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Competition - Fair vs. Unfair
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

While I’m all in favor of competition, I would like it to be fair. I think it’s fair when retailers all have the same terms and conditions with a vendor. I think it’s fair when vendors ...
What is a store?
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

When I was young I thought of a store as a place to buy things. Concrete and glass surrounding rows of merchandise. I thought of a store as a cold place, and never wanted to be in retail. Of course ...
Why I Love Brighton
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

As a retailer, my favorite vendor is far and away Brighton. Not just because they have good products that sell well, but because of how they care both about their vendors and their customers. They stand ...
A Day in the Life of Retail
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

A customer told me today she wished she had a store like Karalina's. I smiled and thought back through the day…….. As my key went into the lock at 9:45 AM, I wondered what kind of day it would be. ...
Customers are always right. Aren't they?
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

... decided to open our own business, in retail no less. We started with the idea that the customer was key, and always right. Now I should have been concerned that economists were writing books and winning ...
Shop Local vs the Web or Why I Love & Hate Amazon
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In another time, when I was VP of Marketing at an Internet retailer, I was extremely pro Internet retail and against anything that would slow down the web including sales taxes on web sales. The benefits ...
Karalina's Begins Work of Participating in The 3/50 Project
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... in making our local communities strong & vibrant. Yesterday we started our Blog - Retail Thoughts, met with 12 local businesses, talked to reps and vendors, issued a press release, sent emails ...
Karalina's Supports the 3/50 Project
(Blogs/Retail Thoughts)

... of $17 at each, you could help pump millions back into the local economy. This is the basic concept of The 3/50 Project, created in March, 2009 by Cinda Baxter, a retail consultant and professional ...
Retail Thoughts
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Welcome to our Retail Thoughts Blog. Given that we work and live the retail life, we have daily and sometimes random thoughts about retail. We share them with you here and we hope you will share ...