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Retail Business Kit For Dummies

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Retail Business Kit For Dummies by Rick Segel offers practical advice for starting and managing a successful retail business. It covers fundamentals like choosing the right location, managing inventory, and understanding financial statements, while also providing insights into customer service and marketing strategies. The book is designed to be a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced entrepreneurs in the retail sector.
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This book may appeal to you if you're looking to start or enhance a retail business and need practical guidance on management, marketing, sales, and customer service. Perfect for budding entrepreneurs or seasoned retailers, it offers strategic insights and actionable tips to help you increase efficiency, engage customers, and maximise profits in the competitive retail landscape.

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Whether you're a novice or a seasoned retail entrepreneur, this title shows you how to start and run your business in retail marketplace-from your original dream and the day-to-day operation to establishing a connection with customers and increasing your sales, both on the Web and at a brick-and-mortar shop.

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Whether you're a novice or a seasoned retail entrepreneur, Retail Business Kit For Dummies shows you how to start and run your business in today’s retail marketplace—from your original dream and the day-to-day operation to establishing a connection with customers and increasing your sales, both on the Web and at a brick-and-mortar shop.

In this practical, how-to guide, retail expert Rick Segel shares his expertise and reveals what it takes to be successful. You’ll get a handle on the basics of launching and growing your business, from writing a business plan and finding a great location to hiring and keeping great staff. Find out how to meet and exceed customer expectations, create a positive shopping experience, provide top-notch customer service, and earn customer loyalty. Discover how to:

  • Launch a successful independent retail business
  • Create a Web site that shines
  • Connect with customers and increase sales
  • Handle legal and accounting issues
  • Design stores that really work
  • Practice the 10 keys to retail selling
  • Use management practices proven in the trenches
  • Make visual merchandising work for you

Make your new venture succeed beyond your wildest dreams with a little help from Retail Business Kit For Dummies!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials found in the print version of this title are not included as part of eBook file.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780470293300

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Multiple-component retail product, part(s) enclosed

Date Published: 02 September 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Rick Segel, CSP is an international retail expert and author of 8 books on retailing. Segel is the Online Retail Marketing Expert for Staples.com and is the creator of the highly acclaimed Retail Awards Program in Massachusetts. His weekly column is read by more than 10,000 retailers worldwide.

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