Specialty Shop Retailing
Specialty Shop Retailing

Author: Carol L. Schroeder

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-06-04

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0470107413

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Unlike other books on retailing, Specialty Shop Retailingis aimed at the reader who has a dream of opening a store, but little background in this type of business. The book takes into account the fact that their motivation is often not primarily monetary, but rather the intangible benefits of creating your own business and working with people and products that you love. This new and improved 3rd edition includes material about selling on the Internet, including eBay storefronts; online marketing and customer service improvements; and changes in the retailing field, such as competing with big box retailers and the demise of the sales rep system.

Gourmet to Go
Gourmet to Go

Author: Robert Wemischner

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive guide to planning, preparing, marketing, and selling gourmet foods for the takeout market, a natural extension for caterers, food retail stores, and restaurants. This book discusses everything from planning to opening and operating, designing a "store" concept, setting up displays, marketing the food, equiping the kitchen and display area, and training sales and kitchen staff.

Filene's
Filene's

Author: Michael J. Lisicky

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0738591580

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See how brothers Edward and Lincoln Filene brought fashion and entertainment to generations of Bostonians. It was regarded as the World's Largest Specialty Store. William Filene's Sons Company was founded in 1870 and brothers Edward and Lincoln Filene were revolutionaries who championed employee relations and innovative merchandising. In 1909, Edward organized and opened Filene's famous Automatic Bargain Basement, while Lincoln helped found the Federated Department Stores Company in March 1929. Filene's was a pioneer in branch-store development. In its heyday, the store hosted appearances by fashion designers, such as Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, and Pauline Trigère, in addition to celebrities, like Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gloria Swanson, and Gene Autry. A victim of retail consolidation, the flagship downtown Boston store closed its doors in 2006. Its building, designed by the internationally renowned architect Daniel Burnham, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012 and anxiously awaits its redevelopment. Now, you can see some of these historic photographs that come directly from the Filene Marketing Archives at the Boston Public Library.

How to Sell
How to Sell

Author: John Hoerner

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2015-11-12

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1473529115

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Whether it's ideas or products, in our business or for someone else, we all need to be able to sell. This book guides us through invaluable tips from John Hoerner, who has over 50 years' experience as a retailer. Divided into chapters covering all aspects of retail, John’s wisdom is summarised in short incisive quotes, including: advice on handling customers, stores, buyers, suppliers, stock management, marketing and PR, strategy, investment and people. How To Sell is an authoritative guide to becoming the best retailer you can be.

Getting Your Specialty Food Product Onto Store Shelves: The Ultimate Wholesale How-To Guide for Artisan Food Companies
Getting Your Specialty Food Product Onto Store Shelves: The Ultimate Wholesale How-To Guide for Artisan Food Companies

Author: Jennifer Lewis

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780692213285

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Many small food business owners dream of seeing their products on store shelves, but how to get onto those shelves is a mystery. Focused specifically on specialty food businesses that don't have millions of marketing dollars at their disposal, this book unravels that mystery for food entrepreneurs, offering tactical tips, insight, and short stories of entrepreneurs who have been in your place and succeeded. Topics include: * Understanding the wholesale industry and the roles that brokers and distributors play * Pricing products appropriately so that you can grow and make money * In-depth insight into a variety of wholesale food channels, covering what you need to know and how you should approach specialty stores, supermarkets, club stores, and even food service and hospitality * How and why you should support your retailers to ensure you stay on the shelf * Information on labeling regulations and packaging guidelines to ensure your product gets noticed by customers and conforms with FDA requirements * Definitions and explanations of common wholesale and promotional terminology * Creating sales sheets that help your product sell-and samples to help guide you * The role trade shows play and how to make the most of them

Retail Hell
Retail Hell

Author: Freeman Hall

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-09-18

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1440508763

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From Act I: "I think you left these behind," I said, handing them to her. This happens all the time when women try to return bags they've used. Tampons, lipstick, coins, Tic Tacs, and condoms are the top treasures found. "Greasy" let out a sigh as if I were the problem. "I really don't see what the problem is here. It's none of your business what I keep in my handbag." It is when my commission is at stake! I'm not your Designer Handbag Rental Service! My name is not BagBorrowOrSteal.com! This is a place Freeman Hall, a twenty-year veteran "on the floor," knows well. While delivering side-splitting stories alongside brutally cynical commentary, Freeman recounts his most shocking experiences in Retail Hell. From the time he was attacked by a customer's four-year-old, who grabbed onto his leg like a poodle and wouldn't let go, to the day he found the fitting room walls covered in s**t, Freeman has seen and heard (smelled and felt) it all! Horrifying and hilarious, this behind-the-scenes look at what really goes on at the Big Fancy Stores is rollicking, ready-to-wear wisdom for readers everywhere.

Retail and Restaurant Spaces
Retail and Restaurant Spaces

Author: Kristen Richards

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1564968715

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With a growing global economy and culture, retail and restaurant environments require distinctive yet universally understood identities. This full-colour volume presents nearly 200 international retail and restaurant projects. From the sophisticated to the high-tech, the work ranges from multi-national retailers to unique specialty boutiques, and from four-star dining establishments to funky coffee bars. An introduction by well-known restaurant designer David Rockwell completes the picture of the latest design being created today.

Specialty Shop Retailing
Specialty Shop Retailing

Author: Carol L. Schroeder

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-24

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0471233587

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This comprehensive, revised edition offers how-to information for starting a small business in specialized retailing, from the mom and pop operation to a chain memorabilia store. Highly practical, it incorporates the newest developments within retail sales, including information on the changing economy (such as how e-commerce affects small business owners).

The Shopkeepers
The Shopkeepers

Author: Robert Klanten

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783899555905

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Small stores are experiencing a rebirth. Driven by the personalities behind them and featuring select products, atmospheric interiors, and impeccable service, these spaces offer promising alternatives to webshops and chains.