Category Archives: Retail Thoughts

How to drive online traffic into your brick and mortar stores

image via pixabay   It seems no matter how you look at it, online sales are continuing to gain over traditional retail sales. So as retailers should we just roll over and admit defeat? We say NO!   But how do we get out of this cycle? We believe that it should not be a […]

What does it take to run a successful cafe

image via morguefile   Hi everyone, so sorry that this is the first post in a long while. I have not been well and to be honest work has just been hounding me since February. But what inspired this posting is that I had the opportunity to meet with a friend over the last few […]

Lessons I have learned from Tony Hsieh

I have actually been mulling over what the next topic of this blog should be and well I felt strongly that I would like to share some lessons which I have learned from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos. Granted I have not met the man but I would like to someday soon! What I have […]

5 Things to consider before setting up your Retail Business

image via freeimages.com   So you have decided to quit your day job and move into the glamorous line of retail. But just before you make your final decision to embark on this new adventure, perhaps allow us to give you a sneak preview of the 5 things we think you should consider before setting […]

The 5 Retail Trends of 2015

image via shutterstock   It has been an incredible year for Retail in 2014… but as we move ahead, here are some of the identifying retail trends of 2015 .   Retail is all about experience As the online and mobile shopping become more ubiquitous, the retail scene needs to move more towards giving its customers who come […]