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Start and Run a Retail Business (Paperback)

by Jim Dion (Author), Ted Topping (Author) "If you are thinking about opening a retail business, you have found the right book..." (more)
Key Phrases: describes your readiness, regular markdowns, profitable retail business, Yellow Pages, Text Work, Corporate Club (more...)

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Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Self-Counsel Press; Bk&CD-Rom edition (June 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1551801000
ISBN-13: 978-1551801001
Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

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describes your readiness, regular markdowns, profitable retail business, total inventory reductions, good sales associates, promotional markdowns, maintained margin, merchandise classification, suggestion selling, merchandise plan, professional retailer, payroll budget, forma profit, best retailers, average transaction, apprenticeship method

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4.0 out of 5 stars Retail is Detail..., August 27, 2003

By	Mark D (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

For anyone who is looking to delve into the abyss of retail planning & success, this is a proper place to start. The invaluable tips & worksheets provide a good starting point. Also, the author(s) put a great deal of emphasis on determining whether retail is right for you & the fact that you need to spend at least 1 year planning. As for me, I am happy to have read this book, and plan on keeping it as a reference guide.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written! Well organized! Worth reading., September 13, 2000

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"The Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business book is a comprehensive guide and reference book for every new retailer and even ones who have been in business for some time. Complete with examples and illustrations backed by real-world experience and rigorous research, it is a powerful resource. Well written and well organized, it makes a great book for individuals, small and large businesses alike. I found it easy to understand and apply."

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but out of date, July 23, 2006

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This has some good information as noted by other reviewers, but also a few shortcomings. Some of its advice will be useful only for particular businesses. It contains many references to fashion retailing and will be very relevant for people doing that.

The major shortcoming is that the technology chapter is woefully out of date. Written in 1998, it contains such chestnuts as, "We believe that every one of the personal computers in your store should have a CD-ROM drive." and "Providing information over the internet is a much better business proposition than selling products over the internet. Even if you could get your home page address to a huge number of potential customers, we do not believe that you should try to sell things to them." Considering I bought ther book online, I must respectfully disagree with the authors. This is not to say the chapter is entirely irrelevant. No better website advice has ever been given than, "Customers are not interested in bells and whistles when they visit a website. Instead, they want useful information and they want it quickly." I would give a new edition of this book with an updated technology chapter a four star rating.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Retail, but written more for large retail businesses.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Solid and valuable for new and experienced retailers.
Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business is not a typical start-up book. It does not try to cajole or charm you into the business of retailing. Read more

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