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		<title>Paint Your Store Walls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We received a post on our forum yesterday from someone who is opening her first retail location, and she was asking for advice about what to do with her walls.  
My suggestion is to paint them! It&#039;s amazing how a can of $30 paint can liven an entire store and help to create an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Contests</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/01/18/employee-contests/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By nature, I&#039;m a very competitive person&#8230; but I think it&#039;s because I find it so rewarding to win. So naturally, I love participating in contests.
Back when I worked for the chain store Gantos, we were paid a base salary plus commission. In addition, our store manager loved to have contests. She would create different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting Your Store Through Local Shows</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/01/16/promoting-your-store-through-local-shows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was chatting with one of the very successful retail store owners on our advisory board, Patti Harbin of In-Courage, and I asked her about some of the strategies she uses to keep her business growing.
One new direction she started taking several years ago was to set up a booth at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Inspiring and Thought-provoking Letter from Zappos CEO</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/07/31/an-inspiring-and-thought-provoking-letter-from-zappos-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#039;ve probably heard by now, Amazon purchased Zappos.com for approximately $850 million. I read a copy of the email that the CEO, Tony Hsieh, sent to his staff informing them of the acquisition in the Wall Street Journal last week. It was so well-written and inspiring that I&#039;ve been thinking about it ever since. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Business Strategy: Focus on the Present Moment</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/03/03/new-business-strategy-focus-on-the-present-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m currently reading Eckhart Tolle&#039;s book, The Power of Now. The book is about adopting the practice of focusing on the present moment, rather than remembering the past or trying to predict the future. He believes that when you look back, or try to look forward, you get caught up in an emotional &#034;dialogue&#034; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Recession is a Terrible Thing to Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/02/24/a-recession-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/02/24/a-recession-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I received a copy of an industry trade magazine for publishers, and it had the best cover copy I&#039;ve seen in a long time—&#034;A recession is a terrible thing to waste.&#034; 
It got me thinking that while a recession is very difficult for business owners, the silver lining is that opportunities do come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forge Ahead in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/09/12/forge-ahead-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/09/12/forge-ahead-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed today for an article about growing publishing companies. The reason she included our company is because Pinnacle Publishing Group was just placed on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States. One of her interview questions was inquiring about our strategic growth plans in light of what&#039;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ensuring Employee Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/09/10/ensuring-employee-productivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/09/10/ensuring-employee-productivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently read in a newspaper article that specialty stores are using in-store workforce management computer systems to increase sales and cut costs. For example, the system that Ann Taylor installed calculates such performance metrics as average sales per hour, units sold and dollars per transaction. The system is then used to schedule the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Competition at its Best</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/07/21/retail-competition-at-its-best/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/07/21/retail-competition-at-its-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When I&#039;m traveling, I always make a point of visiting local retailers, not only to observe new retail concepts, but also to see different merchandising ideas and products (and to shop, of course!). On the the island of Oahu, Waikiki Beach is known for its shopping—in addition to the fabulous beaches. The shops are open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning the Art of Delegation</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/06/30/learning-the-art-of-delegation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/06/30/learning-the-art-of-delegation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my biggest challenges in business used to be delegation. Now you might think it was a control issue, but it wasn&#039;t. It was more that I thought the best way of achieving great leadership was through the old management principle of leading by example (i.e., participating in doing the work). And while I [...]]]></description>
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