Shop Talk Newsletter

Shop Talk Newsletter

Our team of retail consultants are always shopping the marketplace to discover new retail trends, observe best practices and find ways that retailers can do things better. To help our clients and readers think about ways to improve their retail business, we put our retail expertise into a monthly newsletter, Shop Talk.

Below, find past copies of Shop Talk and better yet, sign up to receive Shop Talk in your inbox every month!

February 2012 - Can You Be A Giant Even If Not An Amazon?
February 16, 2012

As we settle into the new year, the new and hot topic seems to be about Amazon and how it is "making it so difficult" for small businesses to survive. But we have a bone to pick with that argument...

January 2012 - 1st Annual Retail Cluelist
January 26, 2012

Inspired by CNN's "Ridiculist" and the Award Season that is upon us (the Golden Globes, the Oscars, the NFL playoffs, and a country Music award program that seems to haunt us every other week),...

December 2011 - Back in Black
December 2, 2011

The holiday season is off and running and hopefully yours is going well thus far. As you have surely noticed, in recent years, and particularly this one, the media has created an absolute frenzy...

November 2011 - Branding is Not a 4 Letter Word
November 17, 2011

As a retailer, do you shudder when you hear the word branding? Does it bring to mind big budgets and ad agencies? How can you think about branding for your store? It is so much more than just...

October 2011 - Recipes for Success
October 20, 2011

Most supermarket retailers fall into the old school, traditional and boring category. The last decade has seen some amazing shifts in this retailing venue. There are a lot of exciting changes and...

September 2011 - Every Little Thing Matters
September 29, 2011

This month we wanted to share some quick and low-budget ideas on how to make improvements in your store. Some of these suggestions may appear to be small and seemingly insignificant updates, but...

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