Staffing Your Retail Store
Hire and train new employees, schedule salespersons and be the boss of your retail staff. We'll help define the role of store manager, tell you where to find good employees and give advice for conducting the exit interview.
Submit Retailing Tips
If you have a trick, technique or knowledge that could help another retailer, we'd love to publish it in our Retailing Tips guide. Just fill out the form below and if your tip is chosen, we will credit you and your business.
If you have a trick, technique or knowledge that could help another retailer, we'd love to publish it in our Retailing Tips guide. Just fill out the form below and if your tip is chosen, we will credit you and your business.
Motivating New Associates
Retail training expert, Bob Richardson, offers the following tips for motivating new associates.
Retail training expert, Bob Richardson, offers the following tips for motivating new associates.
8 Low-Cost Perks
Retailers that develop long-term incentives, perks, and rewards for its staff often see benefits like less employee turn-over and better customer service. Here are 8 low-cost perk ideas for retailers.
Retailers that develop long-term incentives, perks, and rewards for its staff often see benefits like less employee turn-over and better customer service. Here are 8 low-cost perk ideas for retailers.
Getting Help: When and Who Should You Hire?
As your business begins to grow and evolve, you'll be challenged by the decision to expand. If you are doing all of the work yourself, your first thought may be to hire employees. Before you begin the hiring process, take a moment to determine whether or not you really need the help.
As your business begins to grow and evolve, you'll be challenged by the decision to expand. If you are doing all of the work yourself, your first thought may be to hire employees. Before you begin the hiring process, take a moment to determine whether or not you really need the help.
Scheduling Employees
One of the most important tasks of the retail manager is scheduling employees. Creating the work schedule requires meeting the needs of the store, while satisfying the needs of the workers. Learn factors which influence the weekly work schedule.
One of the most important tasks of the retail manager is scheduling employees. Creating the work schedule requires meeting the needs of the store, while satisfying the needs of the workers. Learn factors which influence the weekly work schedule.
The Exit Interview
A lot of thought, preparation and planning go into hiring a good employee. When that employee leaves the company, a retailer can take advantage of an exit interview to learn valuable information from the departing employee that he/she may have never learned.
A lot of thought, preparation and planning go into hiring a good employee. When that employee leaves the company, a retailer can take advantage of an exit interview to learn valuable information from the departing employee that he/she may have never learned.
The Store Meeting
The best way to disseminate important information to retail store employees is by holding a store meeting. Some retailers have mandatory monthly meetings and others wait until special events or circumstances arise which may warrant a store meeting. Read these tips before planning your next store meeting.
The best way to disseminate important information to retail store employees is by holding a store meeting. Some retailers have mandatory monthly meetings and others wait until special events or circumstances arise which may warrant a store meeting. Read these tips before planning your next store meeting.
Retail Store Organization
The organizational structure of a retail store will vary by the size and type of the business. The following is a brief outline of some of the divisions in a retail organization.
The organizational structure of a retail store will vary by the size and type of the business. The following is a brief outline of some of the divisions in a retail organization.
Motivating Your Retail Sales Staff In Slow Times
Just because sales may be slow doesn't mean the economy is bad. If you are doing the right things to market your business and staying in touch with your customers on a regular basis they will return after your slow period of summer vacations, back to school, etc. Motivational speaker Debbie Allen tells how to motivate your retail sales staff in slow times.
Just because sales may be slow doesn't mean the economy is bad. If you are doing the right things to market your business and staying in touch with your customers on a regular basis they will return after your slow period of summer vacations, back to school, etc. Motivational speaker Debbie Allen tells how to motivate your retail sales staff in slow times.
Retail Management Tips
John Reh, your About Guide to Management, offers his top twenty management tips for the retail industry.
John Reh, your About Guide to Management, offers his top twenty management tips for the retail industry.
Retail Salesperson Profile
Retail sales career opportunities are expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations. Find out what training is needed and what advancement opportunities exist from your About Guide to Career Planning.
Retail sales career opportunities are expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations. Find out what training is needed and what advancement opportunities exist from your About Guide to Career Planning.
What Are Employment Taxes?
If you have employees, you are responsible for Federal Income Tax Withholding, Social Security and Medicare taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), unless specifically excepted. Learn more about this topic from the IRS.
If you have employees, you are responsible for Federal Income Tax Withholding, Social Security and Medicare taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), unless specifically excepted. Learn more about this topic from the IRS.
Fair Labor Standards Act and Compliance Assistance
This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers employers. One good place to start is the compliance assistance information and resources to help you, as an employer, understand which DOL laws apply to your business.
This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers employers. One good place to start is the compliance assistance information and resources to help you, as an employer, understand which DOL laws apply to your business.