2009 will be one of the toughest years for retailers in many years, how will you weather the storm? You need a strategy that will help you grow your business in this tough economic climate. Every retailer will need to analyse their business and ask themselves what they will need to keep doing, what they will need to stop doing and what they will need to start doing they are not doing now. The Challenge is where do you start?

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Farmers Markets are now part of main stream retailing.  The growth over the last few years has been tremendous.

The challenge is providing the right image stall that will maximise sales….without breaking the budget.

This book provides 27 no cost or low cost proven ideas on how to improve your farmers’ market stall.

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The ‘how-to’ retail book every manager should read!  By world famous retail consultant John Stanley.  This hot retail book is a wealth of information for every retail manager and store owner.

John has successfully put into an amazingly usable format, the experiences and insights he has gathered in his more than 20 years as an international retail consultant.

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According to the latest research Generation X are planning to spend 28% more leisure money per head than Baby Boomers in the coming years.  This means your business will need to be ‘X-Rated’ to gain from this extra income.

This thought provoking book by John Stanley and will challenge you to re-look at your business and to make the appropriate changes to increase your marketshare.

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