Shoes For Change
I don’t mean shoes for change, as in the cost, such as fifty cents, but really more about shoes and shoe companies that change peoples lives. I just ordered a couple of pairs of Tom’s and while they are super Read More …
Category: retail
Worthy
Supporting a local charity, or a youth sports organization is definitely a worthy cause. Spending my Friday evening or Saturday morning; however, working at the snack stand isn’t quite my idea of valuable… Our group requires a $50 snack stand Read More …
Safer Ways To Pay
It used to be everything was paid in cash, but then that wasn’t safe; for the customer or the retailer. Then, we had checks; but that became unsafe for retailers. Credit cards became the way to pay…but at a cost. Read More …
Paying More
If you really want something unusual, or better service, or even faster, more accurate service, do you mind paying more? Probably not. Better, faster and more accurate are valuable to you. They’re valuable to many… What about paying the same thing, Read More …
New To Me
When something is new to me, I want to be able to go to a place where the experts are there to help me. Take, for example, the sporting goods store for the latest sport your kids have decided to Read More …
Auto Fill
Auto fill or auto ship…which one is better? One is someone else’s interpretation of what you’re thinking, or a computer algorithm, and may or may not be what you really want, let alone what you need. One is something you Read More …
Skewed Results
No, I am not talking about marketing spin on the (*very real!) numbers for your business – which is a lot of fun by the way…we can talk about this another time. Today, I am talking about sharing an Amazon Read More …
Maybe You’ll Like This
An interesting world this industry called publishing…in particular, the tagging of books listed as “Maybe you’ll like this…” simply because you’ve purchased this other book. Earlier this year, Harper Lee’s long lost Go Set A Watchman was all the buzz. Read More …
Private Sale
It used to be something very special – to be invited to a private sale – but now, that could mean you and every other person in their e-mail database are invited. Or, everyone with the retail store’s credit card Read More …
Commissioned Sales
No one offers you personal, one on one attention, like a commissioned sales person. Many companies, even retail stores at the mall, decide to go this route. Typically, there is a base wage, which is usually higher than the average Read More …