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How to Manage a Retail Business

What a fledgling retailer needs to know about pricing, competition, inventory, collecting customer data, and more.

 
Market Research
Market research, strategic planning, using surveys and focus groups, analyzing customer demographics to develop a marketing plan as part of a solid business plan for management of small business.
Managing Customer Data
With consumer privacy a contentious issue, it's especially important to be up front with your customers about your privacy policy and to make good use of the data they willingly provide.
Pricing
Inc.com will help you tackle the pricing issue -- we've compiled strategies, advice, and techniques that have served other entrepreneurs well.
E-Commerce Starter Kit
The Internet will soon be the Grand Central Station of business, and getting a seat on the gravy train means implementing a smart e-commerce strategy now. We've got some basic ticketing instructions.
Cash Management
Cash is your business's lifeblood. This guide will help your business -- and you -- avoid a heart attack.

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