“You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are a vital resource to managing your business. Each selected KPI can be your

It is time to create a stir. Some excitement. Some passion. Go ahead, pound your chest a bit. It is time to make yourself known. It’s

Real estate site selection can be a complex web of evaluating store attributes within a potential store trade area.  The process utilizes both a science and

We select our store locations. We select our staff. We select the merchandise to carry; and along those lines, we select our vendors. Selecting the

We have all experienced it. The dreaded process of spending hours upon hours creating a strategic business plan that maps out the goals of the

Public relations can often be overlooked as a powerful tool in communicating your store and its brand throughout the community. Whether you are creating news,

There comes a time in every multi-unit retailer’s business cycle that they want to launch a new product that requires a reconfiguration to their store.

It was the situation that everyone dreads. Out of the blue, the anxiety-filled request was made – the CEO had summoned me to his office.

Recently, I had a terrific session with one of my clients on business planning. I have written articles before on the importance of business planning,

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…..” Ah yes…..the annual business planning cycle is upon us. The time of the year to huddle all