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You are what your numbers say you are part II !!!!!!

The exercise that lead me to develop the Key indicator Spreadsheet was as a result of client calling me to discuss a problem. A little background, the client has four stores and at the time was experiencing year over year growth of over 10%. His problem...

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You are what your numbers say you are!

Bill Parcells noted NFL coach when asked about his team replied, " You are what your record says you are." Well, the record in retail is based on your numbers, but the question is which numbers matter. The newer POS systems...

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Social Media Who Cares

Almost every conversation I have with a client now includes some mention of Social Media. Some are fullyengaged, some dabbling in it, while others want to know why they should and how they should. The answer is easy, where are customers doing product research and communicating...

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What’s the next question?

February retail sales just got repoted and in general the numbers were strong across the board. I'm hard pressed to believe the consumer is consumer is back on a sustained basis. Don't get me wrong I want to be optimistic...

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What’s the next question?

February retail sales just got repoted and in general the numbers were strong across the board. I'm hard pressed to believe the consumer is consumer is back on a sustained basis. Don't get me wrong I want to be optimistic...

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What’s the next question?

February retail sales just got repoted and in general the numbers were strong across the board. I'm hard pressed to believe the consumer is consumer is back on a sustained basis. Don't get me wrong I want to be optimistic...

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What’s the next question?

February retail sales just got repoted and in general the numbers were strong across the board. I'm hard pressed to believe the consumer is consumer is back on a sustained basis. Don't get me wrong I want to be optimistic...

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What’s the next question?

February retail sales just got repoted and in general the numbers were strong acroos the board. I'm hard pressed to believe the consumer is consumer is back on a sustained basis. Don't get me wrong I want to be optimistic...

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