“Happy Holidays”
During the 1970s, when I was working for a department store in San Francisco, my job at that time was buyer of... Read More
Happy Holidays Each and Every Month of the Year
Christmas, Fourth of July, Easter—it might seem like the holidays we celebrate each year are random, but they really aren’t. There is... Read More
January: It’s Time to Move On
January is the month when most retailers take a good, hard look at what sold and what did not during the holiday... Read More
Come on In! We’re Open for our Labor Day Sale
Labor Day sales always extend past Labor Day and could be very good this year. This is because retail management gets very... Read More
Are You Tempted by “Going Out of Business” Sales?
Some things seem to always work no matter how trite and transparent they are. Consumers react like Pavlov’s dogs to sales signals... Read More
