http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog A blog on retail issues, by retail consultants Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:24:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The November issue of Los Angele magazine lists ZJ boarding house as best athletic shoe shop for skateboarding shoes in Los Angeles. http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/10/28/zj-boarding-house/ Errol Chavkin's client, Olive and Bette's (NY), was mentioned on the television show Entertainment Today. Alan Roseman's client, ZJ Boarding House, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a wildly successful carnival in Santa Monica, CA; the proceeds were contributed to charity. In England, affiliate Thierry Bayle had a feature article printed ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/10/27/making-the-news/ Messengers of doom and gloom are dominating the air space and permeating conversations in businesses large and small. They say the economy is reeling and many business owners are in a state of panic. Change is occurring. Management One® has always professed that in order for businesses to flourish, management ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/10/10/now-what/ Our Winning@Marketing team has been operating for 4 months now and working with these marketing experts has given me some real insights into many changes occurring all around us. I remember 45 years ago as a kid in my dad’s men’s store, most marketing was word of mouth and a ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/08/29/then-and-now-the-world-of-retail-has-turned-upside-down/  A great article about the strong performance of Urban Outfitters http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/08/27/examples-to-live-by/ Hiring and placing people in the right positions is one of the important keys to success in any business. The hiring process we implement as part of the Winning@Business® process is designed to put the right people in the right place at the right time. Sounds good but what the heck ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/08/26/are-you-looking-for-ducks-to-soar-like-eagles/ When you started in business everything was new and exciting. Problems were challenges to be overcome.  Everything worked just fine on paper. Everything worked just fine on paper. 80 hour weeks were necessary but fun. You called the shots and managed every crisis that came along.  ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/08/26/the-battle-lines-are-drawn/ The new picture of business, at least for the next year or so, seems to be one of closings, cutbacks and trimming. The obvious approach would be to cut back like everyone else but there may be a better way. For many years we have been faced with a scarce ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/07/16/replace-the-road-warriors/ The Business of People By Evan Wise Howard Behar, executive of Starbucks, says, “We are not in the coffee business serving people, but rather in the people business serving coffee!” This is a lesson for every small business owner, especially retailers. You too are in the people business. Behar doesn’t say they ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/07/16/17/ During it's centennial year, Dick Hite of Norton Ditto decided to share one of the key aspects of his success. Since 1908 Norton Ditto has been the premier fashion retailer in Houston Texas. From the early days when the store's typical customer arrived at the downtown store in a ... http://www.specialty-retail-blog.com/blog/2008/06/17/case-study-norton-ditto-%e2%80%93-affecting-a-plan/