Bringing Business to Retail

Are you overwhelmed with all the talk of goal setting that happens this time of year. Maybe you're feeling anxious you reach your goals from last year and now you're feeling the pressure to add more? This weeks episode of the Bringing Business to Retail Podcast is for you!  My guest this week is self confessed serial entrepreneur, experienced retailer and personal development coach Peggy Sealfon. ...

In this episode with us is amazing Jane Lu from Showpo and it's real pleasure to have Jane in the show.  Jane is a real synonym for success. Her business grows from a small garage shop to 60M USD in just 7-8 years.  It's not easy to grow like that and there are many hurdles but it's important to have a goal you want to achieve, Jane shared with us her inspirational story about everything she exper...

This week is reserved for business strategies for independent retailers and currently, I am in America where I am helping retailers to grow their business. With me today is Jen Geale from Mountain Bikes Direct.  This interview is in New York where is currently a big NRF  retail show. Retail's Big Show is a marketplace for ideas and relationships. A chance to forge new partnerships, try out best-in...

Here I have a guest on the show who is going to talk to us about how to grow 50 percent without setting any goals. I am a little bit skeptical because I am very much focused on give yourself a target if you want to call it a goal a goal give yourself a target so that you have something to aim towards and you can test and you can measure and you can make sure that you are on track. In this episode...

A new year is always time to sit down, grab a piece of paper and pen and start writing. Usually, we write our wishes, our goals, and our plans. Maybe we are not always in a position to get our goals, but we need to set them and go straight to them. Today on the show we have Laurie Shopland to help us with how we can actually the right goals and how we can get the right goals. Listen to the episode...

What you will learn in this episode: How to make things easier and automated How to create great product descriptions What is the best way to find content for your retail store or e-commerce shop How technology can help you with your retail business How to sell more? How to turn your 404 error page in something very strong for your retail business For more click here

Recently I was the guest on The Next 100 Days Podcast and I really enjoyed.  I have a couple of things to share with you today, and definitely, you are going to learn some new retail tricks.  "Retail is changing, you better change too" Here are my Retail Breakthroughs: You Need an ONLINE presence Make Sure You CUSTOMISE Descriptions Use Facebook Audience Insights for FREE to Get a lot of Data on Y...

In this episode, you are going to learn What is logistics aggregator [9:50] What's unique about UShip system [11:27] We talked about prices as well, learn some fresh information from Mike when it comes to shipping prices  [20:35] Mike shared an example with us how they care for your products  [27:55] Tips for retailers  [31:36] For more click here

Australia's largest global retailer Cotton On Group, known for fast-fashion, on embracing ecommerce , sustainability, and the power of connecting with the next generation… Brendan Sweeney, General Manager of Ecommerce for Cotton On Group (an Australian retail chain, known for its fast-fashion clothing for men, women, teenagers and children) joins Pavan Bahl and guest host Salena Knight (retail str...

The title "Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible" is an interesting topic from the last month in the year. Every day with your customers you can learn new facts about them, and you should put that as your priority. In this week's episode, you will learn many tips and tricks in relation retailer - customer. Click here for more

Giving the customer what they want, working with several trillion possibilities A team of 200 people globally, headquarters in Los Angeles Word of mouth is the biggest customer acquisition channel, and there are rabid fans The issue with too much choice, too much newness/innovation, why Shoes of Prey is "toning it down" Influencers designing pairs of shoes Innovation is their thing Core competency...

Today's episode is a little bit different, and I hope you will enjoy this new format of the podcast episode.  The holiday season officially starts in next couple of days with Black Friday. Now it's time to use all your resources and get the best results in your retail store. Probably you will need some additional help and hire people during the season, so I am here to help you how to chose the rig...

I've got a question for you. How many free things have you downloaded, watched or subscribed to in the last 6 weeks? If you're anything like me, the answer could be anywhere from a half dozen, to a hundred. Between the podcasts I listen to every day, the facebook lives, the free downloads and free trials, I would estimate I probably consume free stuff at a rate of around a 10-20 items a week. When...

A few episodes ago, I had the effervescent Rachel Miller on, talking all about how to get your Facebook posts to go viral. And you guys absolutely loved it. It's now one of the top downloaded episodes. I'll link it in the show notes if you haven't already heard it. So with that in mind, I scoured the interwebs for other, awesome people who can help you take the virality, and inject it into other p...

Sometimes it can be a little bit difficult to get your head out of that headspace when you're in a bit of a funk. So I brought along today's guest Alison Donaghey. She's a radio host of the show think the opposite. She's the author of an international best-selling book also called Think opposite and she talks about using what she calls the domino effect to change your business to change the world....

When you get up this morning what was the thing that you thought just got in your way? Did you think Ah I'm so busy I just can't organize dinner? What's going to be for dinner? Oh I'm so busy I have to get the kids ready. If I just had a little bit more money I could organize for somebody to be doing this thing that I don't like doing. We are always going to have stuff that get in the way. But tod...

When you are growing your business you need to have a team. But sometimes you can't afford a full-time team so you might be working with a remote V.A. or you might have part-time people picking and packing for you. And you got part-time social media person but sometimes it can feel like a luxury when you've got someone full-time and keeping all those balls juggling in the air and making sure every...

I know that we have been talking about scaling your business a lot over the last couple of weeks. And I thought it would be a really great opportunity to bring somebody on who has done a fantastic job of doing exactly that; scaling their business.   Kade Wilxoc is the co-founder. He originally founded it but now he is a co-founder of Primitive Social and may have scaled it from just a hundred thou...

We could all do with more customers and we could always do with friends in the business. And I use the word friends with some quotes around them because growing your retail business is not about doing this on your own. Erica will talk about how you can grow your business and improve your customer experience just by putting yourself out there and creating some partnerships and maybe even some strea...

Jaimie Slutzky integrates software systems for creative and out of the box entrepreneurs. So people just like you so that they can spend their time and energy creating content and engaging with their clients. She thrives by removing tech as a barrier to letting her clients' visions shine through. Jaime hosts the Tech of Business podcast where she showcases the role of software and technology in bu...

I know that if you are running a business any type of business on the side it can be a constant juggle between working out how much time you should put in and how much money you should put in and the stress that comes with juggling having a full-time job or even a part-time job and a family and then this business as well but I want you to know it can be done. So, I have bought Carmel Griffith onto...

Our guest started his career in marketing at the age of 16. The Wall Street Journal called him a top influencer on the web. Foltz says he's one of the top 10 marketers. An Entrepreneur Magazine says he's created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He's a New York Times bestselling author and was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepre...

I know that you often listen to the people on this podcast and you think man they seem so much further along than I am, well today I have Sherrie from lime lifestyle on and she is going to share with you exactly what she goes through in her business journey every single day. In this episode you will learn:  Sherrie turn her store into a multi-million business but hear some of the obstacles that sh...

Running your own business is fraught with danger. We all know that and sometimes we don't have access to instant legal advice. So I'm here to help you. And I've brought Anthony Verna on the show. He's a lawyer and he's going to help us really navigate what it takes. What you need to be doing and how to make sure that you stay within the law when it to running a promotion. Anthony is the managing p...

I saw Rachel on stage and she talked about how to make a Facebook post go viral. Now just, last week of the week before when we were recording this I had a Facebook post going viral in a group and for all intents and purposes, it potentially should never have done so. But I want to get Rachel to give us the inside secrets, the inside scoop, on how you can make this happen. For more click here