Bringing Business to Retail
Want a business that fills your soul AND your bank account? Retail Strategist Salena Knight, shares information, inspiration and interviews with business leaders, to help you create a more profitable, sustainable and dynamic retail or eCommerce business.
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Imagine having $400K tied up in stock you can't sell. That's what happened to Eva—and it might be happening to you too. In this episode, I'll walk you through a simple 15-minute audit to identify your bottom 25% of products and calculate exactly how much they're costing you in rent, opportunity cost, and lost revenue.
Hey friends, So this is a tough one to share, but you need to hear it. Picture this: Sunday morning, cup of tea, sitting down to catch up on social media during our BIGGEST launch of the year. I open Facebook and see "We've suspended your page." At first, I wasn't worried. This had happened before with a hacking attemp
What makes people buy — logic or emotion? In this episode, behavioral science expert Phill Agnew, host of The Nudge Podcast, joins Sal to unpack the psychology behind every purchase decision. From the power of scarcity (“12 per customer”) to why “National Days” actually drive sales, Phill reveals how simple, science-ba
What if you could wake up every month knowing your bills were already paid? Sarah Williams turned her local gift shop into a subscription box business generating consistent monthly recurring revenue—and she's sharing exactly how she did it. Sarah started with 44 subscribers and grew to thousands, keeping customers for
You know that feeling when your store is buzzing with holiday shoppers and you're thinking, "Finally, I don’t need to do anything — they’re already buying!" Yeah… that mindset cost me over $200,000. 😬 In this episode of Bringing Business to Retail, I’m pulling back the curtain on one of the most expensive assumptions
Are you sure you’ve got the right products for the holiday season? In this episode of Bringing Business to Retail, I share the painful lesson I learned during my very first Christmas in business — and the 5-step framework that will help you choose products that actually sell (and make this Q4 your most profitable yet).