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		<title>Boost Sales by Promoting to Last-Minute Shoppers</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/12/20/boost-sales-by-promoting-to-last-minute-shoppers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re now down to the wire for this holiday shopping season. You have just a few remaining days to ring in as many sales and help as many holiday shoppers as possible. How are your sales looking for the season? If you’d like to kick it up a notch here are a few tips you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Food Truck to Fashion Van: A New Retail Concept</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been looking for a new retail concept that has less start-up costs than a traditional store front and can be profitable much more quickly, consider selling out of a truck. I recently read an article about a couple of entrepreneurs in Boston, MA, that renovated a van they bought off of Craigslist, outfitted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jump Start Your Holiday Promotions Now</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/11/14/jump-start-your-holiday-promotions-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m passionate about promoting independent retailers, especially during the critical holiday shopping season. Here are a few points of inspiration to help you jump start your holiday marketing plan today. Develop an online marketing campaign. Be sure to include email marketing, your website, social media and your store enewsletter to communicate the exciting events and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers: Kick Up Q4 Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/10/28/retailers-kick-up-q4-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the end of the year looming, I’ve taken a few minutes to look back at this year’s goals for my business, and I encourage you to do that as well. Now is the time for us to get fired up, kick it in to high gear and finish this year strong. Here are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch a Shop Local Campaign to Boost Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/09/16/launch-a-shop-local-campaign-to-boost-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a retailer sent an email to me about wanting to initiate a &#034;shop local&#034; campaign. Even though I&#039;ve blogged about this in the past, I thought I would bring it up again since it’s a fantastic tool. Launching a shop local campaign, whether on your own or by banding together with fellow retailers, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Top Tips to Increase Back-to-School Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/09/12/4-top-tips-to-increase-back-to-school-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it’s hard to believe, but back-to-school season is happening and experts expect sales to be more robust this year. According to an online article at CNBC.com analysts are predicting back-to-school sales will grow 6.2 percent over last year making this the best year since 2006. This can be a perfect opportunity for you to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Tips to Boost Store Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/08/29/three-tips-to-boost-store-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[retail sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to boost sales with your customers? Here are a few tips: Be a retailer without borders. If your customers are not coming to you, perhaps you can go to them. Consider setting up a table at a local farmer&#039;s market, street festival or swap meet. Consider hosting a sidewalk sale or your own mini-festival [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Express Announces Serve, a Digital Payment System</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/05/19/american-express-announces-serve-a-digital-payment-system/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/05/19/american-express-announces-serve-a-digital-payment-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that will offer your customers another way to pay for your products online, in-store and via mobile, I read a few days ago that AmEx will begin offering a new digital payment system, called Serve. It is basically a PayPal-like service with an AmEx card for offline purchases. Serve allows customers to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts On Christmas 2010 Sales Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/01/24/thoughts-on-christmas-2010-sales-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2011/01/24/thoughts-on-christmas-2010-sales-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may have heard, recent news reports stated that according to MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, which tracks retail spending, retail sales grew 5.5 percent in the 50 days before Christmas, beating forecasts and beating last year’s sales. The report said that apparel, jewelry and luxury goods were the biggest winners, but gains were seen in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail sales are up by wider margin than expected!</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/12/18/retail-sales-are-up-by-wider-margin-than-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/12/18/retail-sales-are-up-by-wider-margin-than-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[retail sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[November’s Retail Sales numbers were released this week by the Commerce Department showing a 0.8 percent rise, the greatest increase since November 2007, just before the recession started. And last week, the NRF (National Retail Federation) predicted that overall holiday sales will be up 3.3%. The Commerce Department’s report says apparel sales were up the [...]]]></description>
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