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Retail in Detail : How to Start and Manage a Small Retail Business [Paperback]

Ronald L. Bond (Author)
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March 28, 2001
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.



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"...Bond offers convenience and genuine value to readers looking for a concise and thorough introduction to the retail enterprise..." -- Evelyn Lager in ASD/AMD Trade News

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Covers 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 running a business. Contains practical information on planning a store opening, from selecting a product line and hiring employees to buying an initial inventory and obtaining the required permits, licenses, and tax numbers. Real information you can apply to your retail business today. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 2nd.ed. edition (March 28, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1555715559
  • ISBN-13: 978-1555715557
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,285,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Retail in Detail, very informative!, May 23, 2000
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Retail in Detail, How to start and manage a small retail business, was the most informative book I have read to date. In all the information out there to help you decide what to do and when, it gets a bit overwhelming. This book broke down very important points and explains them in detail. Other areas are hit lightly but you are given a variety of other areas of interest to answer them whether it is another book, etc. I will keep this with me for a long time.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Info, November 14, 2000
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I am thinking about starting my own small business & found this book to contain very good info about what to do & even more important what not to do. Gives both the pros & cons of starting your own business in a enjoyable reading style but does not sugar coat the difficulties involved. I found lots of helpful info about who to contact & where to go to get both additional info & purchasing wholesale.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Lacking in substance, August 19, 2004
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This review is from: Retail in Detail : How to Start and Manage a Small Retail Business (Paperback)
I found this book dissapointing for the following reasons:

The author's only experience in retail was in giftware so he hardly mentioned examples from other industries.
There is little mention of sales techniques (vital to success in today's competitive environment) nor little advise on how to wow your customers with extraordinary service.
The book offered little advise on which types of people you should employ - and how they should be trained to maximise your customer's shopping experience and your company's profitability.

If you are looking for a book to inspire you - rather look at Retail Success.
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