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 Retail Uninterrupted
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burlaphorse
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Business Survival Kit
Tags: sale, customers, shopkeeping, merchandising, store, community, retailing, operation, displays, design, consulting, problems, diffusers, host Add to favorites
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In September, my husband and I were returning from an evening trip to San Antonio when a car in front of us stopped...yes stopped in the passing lane of the interstate at nine o'clock at night (in a construction zone). My only option was to slam ... view post
I have a talented daughter. She’ll be nine years old this January. Can you believe it? I can still look at her and see her as a little baby. Her ears were a little too big for her face and while she’s grown into them, she ...
Customers, bless their hearts, always give us retailers so much to giggle at. I continue to contend that they’re all let “loose” on the same day – that just as deaths occur in threes, so do the dumb things said and done by a customer at ... view post
Ahh Thanksgiving...that time of year when you attempt to squeeze a massive holiday dinner into your day of preparations for Black Friday. I haven't been to my folks' for Thanksgiving in seven years of store ownership. They live five hours away and it's really hard to ... view post
Here’s a question for you…especially those of you out there in retail land that offer special orders to your customers – what are your policies regarding deposits and returns on a special order? I require fifty percent down on the order and a signature to ... view post
Note: Read Turf Wars first. So, clearly we had a great conversation. Comparing notes and laughing at the day-to-day retail moments. It was like "Retail Uninterrupted" come to life! My friend spoke of the dangers of owning a gun. The times that he might use it ...
We had dinner the other night with the co-owners of a local store. We collaborated on a recent event and met to debrief. These two are so funny...much like my husband and me. One is more interested in keeping the back room more orderly and the ... view post
I've just returned from a city council meeting. My husband is a newly elected councilman and I serve on a city commission. The council is considering a "state of the art" ethics ordinance that would eliminate the ability for any city official, elected or appointed, to ... view post
We named the Burlap Horse after an antique pull toy. We looked around the room and named whatever we laid our eyes upon. "The Iron Star"...too typical for Texas. "The Rusty Knob"...naw. As a former equestrienne, the Burlap Horse was me. It was also linked to ...
The other morning, I had an unexpected furniture delivery. Fortunately, it was before opening time and I came in the front door, dropped my bag and went out back to help out (read: supervise). I turned one set of overheads on but left the rest for ...
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