It is estimated that nearly 70,000 retail businesses are started a year. Retail in Detail takes you through all the steps of planning, opening, and managing a retail store of your own, beginning with an honest assessment of whether you are really suited to be running a business.
Instead of focusing on economic theories and obscure business concepts, this guide addresses daily problems of store operations such as:
- The ins and outs of wholesale markets
- Pricing and credit policies
- Inventory tracking and using computers
- Employee relations
- Store location, image, and merchandise displays
- Retailing on the Internet
- Selling your business
Retail in Detail also provides sample worksheets and tables:
- Monthly expenses chart
- Buying budget
- P/L statement
- Inventory Stock card
Includes a glossary of terms, a retail publications list, and locations of major wholesale market centers.
