Retail Specific Books

1001 Ideas to Create Retail Excitement
Reader Review: This is without doubt the best book on creating retail excitement that I have ever seen, and I have read more than a few. The ideas expressed herein are easy to use, not expensive, and truly do work. This is a book that gives you the nuts and bolts of exactly how to create retail excitement, not just a lot of gray area fluff. In addition to the ideas provided, this book will help you to get your own creative juices flowing. I am very appreciative to Mr. Falk for his help. This is a book that is worth many many times its cost. Not an expense, this book truly is an investment.

Retail in Detail : How to Start and Manage a Small Retail Business Reader Review:
I am thinking about starting my own small business & found this book to contain very good info about what to do & even more important what not to do. Gives both the pros & cons of starting your own business in a enjoyable reading style but does not sugar coat the difficulties involved. I found lots of helpful info about who to contact & where to go to get both additional info & purchasing wholesale.

Small Store Survival : Success Strategies for Retailers (National Retail Federation Series)
Provides case studies on the problems faced by various types of stores, including appliance/electronic, pharmacy, and apparel. Features worksheets and questionnaires enabling retailers to evaluate their own businesses.

Steal Me Blind! Shoplifting & Retail Theft...And How To Stop It Without Getting Sued.
An excellent tool for any LP staff, Reader Review: I got more information out of Rich's book than any of the criminal justice texts I've read over the years. Having worked for companies with good loss prevention programs as well as companies with poor programs I can relate to the "Policy B" stores talked about in the book.

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Accounting and Financing  
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Management and Store Security 
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Retail Specific 
Sales and Marketing 
Starting a Business  
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Restaurant & Food Service
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Specialty Shop Retailing : How to Run Your Own Store: Innovative Ideas for Retail Success (National Retail Federation Series) Promises delivered, Reader Review: This book did what the author promised. It gave us the basics to open a small specialty shop, with no previous experience. She gave excellent advice from marketing ideas to inventory procedures to bookkeeping methods. I still refer to it as we progress in our business.

Owner's Guide to Successful Restaurant & Retail Business
Owner's Guide to Successful Restaurant & Retail Business, Reader Review:
A great resource book -- use it all the time. Highly recommend it to every owner and manager in these industries. Very helpful training manual -- improved our service tremendously.

Start and Run a Profitable Secondhand Store (Start and Run Series) Start and Run a Profitable Secondhand Store, Reader Review: The book not only gives great business information but it gives the fun side of selling secondhand items, such as meeting new people and making money. After reading this book, it gave me the inspiration to continue with my dream to open a secondhand or resale shop which I'll be opening summer of 2000!

So You Want to Own the Store : Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation
A must-read for any aspiring retail entrepreneur, Reader Review: Mort Brown offers indispensable advice to people considering going into retail business for themselves. His conversational style and examples from his own experiences running a candy shop and a pet store offer the reader a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the retail operation. From the daily interaction with customers, to the satisfaction that comes from being your own boss, Brown shares his wisdom on every topic related to running a profitable retail operation. If you're thinking about opening your own store, you'd be wise to read this book before you draft the first page of your business plan. One wonders how many retail failures might have been successes if only their proprietors had read Mort Brown's "So You Want To Own The Store" and taken his advice to heart.