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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465864403321

Autore

Fullen Sharon L.

Titolo

How to open & operate a financially successful specialty retail & gourmet foods shop / / by Sharon Fullen ; revised by Rebekah Slonim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ocala, Florida : , : Atlantic Publishing Group, Inc., , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-62023-081-X

Edizione

[Revised Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

641.30068/1

Soggetti

New business enterprises

New business enterprises - Management

Gourmet food industry

Specialty stores

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of the author's How to open a financially successful specialty retail & gourmet foods shop, 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-306) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- For those who love elderberries and fine cheese : starting your own gourmet store -- Getting down to practicality : launching your business -- Making it your own : the basics of buying a gourmet shop -- How to get support without being hampered : investing in a franchise -- Planning for success : writing a business plan -- Boots on the ground : pre-opening activities -- Your greatest asset : successful employee relations -- The reason you're in business : your customers -- Getting the word out : marketing your business -- Public relations : how to get customers in the door with little cost -- From appliances to zucchini : choosing your sales mix -- Helping you to do your job : equipping your store -- A welcoming space : public areas of your store -- A place to get things done : back-of-the-store work areas -- Creating a team : your store staff -- How to get what you want : purchasing inventory -- All about money : cash flow -- Accounting 101 : financial management and budgeting -- Balanced budget : basic cost control for retail operations -- Efficiency : controlling your labor costs -- Appendix A: Resources : build your own



network -- Bibliography -- Photo credits -- Glossary -- Index.