Successfully opening a dollar store requires employees who provide outstanding customer service. Those customer oriented employees will create sales in three ways. First, customers will often spend more money while in the store. Employees who provide outstanding customer service set customers at ease. They focus attention on the customers and their needs. They make it [...]
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Opening A Dollar Store – How Customer Oriented Employees Create Sales
November 18th, 2008 
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Open A Dollar Store – How to Make Annual Profits!
November 18th, 2008 davidguide For many who open a dollar store the months of November and December determine whether the year will go down as a year with a profit or a loss. While there are many marketing steps that can be taken throughout the year, being prepared for those two critical months of business is a key to [...]
Opening a Dollar Store – Set Sales Goals for Success
November 18th, 2008 davidguide Every business faces challenges. For most retailers one of the biggest challenges is consistently growing store sales. Those who are opening a dollar store face the same test. Long term growth in sales determines the success of the store. In fact long term growth in sales is a key ingredient in determining survival of the [...]
Buying Merchandise When Opening Your Dollar Store
November 18th, 2008 davidguide One of the biggest challenges that is faced by those who open a dollar store is finding the right suppliers for their business. The ideal supplier provides quality merchandise for lower costs than the competitors. That same supplier has a means of shipping that minimizes freight and other transportation costs. Finally that supplier always delivers [...]
When opening a dollar store it is important to remember that the little things about your store can be the ones that create long term success.
November 18th, 2008 davidguide Success for those who open a dollar store starts with maintaining a fully stocked store. While it is possible to cover for some merchandise shortages, customers know when a store is under stocked. The question becomes whether the store is closing down, or whether the merchandise ordering is just done improperly. The bottom line is [...]
Opening a Dollar Store – Little Things Make a Big Difference
November 18th, 2008 davidguide When opening a dollar store it is important to remember that the little things about your store can be the ones that create long term success. Those little thinks can literally make or break the business. One of the most important little things that need to be outstanding about your store is the cashiers who [...]
Opening a Dollar Store – Rotate End Cap Merchandise
November 18th, 2008 davidguide Are you opening a dollar store? If so it is important to remember that merchandising within your store is required to maintain and even increase total sales. Sure it takes time and effort, but you will be rewarded as sales grow. One of the most important areas for continual maintenance is end cap displays. When [...]
How To Sell Wholesale Merchandise To Dollar Stores
November 18th, 2008 davidguide Dollar stores are great customers for wholesalers. They are usually located in high traffic locations which means that they have plenty of customers on a daily basis. A high number of customers translates into large volume sales for dollar stores that have the right selection of wholesale merchandise. This is what makes dollar stores idea [...]
Opening and Growing a Dollar Store Business Gets Harder
November 18th, 2008 davidguide One of the challenges that faces every dollar store business owner is finding the right merchandise. As costs escalate, less dollar price-point merchandise is readily available. Worse yet, most of the merchandise that is easily purchased offers tight, tight margins. Does this mean dollar stores are gone forever? What is a dollar store business owner [...]
Secrets to Cost Cutting For Your Dollar Store Business – Part 2
November 18th, 2008 davidguide Cost cutting has become a mandatory activity for many in the dollar store business. With costs going up and up, almost everything seems to be more expensive. Worse yet, the forecast is that things might even get worse! In part 1 of this series we examined ongoing expenses for possible reductions. In this article we [...]
