Strategy

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Out With the Old & In With The New: 9 Retail Mindset Transformations

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Struggling retailers share one thing in common – failure to evolve. Nobody ever said change was easy, but the first thing you must do is actively work on changing your mindset. Start by reconciling the old complacent mindsets you have - the assumptions that you “always knew” and still grasp to.

This week’s Insights provides perspective on market and customer advancements, distinguishes between old complacent mindsets and modern mindsets, and can be used as a guide for the change in mindset required for you to stay relevant and get results.

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Vlog: How To Get And Stay Organized

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Vlog: How To Get And Stay Organized

During last week's vlog episode entitled, "How to Get and Stay Organized" Lauren, of Right Hand Business Coach, and I discussed how we got our businesses (and ourselves) organized and why you need to get it together for the sake of your business and your sanity. 

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Talkin' Shop: Kelly Mutsch & Retail's Necessary Paradigm Shift

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Talkin' Shop: Kelly Mutsch & Retail's Necessary Paradigm Shift

In this week’s Insights I'm "talkin' shop" with Kelly Mutsch, Chief Creative Officer at Ontal. Kelly has over 10 years of experience in retail and wholesale and offers a unique outlook on today’s retail landscape and the paradigm shift that traditional retailers have to make if they want to compete. 

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3 Reasons Retail IS Fun Again

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3 Reasons Retail IS Fun Again

“Retail isn’t like it used to be…it used to be fun…” is a statement I've heard countless times throughout my career.

And I couldn't disagree more - retail hasn’t been this exciting SINCE the "good ole days". 

This week’s Insights examines the changing retail landscape and why it should be inspiring you and reigniting your passion for retail’s future. 

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Vlog: Building Your B2B Relationships

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Vlog: Building Your B2B Relationships

Relationships are EVERYTHING in business but creating strong business to business relationships can be tough. It takes time and dedication to build a relationship but the benefits are immeasurable for your business. 

This week's vlog episode "Building Your B2B Relationships" features our discussion on why business relationships are so critical, what you can do to build your relationships, and how to maintain them over time.

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How to Select Best Sellers: Q & A

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The best indicator of a “best seller” in your fashion brand’s line is the results – increased sales & profitability. However achieving those results for your fashion business through product and style selection is not as simple as it seems. This week’s Insights gives you the questions you should be asking yourself, and the answers you should be looking for to get your next big product win.

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Vlog: How to Tackle Strategic Planning: Learn the Why, the How, and the What

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Vlog: How to Tackle Strategic Planning: Learn the Why, the How, and the What

To kick off our new vlog series we featured a 3 part mini-series entitled, "How to Tackle Strategic Planning: Learn the Why, the How, and the What", where we chatted with Right Hand Business Coach about strategy and the many wonderful, but sometimes challenging aspects of developing strategies. 

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9 Points To Strategize Before Starting Your Open to Buy

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Forecasting your Open To Buy for the entire year can be a daunting task even for the most seasoned fashion brands and retailers. A little pre-planning and deliberation will make this process as seamless as possible and ensure increased profitability and sales throughout the year. Here are 9 aspects of your OTB that you want to strategize before you start your annual forecasts. 

 

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Retail Predictions

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Retail Predictions

Retail is a dynamic industry with changes occurring daily so it can be hard to keep up. To help you out, we’ve identified a few key trends that we see leaving big impressions and even bigger opportunities for retail in 2018. 

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5 Resolutions For Your Business's Best Year

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5 Resolutions For Your Business's Best Year

Creating New Year’s resolutions for your business is a simple way to identify a few additional goals you want to achieve and with some strategy and commitment can have big impacts on your business in 2018. Here are five New Year’s resolutions that will be key game changers in the retail industry for the upcoming year and that you can commit to instantly.

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