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Is your store the go to?! Our first story this week talked about how businesses, to become the go to for their customers, must serve their customers needs better than anyone else in the market. We found this one really interesting, a young entrepreneur who re-launched a dormant boutique store that she had worked at […]

Right off the top, we dove into a story about endangered, humdrum and potentially deadly retail real estate and what they need to do to work with retailers going forward. Lots of Canadians are starting new businesses and it’s really interesting to see that retail was leading the way in a few provinces. A story […]

Some positive ‘looking ahead’ stories for independent retailers this week. A story about a former landscaper-turned-entrepreneur believes that once the pandemic subsides, a resurgence for retail is in the works and he wants to participate in that growth. What awaits retail on the other side of the pandemic? We had a great discussion about that. […]

A great honour for a great retailer! Dan chats about ‘The Duke of Danforth!’ The story really makes you think. When it comes to your store and your community, what are you the Duke or Duchess of? The next story we talked about was a missed opportunity for many businesses that could be competing with […]

Some great stuff on this week’s podcast. We chat about 5 key themes for 2021 retail. A story about trends that will converge to change retail even faster this year (can it change really happen faster than it did last year?). A story about returns. Do you want to slow down your returns? Fix apparel […]

A full podcast of great stories to help you and your retail business. This week we chatted about something near and dear to Dan…Cash Flow! There was a story about 12 Ways to Increase Your Cash Flow and Dan discussed a number of the more important items. Edmonton-based footwear brand Poppy Barley’s innovation continues within […]

Thanks for joining us! This week we discuss a bunch of retail headlines including a story about a Vinyl Record store that opened 40 years ago…and all of the reasons they should not have succeeded….40 years ago. A story about ‘Go or No Go’ – a Physical distancing traffic management – what is it and […]

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We kick off the first podcast of 2021 talking about some great headlines that are important to you the independent retailer. This week we discussed Shopify’s list of the leading trends for 2021. We chatted about a story on 3 ways that small business retail can survive and thrive with technology. An interesting story with […]