job.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"></b><span style="font-size: large;">Yes they do. Call it what you will, someone is stealing from you. Studies have shown that more than half of all employees have taken something from their job with out permission. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Employee theft accounts for more than 50% of shrink in a retail store. A lot of it happens right in front of you and your blind to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you know what happens when your not there? I've seen employees go right up to the candy aisle and help themselves. They don't even think there is anything wrong with it. Well the boss knows, he lets us eat the open candy. "Oops, this is open, now I can eat it". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Family is worst of all. They take for themselves, they give there friends all while other employees watch. "What's good for the them is good for me too"! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If your employees are disgruntled, they are more likely to steal from you. So what can you do about it?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Set rules that everyone must follow, even you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Damaged merchandise should be writen on a log, boxed up and labeled. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">If you decide to give away the damaged or open goods, they should be done privately.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Log all merchandise used for store use. Only management should approve taking something for store use. Store use is an expense, this log is needed for bookkeeping. Not logging the expense causes shrink!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Employee purchases should be witnessed if not rung up by management. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Employees should not be allowed to ring up friends or family with out management approval. And should be witnessed.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">If you do take merchandise for your own personal use from your business. It should be done privately and be written down on a log for bookkeeping purposes.</span></li>
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The sale of goods and services from the industries to the end customer is called retail. A retailer is one who purchases goods from the industry in bulk and then sell it to customers. Retailing can be done either in a fixed location , door to door or online.<br />
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First ever job for anyone can be confusing as you are new for this experience. Same is the case with a retail job. This article will give you guidelines if you are to choose work a retail job.<br />
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<li> <u><b>Be on Time:</b></u> Good time management is the key to success. In the case of a retail job, one must always be on time. Don’t make your customer wait. They have a lot of options, so make it worth them coming to you.</li>
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<li> <u><b>Expectation From Day One:</b></u> Either a teen or adult, when you go for the first retail job always keep your morals high but expectations low. A new employee on the day one of work is not that capable to handle all work efficiently, but still no theory can guide you better than practice.</li>
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<li> <u><b>Making a good Impression:</b></u> Whether it's because of all the excitement, the desire to make an incredible first impression, or both, many people start a new job sprinting out of the starting gates. If you perform well in the coming days keep it up. If you do not maintain the routine your impression may drop to zero from ten.</li>
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<li><u><b>Ask, if You Don’t Know:</b></u> If you don’t know about something, better than doing it wrong, ask for help. You can ask your employer for guideline so that you can do good. Doing work the wrong way is not right.</li>
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<li> <u><b>Deliver Your Best:</b></u> It’s simple if you will behave well and friendly with your customers they will come back to buy from you again. A retailer’s good customer service attracts the customer.</li>
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<li><u><b>Create a filter in your mind: </b></u> Once you had a bad experience with something put it in that filter to always stay warned not to repeat that. It is very helpful in removing the flaws from one self.</li>
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<li><b><u> Customer Service:</u></b> Either one or ten, each customer should be on your priority. If one customer came to buy one product and other for many, treat both on equal importance as each adds to your business.</li>
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<li> <u><b>Competition with yourself:</b></u> Set your target goals and keep motivating yourself to achieve them. If you succeed go for more. Being your own competitor will keep your moral up to work hard.</li>
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<li> Sum-up:</li>
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<li>Be on time </li>
<li>Learn from your mistakes </li>
<li>Be honest </li>
<li>Be friendly </li>
<li>Remain open minded</li>
<li> Care about the quality of work</li>
<li>Take Pride in you work and have fun!</li>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-14316562807625682282014-12-23T07:50:00.002-05:002017-02-27T09:07:03.854-05:00When is The Best Time To Go Shoplifting?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This post is written in the eyes of a shoplifter. In this way retail store managers have a better idea what to look for to catch shoplifters and lower shrink.<br>
When is the best time to go shoplifting?<br>
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<li>During the busiest part of the busy holiday shopping days. </li>
<li>late morning when the lines are out the door. Before lunch / shift change fewer employees are in duty.</li>
<li>Dinner time, again when lines are long and before shift change. Less employees are in the store and the ones that are, are more concerned with leaving than looking for shoplifters. </li>
<li>End of the night. Again less employees in store. Manager is in back room making deposits.</li>
</ol>Shoplifters will scope out your store and know who's usually where, when they come to steal from you.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The day after Holiday is the best time to take something off the shelf and return it for credit. <br>
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<li>shoplifters will have something to return with a real receipt. This takes the suspicion away from the shoplift theft. </li>
<li>Take 2 other items off the shelf. </li>
<li>Bring all 3 to the register and tell the cashier. You want to return items ( only one you have the receipt for). And buy the third. </li>
<li>This is known as the buy one steal one trick.</li>
<li> Find a receipt on the floor a few days before. Then return to the store with a bag. This looks as if you entered. The store with the item . Then take it off the shelf and to the register to return. </li>
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These shoplifting practices work best in smaller stores. Where the small retail store owners and managers don't know whats going on. That's why they should read <a href="http://theretailconsultant.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">THE RETAIL CONSULTANT</a> and see what they are missing!<br>
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Kogward@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03458591450925697381noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443014147664659245.post-60828528953989992672014-12-05T08:50:00.000-05:002015-07-29T09:06:04.095-04:00McDonald's is Running a Scam Still going on 8 months Later!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Don't Eat at the McDonald's on middle country rd. Coram, NY. 11727.<br />
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They are running a scam. When asked about it they just get nasty and defensive. <br />
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The price of the so called Extra Value Meal is more expensive than its parts. <br />
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Example: the sausage burito meal is $5.29. Yet coffee is $1.00 + Hash browns $1.19 + 2 buritos @ $1.19 = $4.57<br />
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That is a $.62 over charge.<br />
what a scam!<br />
what's in the lunch menu , I'll never know.<br />
Don't plan to ever eat there again. <br />
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McDonald's down the road had the burito for. Only $1.00. That's even cheaper. <br />
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