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Explore this selection of recent business articles I've been interviewed for and featured in. You'll find retail training for small business owners, leading thoughts, and insights I think you'll find valuable.
Aeolidia
09.13.22
How to Plan For Retail Sales During an Uncertain Holiday Season
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Lightspeed
09.07.22
How Retailers Can Increase Profit Margins: 11 Proven Ways to Improve Profitability
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Michigan News Times
07.23.22
Assortment Planning in Retail: How to Increase Store Profitability

Cogsy
07.04.22
Excess Inventory: Can You Turn Too Much Stock On Hand Into Profit?
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Vend
06.25.22
Inventory Reporting: What it Is and How to Use it for Your Retail Business

ASD Market Week
05.31.22
Use Your Values to Create a Retail Business You Love
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Cogsy
05.09.22
What Is Retail Operations? DTC Guide for Retail Store & Ecommerce Best Practices
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Payment Depot
05.09.22
How to Fight and Prevent Credit Card Chargebacks in Your Small Business
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Vend
02.15.22
Hiring in Retail: 10 Tips to Find and Recruit Superstar Employees
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Vend
01.04.22
Liquidating Old and Surplus Inventory: 11 Smart Ways to Get Rid of Excess Stock
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Vend
12.13.21
How to Greet Customers in Retail: 20+ Examples to Try in Your Store
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The Look Company
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12.09.21
Visual Merchandising Display Ideas to Drive Tech Store Sales
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Shopify
12.08.21
Product Merchandising: How to Successfully Promote and Sell Your Products In Store

Bindy
11.18.21
6 Essential Tools Every District Manager Should Use
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Bindy
10.26.21
10 Ways to Motivate Retail Staff During the Holidays

Bindy
10.26.21
5 Tips to Reduce Shrink in Retail
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Bindy
10.26.21
Loss Prevention: A Comprehensive Guide for Retailers
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Vend
08.03.21
How to Increase Your Profit Margins: 11 Strategies to Improve Profitability
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Vend
02.23.21
Assortment Planning in Retail: How to Maximize Your Store’s Profitability
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Payment Depot
09.08.20
How to Fight and Prevent Credit Card Chargebacks in Your Small Business
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Sendle
08.26.20
Developing relationships with paying customers
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Lights, Camera, Live
07.30.20
Instagram Live for Retailers

noissue
07.20.20
How to Establish Trust and Intimacy on Social Media
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Bindy
06.01.20
COVID-19: Store Reopening Resource Guide

Sendle
04.30.20
4 valuable alternatives to discounting for building customer loyalty​
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Design Goggles
04.16.20
Post Pandemic Design (Part 1)
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Storefront
03.31.20
Hiring for Pop-Up Shops: Your Guide to Finding Top Temp Talent
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Orderhive
03.16.20
Growth Hack – Must have e-commerce business reports
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Vend
12.10.19
Assortment Planning in Retail: How to Maximize Your Store’s Profitability
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Bindy
12.02.19
10 Ways to Motivate Retail Staff During the Holidays
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Core Commerce
12.02.19
​Implementing Inventory Management – 10 Tips from Experts

Vend
11.19.19
Share the Love: 10 Employee Appreciation Gifts to Give to Your Associates
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Bindy
11.04.19
5 Tips to Reduce Shrink in Retail

Bindy
10.23.19
​Boosting Holiday Sales: Visual Merchandising Tips for the Golden Quarter
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Vend
09.18.19
Inventory Reporting: What it Is and How to Use it for Your Retail Business
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Vend + Big Commerce
09.18.19
The Ecommerce Roadmap From Bricks to Clicks: How to start selling everywhere
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Vend
07.22.19
Liquidating Old and Surplus Inventory: 10 Smart Ways to Get Rid of Excess Stock
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Vend
​06.21.19
How to Increase Your Profit Margins: 10 Strategies to Improve Profitability
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Ecommerce Guide
05.10.19
A Retailer’s Guide to Using Video Chat for Customer Service

Fit Small Business
04.10.19
How to Start a Retail Business in 10 Steps

Vend
​04.05.19
Hiring in Retail: 10 Tips to Find and Recruit Superstar Employees

Franchise Buyers
03.28.19
How Will Today's Customers Drive Opportunities and Challenges in the Retail Sector?
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Vend
03.19.19
Experts Reveal 15 Inventory Management Best Practices for Retailers 

Storefront
03.19.19
Why a Pop-up Series is the Best Next Move for Your Brand

Bindy
03.18.19
Loss Prevention: A Comprehensive Guide for Retailers

Shopify
01.08.19
Retail Trends 2019: 9 Predictions for the New Year
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Vend
12.18.18
Vend's Retail Trends and Predictions 2019

Women on the Rise
10.23.18
Entrepreneurship and Trusting Yourself
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Blueday
09.12.18
Rethinking the Role of Store Associates

Vend
08.29.18
15 Instagram Accounts to Follow for Retail News, Inspiration, and Ideas

Total Retail
08.14.18
3 Ways to Maximize Your Gross Profit Margins

Stitch Labs
08.10.18
How to Reduce Shrinkage: 5 Tips for Your Multi-Channel Business

Bindy
08.01.18
10 Retail Apps, Tools, and Platforms That Take Your Stores to the Next Level

Shopify
07.18.18
Project Management vs. Product Management: What's the Difference and How Both Can Help Retailers
Vend
06.21.18
How to Increase Your Profit Margins: 8 Proven Tips for Retailers

Vend
​06.21.18
How to Increase Your Profit Margins: 10 Strategies to Improve Profitability
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Vend​
​06.21.18
Expert Roundup: How to Increase Revenues in Your Retail Business

Business Insider
06.20.18
Report: North American retail sales lower than global levels

Vend
​06.20.18
Vend's 2018 Retail Benchmarks Report

Stitch Labs
06.07.18
5 Updates Your Retail Operations Team Should Share with Your Marketing Department
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Vend
05.31.18
The Future of Retail: 14 Expert Predictions and Tips on How You Can Prepare

Stitch Labs
05.15.18
Data-Driven Retail: 5 Inventory Management KPIs for Scalable Growth

Compliant IA
04.24.18
6 Essential Tools Every District Manager Should Use

Design Goggles
03.20.18​
The Seattle Retail Experience w/ Chris Guillot of Merchant Method
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Vend
03.02.18
How to Greet Customers in Retail: 20+ Examples to Try In Your Store
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Vend
10.17.17
Retail Merchandising: How Do You Sell Slow-Moving Stock?

Shopify
09.26.17
​Creating Community: How Hosting an Event Series Can Help Retailers Build Trust
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Dor
09.25.17
Behind the Counter: Chris Guillot, Merchant Method

Shopify
08.16.17
Creating Community: How Retailers can Build an Engagement Customer Base

Bindy
08.10.17
CPGs: 6 Steps to Ensure a Successful Holiday Season
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Big Cartel
07.31.17
How to Grow Your Business in a New Direction

Shopify
07.04.17
Diversify Your Offerings: Takeaways From 5 Service-Based Businesses Turned Retailers

Outdoor Retailer
Summer '16
The Tangible ExperienceThe Tangible Experience
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Weebly
10.01.15
Christine—The Small Business Savior
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