SRR 2008, Summer 2008
Stop Hiring the Wrong People!
Feel like you're playing employee roulette? Stop hoping for the best and start hiring people who will excel.
Top 20 Start-up Questions for Holiday Retailers
Permits. Payroll. Products. Profits. During start-up it can be hard to know what to focus on. Until now. From permits to profits, here are the top 20 start-up questions you need to ask yourself before opening day at your cart or kiosk.
Spree Vegas 2008: Show Highlights
Record numbers of exhibitors and attendees gathered in Las Vegas for three days of deal-making, networking and social events during Specialty Retail Report's fourth annual Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo-our biggest and best show ever!
Wind Power: Making Sales a Breeze
Iron Stop's colorful and creative Wind Spinners draw attention without even trying-then artistry and craftsmanship close the sale. Demonstration products are top sellers for a reason.
Now Playing: Specialty Retail 2.0
Children become instant movie stars at Papaya Entertainment Studios' soon-to-launch kiosk concept, which combines personalized DVDs with a new digital Web-based playground where kids have fun, learn about their world and purchase an array of additional products. Welcome to specialty retail 2.0.
Innovation Fires Up Spa Concepts
Ajay and Meenakshi Chadha, owners of Spa Concepts, are product designers, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, which gives them extraordinary control over their products and operations. Their story is one of creative thinking, self-reliance and perseverance-stoked by a passion to be the best.
Airport Retail 101: Your Top 15 FAQs Answered
Do I need a business plan and sales history to land a spot in an airport's specialty leasing program? What's the biggest mistake entrepreneurs make when pitching their concept? Answers to your top 10 airport retail FAQs from an insider who knows what it takes for an airport concept to take flight.
Kid-sumers: Today's Super-Spenders
Today's kids aren't afraid to spend money-to the tune of nearly $20 billion a year. And that's not counting what their parents spend on them (about seven times more). That adds up to a lucrative-and growing-market for specialty retailers.
Unique Concepts Summer 2008
Psychic kiosk adds a new dimension to the mall shopping experience. With a fresh new product line that appeals to a range of demographics, Flirty Aprons has cooked up a recipe for success. Zippy Rides mean happier-and longer-shopping trips for the family. A healthy snack that curbs the appetite has shoppers licking their lips. High-end chocolates are taking off at The Chocolate Bar, a fresh new inline tenant in Boston's bustling Logan International Airport. A Canadian entrepreneur launches her second successful specialty retail concept: popcorn toppings. In a sleek new inline that exudes high design, customers create their own one-of-a-kind signature scents.
Good Hair Days
A new generation of advanced-technology hair-styling tools and tricked-out accessories make it easy for women to create a highly sophisticated salon look or a blingy tween do-without paying salon prices. Instead, they're heading to the mall, where specialty retailers are poised to capture their share of the multibillion-dollar hair-care market.
Massaging Profits in a Down Economy
Americans are hooked on the benefits of massage, spending billions on massages and massage products every year. Now excitement is building about the profit potential of common-area massage concepts as consumers react to a slowing economy, turning from pricey spas to less-costly options offered by specialty retailers.
Tech It to the Bank
For specialty retailers selling electronic and tech products, opportunity abounds. From sleek cell phones that track children and check email to iPod protectors that hold up under the harshest of conditions, consumers (and retailers) have more choices than ever before.
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