Three years ago, I wrote an article dismissing the idea of a “Retail Apocalypse.” That was before we ran into the COVID-19 economic buzz saw. It is sobering how many retail giants didn’t survive 2020, and the sheer number of retail jobs lost is staggering. I stand firm in my basic premise that Read more…
In my small(ish) NJ town we have all the major fast food McFranchises, several of the national dinner chains and our share of the ubiquitous diners. We also have our fair share of local eateries, including 3 deli and bagel eateries specializing in breakfast fare… Rather, we had our fair Read more…
So you’ve been out of the Retail Sales game for 3 months because of COVID-19. All of your hot leads have gone cold. Customers don’t have the money to purchase your “non-essential” products. You need to fight with the internet for customers. You may even be taking a “pay cut” Read more…
Many of us in the retail world are experiencing one of the worst-case scenarios of our scariest “what if” questions. What we are currently living is worse than losing a job… In many cases, we’re losing our ability to do the job and asking ourselves “what now?”. Once allowed back Read more…