Hiring is that time of incredible potential; gazing into the unknown sea of resumes and plucking out the chosen few who might just take your bookstore to a whole new level, or alternately, have you pulling out your hair and wondering why on earth someone would alphabetize the whole store by title while you’re on vacation (yes, I have heard of this happening to an unfortunate colleague years ago).
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Local Bookstores Know Your Books (and Their Books)
I’m going to paraphrase Spider Robinson. A long time ago I read something he wrote. I forget where it was written and I forgot…
Read MoreVisual merchandising: No guts, no glory.
What it takes to make your visual merchandising memorable.
Read MoreDear "customer"- you're fired!
They may be giving you money, but some customers demand so much of your time that they may actually cost you more than they bring in! some may be so awful that they lose you OTHER customers. How do you tell when it’s time to tell a customer that you just can’t help them?
Read MoreBookstores: Some ideas to get customers in and keep them coming back
Every now and then, businesses fall asleep – especially the book- business, where store-frequentation just spontaneously lessens. Sometimes, there’s never really a reason. Other times,…
Read MoreImprove Cash Flow: Sell Books at a Market or Antique Fair
Retrorocket is primarily an online business selling second-hand books and collectables. The business plan contained the idea of a market stall to improve cash…
Read MoreGetting Started Selling on Amazon
By Stephanie Samek If you dream about having an income-producing bookstore without the massive overhead of a bricks- and-mortar business, then online selling is…
Read More"If it's not on the shelf…."
“Don’t ask me — I just work here.” Or, “Know thine inventory.”
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