Archive for March, 2011
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
The Frustration of Unemployment
At Management One® we are, and have been, in a growth mode. That means that we are challenged to find new affiliates in many areas. The process consists of doing everything possible to find people with a familiarity with retail business and a desire to establish and develop a career in retail consulting. Seems like [...]
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Hard and soft power
By Evan Wise I was reading an article on soft power (by Joseph Nye Jr, former dean of the Harvard Kennedy School) as it applies to foreign affairs and I found it very interesting and applicable to our business environment. Power is defined as the ability to influence the outcome to be what you desire. [...]
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Smyth Retail User Group Meeting
Evan Wise gave the keynote address for the 40 clients that travelled to Canton Ohio for 2 days of learning about the SRS POS system and how it interfaces with Management One® and the Winning@Retail process. Attendees heard Marc Weiss talk about cash flow planning and the break even analysis while John Adams and Dennis [...]
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
ARS POS ROLLOUT
ARS has developed an upload file that can easily feed the Management One® Winning@Retail process. This is a step forward for ARS users to be able to get more value from their numbers and more profits and cash from their business. The upload allows users to load update files at any time and the Management [...]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Till Next Year…
As the NFL playoffs get underway, I am again reminded that my Cleveland Browns will not be a part of the show. “Wait till next year” has become a common refrain in Cleveland sports. Cleveland teams adopt that strategy of hope rather than find the top talent and attempt to keep that talent in Cleveland. [...]
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
The Retail Resolution
Every rental car company rents the same or at least similar cars, yet Enterprise emerged from the pack to lead the industry. Starbucks rose from primarily selling a commodity, coffee, to establish a business that grew to unprecedented size. Southwest Airlines listened to customers and grew to the industry leader in air travel. The list [...]