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How to Establish Retail Store Policies When Just Starting Out
Before your grand opening, take time to formulate your operating policies. These guidelines will help you decide just what rules to put in place.
How to Navigate Wholesale Merchandise Markets as a New Retailer
The best place to purchase stock for your retail store is most likely at regional market centers. Find out how to work these wholesale showrooms.
Following Weeks of Delays, East Coast Shipping en Route to Normalcy
Retailers that depend on goods shipped to the Port of New York and New Jersey have been tearing their hair out in recent weeks. But there's smooth sailing ahead.
Startup Offers a Fresh Take on Online Auctions
Yumani lets vendors duke it out to give you the best price.
Five Retail Design Myths Debunked
Be creative in your store design and take a skeptical view of the conventional wisdom.
6 Tips for Running a Layaway Program
With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, now is the time to consider offering your customers a layaway option.
Creating Shops from Shipping Containers
How small retailers are building new kinds of stores.
7 Retail Disaster Zones Every Storeowner Should Avoid
How to prevent common store design mistakes that can make your customers less likely to buy.
Bouncing Back from Bankruptcy to Reinvent a Brand
How the J. Peterman Company was reborn as a globe-trotter's resource on the web.
A Sneak Peek at the Store of the Future
Look for more decentralized, less cluttered stores that offer experiences and personalized products.
5 Ways to Make Sweet Music for Your Business
Ditch the Muzak and tailor your tunes to appeal to your customers and employees.
BeachMint Carves a Retail Niche with Celebrity Appeal
How Myspace veteran Josh Berman and serial entrepreneur Diego Berdakin are using personal recommendations for exclusive merchandise by celebrity design partners.
5 Tips for Boomer-Friendly Retail Design
Bring on the boomers. Consider this advice when designing a store where boomers are the customers.
Do You Know the Best Way to Grow Your Business?
Once your business launches, it's time to grow. But it's important to grow smart. Here's a look at why the Shark Tank investors passed on one great company after taking a look at its growth plan.
Lighting Up Your Store -- and Your Sales
How to light your retail space to the best effect without breaking the bank.