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Get Inspired With Advice from WhizBang! Retail Training

Rants, Raves, & Reflections On Retail Life!

This blog is filled with articles that will get you motivated to run the indie store you’ll be proud of. 

Customer Friendly Policies

Customer friendly policies in your store is the key to having customers come back. Give your customers a great experience with customer friendly policies.

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Use A Merchandising Matrix

Learn a simple technique for finding “holes” in your assortment – places where you are missing merchandise that you should have in your store with the WhizBang! assortment plan video.

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Retail Staff Communication

Your retail staff communication requires some tools to be effective.  Put these tools into place for clear concise communication in your store.

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Open To Buy Planning

The right amount of the right stuff at the right time is the key to retail store profitability. Learn what Open To Buy Planning is and why you need it. 

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Staff Training

Sales training is one of the best ways to go when it comes to retail team training. Training is the most effective way to get great sales and great service. 

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Increase sales

Learn the easiest way to increase sales in your retail store.  These tips can turn your staff into superstars helping them increase sales.

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Multiple Purchase Programs

Multiple purchase programs can add to your retail store’s bottom line.  Here are a few multiple purchase programs you can put together right away.

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Retail Skills

Why do 90% of small businesses fail?  It’s because of a lack of retail skills and knowledge.  Learn what you can do to be a success in your store.

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Spring Retail Promotion

Here is a great spring retail promotion that is good for any store that has kids that shop or parents of kids. It’s fun, simple, and could have the potential to draw more potential customers into your store!

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Green Retail Business

Making your store into a green retail business will save you money, make you happier, healthier, and enable your retail store to contribute positively to the environment.  

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New Years Retail Ideas

Here are some great retail ideas to put to work in your store to make more money, have more fun, and live with less stress. 

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Employee Appreciation Events

Employee appreciation events are a great way to show your employees how much you care.  Get the most from your employees by giving a little back.  

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Coaching Your Staff

To get the most out of your staff it just takes a little coaching. Coaching your staff is one of the easiest ways to get high performance from your staff.

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Staffing A Retail Store

Staffing a retail store requires lots of searching and a lot of people who don’t get the job. Use this simple technique to turn your applicants into shoppers.

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Business Stages

Do you know all of your business stages? Discover how to build a better retail business, and learn the important stages of building your retail store, much like the hundreds of people at the retail success summit did from retail expert, Steve Frazee.

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Retail Trade Show Tips For Retail Store Owners

Trade shows, love ‘em or hate ‘em, they should be an important event in your life as a store owner or manager. Here are a few lessons (learned the hard way) about how to get the absolute most from your next trade show.

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WhizBang! Retail Training helps retailers of all sizes build great stores. Founded in 1999 by retail experts Bob Negen and Susan Negen, we offer products and services designed to fit the needs of brand new retailers as well as seasoned owners and multi-store chains.


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