Member Blog Posts in "retail"

Commercial - I can do that. Really?

posted on August 11, 2010

Many real estate professionals like to be the Jack (or Jill) of All Trades, but Masters of None.  I'm talking specifically about agents and brokers marketing themselves with multiple "specialties," which is ironic.  To specialize is not to just dabble, but to be proficient at it.  Yes, we can have multiple service offerings but are we really doing our clients a disservice by proclaiming several specialties?  In Texas, there are only two licenses - Salesperson and Broker.  Once a license is earned, there are no sub-licenses for commercial, re Read more »

Author: Rodney Schwalbach

Reinventing the Laundromat

posted on March 29, 2010

The Laundromat of the 21st century is going to be new, improved and loaded with services. Ask the average person to describe their last visit to the local laundromat and don’t be surprised to hear things like “dirty”, “dingy”, “broken-down”, “old”, “machines out of order”, “change machines broken”, “no-one to help me”, or “ancient equipment”.  So the already annoying and tedious chore of doing laundry just became worse… Contrast the scene above with the cheery atmosphere of a television ad for detergent or a washing machine — happy carefully dressed house Read more »

Author: Louise Messano

It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?

posted on December 10, 2009

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the Read more »

Author: S. Todd Harris

Deck the malls with employee engagement

posted on December 2, 2009

Holiday season is a happy time. Holiday season can also be a hard time, especially for retail workers. An engaging workplace can work wonders for employee motivation, customer satisfaction and stress reduction. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright