In Blog 91 I talked about how important honest feeback is. In this blog I want to talk about being political during store visits The Half Yearly and Anniversary sales were fast approaching. These were such big events they could easily put us ahead of South Coast plaza for the…
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Blog #91 – Honest Feedback is key
In Blog 90 I talked about Mentors & Change. In this blog I want to talk about how important honest feeback is. I mentioned in blog #90 that I met with Mike in our Pleasanton store and he seemed like a nice guy. I want to expand a little bit…
Blog #90 – Mentors & Change
In Blog 89 I talked about an event we did that showcased sizes under 5 and over 10. In this blog I wanted to talk about my mentor Rob leaving the company. Rob’s father passed away so he took off to be with his family and handle the arrangements. Things in the…
Blog #89 – Under size 5 & Over size 10 event
In Blog 88 I talked about putting good people in key positions. In this blog I wanted to talk about an event we did that showcased sizes under 5 and over 10. We were having really good success with the styles that went beyond the size run of 6-10. Customers had a…
Blog #88 – Good people in key positions
In Blog 87 I talked about team Building. In this blog I wanted to talk about putting good people in key positions Danny turned out to be a good hire. I knew this because other sales people were complaining about him. He wasn’t doing anything wrong, he was just really good at…
Blog #87 – Team Building day
“Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun.”. – Nina Dobrev. In Blog 86 I talked about building a team. In this blog I wanted to talk about a Team building event we did. I was always interested in film. In high school I took a film making class…
Blog #86 – Building a Team
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi In Blog 85 I talked about how change is constant in retail. In this blog I wanted to talk about Team building. Our 2nd Asst. was…
Blog #85 – Change is Constant
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new” -Socrates In Blog 84 I talked about building a team. In this blog I wanted to talk about how change is constant in retail. Business was really good so I was able…
Blog #84 – Building a Team
“You don’t build a business. You build people and then people build the business.” Zig Ziglar In Blog 83 I talked about focusing on three important tenets. In this blog I wanted to talk about building a team. Our business with Rick & Moda Spana was on fire. There was also talk…
Blog #83 – Quality, Value & Selection
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” Steve Jobs In Blog 82 I talked about finding the next big brand. In this blog I wanted to talk about focusing on three important tenets. Jean Claude wanted to put together a All Store meeting…