Comments on: Retail Minded

By: David Sorg

David Sorg — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:13:03 +0000

For Kathleen and others who use Firefox for your browser: you can make websites like the above mentioned Retail Blog Marketing much more palatable by going to Tools/Options/Content/Fonts and Colors and hitting the Colors button. There you are given choices for colors for rendering web pages. There is a checkbox there for allowing a website to choose its own colors. Normally one might keep that checked to enjoy the designer’s color choices. But I personally will not spend much time with a site that uses black or very dark for a background and white or bright for type, so will un-check the box to have the site display as my default choices of black on white.

By: AmandaLeigh

AmandaLeigh — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:51:01 +0000

Retail minded is a great site. Thanks for the redirect!

By: Ted Hurlbut

Ted Hurlbut — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:14:16 +0000

Kathleen, I’d like to ask you to take a look at my blog, Retail Perspectives, at http://www.hurlbutassociates.com/blog. I’m a retail consultant who both blogs and writes full articles on the business of retail management, with a particular emphasis on issues affecting small to mid-sized retailers of all sorts. I’d welcome your feedback!

By: dosfashionistas

dosfashionistas — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:31:42 +0000

Just what I need!! Thank you multiple and many times over. You are the greatest source of information around, Kathleen. If I do succeed at growing my etail business, especially with stuff I manufacture myself, it will be in no small part thanks to you and your good information.

By: Lauren Nicole

Lauren Nicole — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:06:18 +0000

I have been following Retail Minded for a couple months now and love it! Glad to see you like it, too. Will check out the other links you shared. Thanks!

By: Claudine

Claudine — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:20:17 +0000

Thanks for these links. I read the Gladwell article years ago, was fascinated by it, then promptly forgot all about it. Today, I got to be fascinated anew.

By: kathleen

kathleen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:37:41 +0000

Leslie, I looked that book up (The Retail Game: Playing to Win) and couldn’t find a single review. I’m intrigued for two reasons. First, your banker recommended it. Second, it’s written specifically for Canadians who are coming in “behind” their larger southern neighbor. Iow, it could have meaning for people who are facing similarly challenging retail environments. I hope you’ll keep me updated on what you think of it.

By: Leslie Hanes

Leslie Hanes — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:59:18 +0000

Thanks K, I desperately need to read more of these and it’s great that you are vetting them so we can pick the best, first. Or at least read a couple before we retire. Anyhoo, I’m reading How to Win at the Retail Game, (I didn’t even know I was in a game) which was provided gratis, from my banker. Guess he hopes I do well. I don’t owe him any money right now, but he’s really hoping I will. I hope I will too…at least that business will get so overwhelming that I can’t self-finance. Right now, I’m just “whelmed”.
When I’m ready to retire, I’ll probably write the book on what not to do. I tend to be too trusting, and often treat the business like it’s still home-based. Although I’m way past that, I still get away with it a lot, but sometimes my practices come back to bite me…so I’m open to ideas from people who have been there, done that.

Leslie