Ep. 21 Why You Should Have an Email List and How to Get Started

There are shops of all sizes in the Savvy Shopkeeper community, but one of the largest clocks in at 12,000 square feet!  Christy started out in a smaller retail space of 4,000 square feet before expanding to her current location, plus storage container and warehouse space for extra inventory. In today’s interview, Christy shares why…

If we want our retail businesses to scale and grow, we can’t do it alone. That means that we have to hire—and hiring well requires having a system in place.  In Master Shopkeepers, our mastermind for brick and mortar retail store owners, we were lucky to have my friend Stacy join us as a guest…

Every shopkeeper has a shopkeeper personality type. After working with many shopkeepers in my paid mastermind, Master Shopkeepers, I’ve identified several personalities that come up again and again!  As shop owners, we all have those bad habits or mindset blocks that creep into our work. These personality types are a reflection of these issues. It’s…

Understanding your numbers is a crucial part of succeeding as a retail business owner.  When I say “your numbers,” I’m referring to the numbers from your Profit and Loss statement. Sometimes when I talk about the P&L, it scares retailers. But it shouldn’t!  The P&L statement is one of the MOST valuable tools a brick…

Each month, members in the Shopkeepers Lab and Master Shopkeepers get a new live lesson on a relevant topic taught by me or a guest expert.  Recently, I taught a lesson giving an overview of the term omnichannel retail, which I wanted to share with listeners of the Savvy Shopkeeper Retail Podcast as well.  As…

We all open our stores for a variety of reasons. For some shopkeepers, it’s because they are passionate about being their own boss. Others love WHY they have their stores—they love their products and are enthusiastic about the value they offer. But then business life happens. And suddenly, the shopkeeper is running their business for…