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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
WhizBang
WhizBang is offering their Foot Traffic Formula four part training process to Management One clients for FREE. It normally sells for $97. Thanks to WhizBang for sharing. Cheers Evan
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Evan Wise
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Remembering the Fundamentals
As retailers head down the stretch to the finish line of the calendar year, it is important they focus on the fundamentals of retail. Many retailers hire new part-timers for the holiday and at that time, many of the regular staff can get so burned out as to forget some of the key fundamentals. Make [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Holiday Related,inspiration, strategy, and metrics,selling by Evan Wise
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Creative Retail
Every store has good times and bad. When the tide is rising, it is easy for store owners to be lulled into the belief that he/she is really doing the right things and making the right decisions. Unfortunately, many times that leads to complacency that translates into a lack of vision, creativity and experimentation with [...]
No Comments » - Posted in The Recession,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
In The Spotlight
John Adams’ (San Diego, CA) client Kerut in La Jolla, CA, was just named the Editor’s Top Shop in the Country by Elle magazine. Each month the publication highlights a boutique that stands out as a place to shop that is not only innovative in the design of the store, but also the overall concept design [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Affiliate Accomplishments by Evan Wise
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Creative Retail
By Evan Wise Managing Director- Management One Every store has good times and bad. When the tide is rising it is easy to be lulled into the belief that you are really doing the right things and making the right decisions. Too often that leads to complacency that translates into a lack of vision, creativity [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Benefits of Consultants,Holiday Related,change,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
comments on Lisa Lockwood’s “Frugal shoppers are here to stay”
A very good assessment of the consumer’s frugal mindset
No Comments » - Posted in The Recession,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
INCREASE TURNOVER THROUGH BETTER FORECASTING
By Evan Wise and James Hallman The most successful retailers focus on the fundamentals and not the excuses that surround us. If you can’t control it then it is likely an excuse. One very controllable and important aspect of your business is the turn rate of your merchandise. In fact, the best indicator of retail [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Inventory Planning,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Disturbing Consultants
Nicki Weiss, a sales consultant that happens to be a cousin of Neal Esserman, writes an excellent newsletter (you can sign up at www.saleswise.ca) She wrote an intriguing article this month which is relevant to those hoping to benefit from consulting, discussiong how disturbances are necessary for effective consulting. A disturbance is an “outbreak of [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Benefits of Consultants,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Seeing the way forward
I just got off the phone talking to new business owner. She told me, “ I want to make the right decisions from the start.” The importance of making key decisions correctly to get the new business off the ground is never more important than in the months BEFORE the store opens. Many new retailers [...]
No Comments » - Posted in About Management One,Retail Leadership,inspiration, strategy, and metrics by Evan Wise
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Check out the future of shopping
The Future of Shopping This may change brick and mortar instead of just fitting rooms! WOW! How do you see this changing the strategy for your client base? Imagine loading your inventory into your pos system and then customers just pick what they want from a unit like this. Thanks to affiliate <a href=”http://www.management-one.com/about/affiliates.php?affiliate=r-natelson#bio” title=”Rick [...]