Start Your Own Successful Retail Business (Start Your Own Retail Business) [Paperback]

Jan Kingaard (Author), Entrepreneur Press (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2007 | Series: Start Your Own Retail Business

Open the Store of Your Dreams
In every community, large or small, you're likely to see a variety of stores: clothing boutiques, gift shops, bookstores, specialty food shops, hardware stores... Their inventory may be totally different, but the steps involved in running them are much the same.

Experts take the mystery out of success and show you how to:

• Select merchandise that will fly off shelves
• Desig your store to welcome customers and encourage purchases
• Run day-to-day operations, from running the cash register to computing daily profits
• Track inventory and prevent theft
• Hire great employees and train them to provide stellar customer service
• Set prices to maximize profits
• And more!

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

As retail businesses face new challenges and opportunities, our guide is updated to provide the latest and most comprehensive news about different regions and market segments , technologies, store management and resources.

From the Back Cover

Whether you want your own storefront, a kiosk in a mall, an e-commerce store or anything in between, this essential guide covers everything you need to know. Successful retailers and retail experts nationwide share their real-life experiences and insights to help you strike out on your own and set up the retail business of your dreams.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 2 edition (April 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599180871
• ISBN-13: 978-1599180878
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Business & Investing > Small Business & Entrepreneurship > Retail Businesses

More About the Author

Jan Kingaard has been a business writer, editor and publisher since 1980. She has covered the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and experienced success and challenges first hand. A native of Southern California, Mrs. Kingaard has traveled throughout the United States, Australia, and Europe to gain insights into evolving markets, strategies, technologies and consumer experiences. She is currently working on a book about business startups in the recession and angel capitalization.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book covers everything you wanted to know about Retail!, December 31, 2007

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Tyler E. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Your Own Successful Retail Business (Start Your Own Retail Business) (Paperback)

The cover of this book made me hesitant to guy. But, after reading its prologue i decided to take a chance and was glad i did.

I recently purchased several retail books, including this one. Of these books, I found this one most useful.

One problem i have had with other retail books is that they spent too much time talking about hiring/firing people, incorporating the business etc. and very little on running the business itself (advertising, customer sales, inventory control, store look etc).

With that said, this book really focuses on the core elements of operating a retail business. It has chapters dedicated to your store layout, inventory control, pricing and negotiating with your suppliers, day-to-day operations, etc. It also does have chapters focused on incorporating, naming business, advertising, sales techniques, trademarking, website etc. But, focus is on running a retail business, how to make sales, how to keep costs in line with your budget.

I am somewhat generalizing here as i cant really explain how in depth this book really is. I can only say that if you want to start a retail business, whether its a coffee shop or a department store, then definitely buy this book!

I enjoyed this book so much, that i have since purchased other books under this publisher series.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, June 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Start Your Own Successful Retail Business (Paperback)

This book is great! Easy to read, in a simple, succint format, describes all details about starting a retail business.

Planning, Getting a loan, marketing, how to layout the store, controlling inventory, hiring people, and more!

Awesome!