By Don Browne The City of Milwaukee now has a $100,000 fund to provide grants and forgivable loans to retailers and property owners for stores that open on Wisconsin Avenue in the heart of the downtown district. Thanks to a plan approved by the Common Council late last spring, the program is funded with $75,000 [...]
by Mercedes Gonzalez EDITOR’S NOTE: Mercedes Gonzalez is the Director of Global Purchasing Companies, a NY-based buying office that specializes in helping independent retailers. She will be at our TASTE OF OFFPRICE on opening day, Monday, May 3rd, where she will be twittering live on http://twitter.com/MercedesGPC Her article on using sales to build traffic and [...]
T.J. Reid THE FASHION ADVANTAGE P.O. Box 977 Amite, LA 70422 985.517.0808 tj@tjreid.com I will be escorting a group of retailers to New York Market Week and here is our plan of attack: Friday, April 30th Suggested Arrival Saturday, May 1st - Meeting at LBA Buying Office - Shopping the side street wholesalers Sunday, May [...]
From the Home Office Footwear surpasses Women’s as the Hot Product Category for 2010, According to Off Price Show’s Interactive Floor Plan The Quarterly Product Search Report on OffPriceShow.com’s Interactive Floor Plan typically shows that “women’s” as the most searched-for category. But the 4th Quarter 2009 Report lists footwear as the leader among categories. From [...]
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One of the toughest challenges for any retailer is looking past the day-to-day demands of the business toward the future.
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Wilson Sawyer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Variety Stores, Inc.
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