Retail Merchandising 2021 As we close out this month of self-improvement, let’s look at an industry standard. Let’s look at two issues: First, the process of putting merchandise on shelves, and second, the shrinking number of shelves. At first glance, our work is pretty much a no-brainer. We follow instructions. [...]
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Even in my elementary brain, reading and writing have gone together like peas and carrots or coffee and cream. I wanted to grow up to be the next Erma Bombeck, but discovered I just wasn’t that funny. It’s not that I can’t elicit grins during conversation, but crafting my writing [...]
This week’s book is a page turner…because we can’t always be focused on self-improvement. As a person who loves words, I have been an avid reader all my life. In my younger years I held to a reading program that included four types of books: one on self-improvement, a biography [...]
Something about cold weather sends me for a soft, warm comforter and a good book. I know we all have page turners we love, but I’d like to encourage you to adopt a little 2021 plan of self-improvement. Read some books this January aimed at making you a better [...]
This is the big week for all of us tricksters, isn’t it? We think of grandiose resolutions, ones we have never kept and probably will abdicate on short order early in January, but which make us feel wonderful when we say them. Who are we fooling? Some changes need to [...]
It’s this week! Eeek!! I love Christmas. Because of the pandemic I have more entertaining, not less. Let me explain. To minimizerisk for some family members, our large family is celebrating with us at three different times. That’s three different meals. Three different house cleanings. Tripling my work load. And [...]
Okay, peeps! It’s time to get your Christmas on…2020 has been a big downer, and amid the sickness or loss of friends and loved ones andthe lost income, it would be easy to let Christmas slide this year. I suggest the opposite: GO BIG! You don’t need to spend more [...]
The glorious rush of December hits the gifting industry hard. I trust this blog finds you with accounts to manage and stock to enticeChristmas shoppers. In the midst of it all, it’s sometimes hard to keep theChristmas Spirit uppermost in your mind. Here are a few ideas to help: [...]
This year is not like other years…a mild understatement. Whether you find yourselves in quarantine, whether you Zoom your Christmas, or whether you are able to make the Yuletide season feel normal doesn’t matter. What matters is that we celebrate the Christmas season, in whatever fashion available to us. [...]
Thanksgiving is pretty major, isn’t it? From turkey andstuffing to sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, it isn’t a trifling caloric experience.In my household we cook for two solid days. We feast for a couple days, andthen we look at getting ready for the holidays. For many of you, it [...]