Smart Retail

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very interesting reading - Rated
My girlfriend and I have opened up a clothes store recently and are working hard to let it survive the first few difficult years. Although this book gives many tips for bigger stores, I have found great insights and tips that make it valuable for us to try and stay ahead of the competion.

For team members and managers in any job, anywhere.. - Rated
I purchased this book after being offered a managerial role in retail. Knowing little about the industry, I was looking for a book that could tell me everything... from shop floor to staffing.

This book not only taught me all I needed to know but gave me confidence and passion to go ahead and be a great team member. I made notes all over it as by page 2 I knew I wasn´t going to be passing it on to anyone else!

Easy reference, interesting to read - I took it on holiday - excellent section on people management and lots of information and advice that would apply to most office jobs, work teams and managers everywhere, not just in the retail industry. Also written by a normal guy who has had a long and successful career in retail, not a stuffy professor with a PhD. Thoroughly recommended.

If you're in a hurry, this is for you! - Rated
I bought this just as we were opening our first shop. It's quick to read, makes sense and is easy to remember. Even so, I still have it by the bed and go back to it when I need some new ideas. I just wish there was a number 2 version with more detail. Loved it.

Smart Retail Review - Rated
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend who had just opened a shop called The Nice Cream Company in Shrewsbury, she read it, found it essential reading for a new business and then passed it onto me. After reading it, and passing it back, I found I could not live without it and purchased a copy myself.
It is rare to find such a amount of excellent advice in a format that just made complete sense and would help me make my own business, Sportology, a success, Or at least give it a fighting chance.

A must read book for any new business with no experience of how to turn your great idea, into working success.

thanks for the advice

Paul Wright
Chairman
Sportology Ltd

Absolutely Fabulous !! - Rated
This book was a dream to read, the author placed all concepts into case studies and didn't try to blind the reader with science. It reiterates the whole concept of the retail environment, the customer. It high-lighted the importance of happy, motivated and involved staff. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has ever worked in a shop and actually cares about what they do. Great, also, for anyone in the process of writing a business plan for a shop, it will definitely help to keep you focused on the target!!