Retail in Detail

2. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-1-55571-555-7
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 273 g

It is estimated that nearly 70,000 retail businesses are started a year. Retail in Detail takes you through all the steps of planning, opening, and managing a retail store of your own, beginning with an honest assessment of whether you are really suited to be running a business.Instead of focusing on economic theories and obscure business concepts, this guide addresses daily problems of store operations such as: - The ins and outs of wholesale markets - Pricing and credit policies - Inventory tracking and using computers - Employee relations - Store location, image, and merchandise displays - Retailing on the Internet - Selling your business Retail in Detail also provides sample worksheets and tables: - Monthly expenses chart - Buying budget - P/L statement - Inventory Stock card Includes a glossary of terms, a retail publications list, and locations of major wholesale market centers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bond , Ronald L.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Über Autor(innen)

Ron Bond has more than thirty years experience as a manager, chief executive officer, consultant, and small business owner. He and his wife, Susie, have started and successfully operated three retail gift stores and a Bed & Breakfast. He currently lives in Harrison, Arkansas.