how can I improve my retail store sales for furniture? we have avg 15 vistors daily and 4000 dollars rent/mon?
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Well mate, ask this question and you should close, or hire new marketing people.\n\nFirst of all, you may want to get a place that costs less per month.\n\nSecond, you need to get more visitors per day.\n\nThird, of those 15 customers that come in, how many buy? You need to try find out with the ones that don't buy, why they didn't, and don't come across as desperate.\n\nElaborate you may ask? Well, is there any cheaper places you can rent thats cheaper and has the same sort of coverage?\n\nAre you advertising? If you are, maybe you need to rethink your advertising strategy, where you are advertising, what info you have on your advertisment. Do you have a good name? People won't want to buy from you if you got a bad name. Do you sell good products? Are your products priced right? Do some window shopping at your competitors and if their prices are less than yours, and you can't possibly put your pricing that low, get new suppliers that give you better pricing, if you make your own furniture, find ways of reducing production costs.\n\nWhen your customers come in, are they treated well? Do they get helped in time and do the people helping them know their products?\n\nYou may also try thinking out the box.
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I can't help you with store, but i just want to suggest looking for Demo days in your area.  You can go to company websites for a list in your area.  Try to his as many as you can and have them fit you.  Once you know what  you want you can look for the best price.
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Better idea....\n\nPAY YOUR RENT.
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Adjust it for the rental conditions in your area. Don't look at the percentages.If you can easily get x dollars a month, then increase it to x dollars. Remember, this is a business.\n\nRegards
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OK, first you rent out a MEDIUM or SMALL sized space that is up for rent.\n\nAsk your local church if you can do a clothing drive, and tell them your cause.\n\nAsk your friends for their kids old clothes\n\nTake your old clothes and your kids\n\n\nSearch online for a company that will sell you merchandise for a good price. Then search for how to run a steady business
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Check with your local rental stores.  They may have something suitable available.  Explain your fund raising event, and offer them advertising over the weekend.  You may get a reduced price for the rental, maybe even a freebie!
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I have not shipped furniture, but just make sure you dont short change yourself on shipping charges.  Take only PayPal, money orders or cashiers checks, something you can not get burned with.  Make sure if item is expensive, make insurance necessary so that you wont be held in a liable state for lost/damaged item.  I do not ship overseas, too much red tape and shipping problems. I hope this helps a bit.
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open and e-bay store.  go to stores that are not chains-- like little specialty shops (especially if you live in a tourist area!)  and offer them 15% of what they sell them for.   agree on a price and see if that works out.
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I have a few questions . . . regarding your store . . . \n\nIs it open 24 hours a day . . . \n\nIf not . . . do it while your store is closed . . . either before it opens or after you close . . . and do a couple of section each time . . . . update your inventory after you complete a section . . . until your store is complete.\n\nIf you are open 24 hours a day . . . it would be more difficult . . . but during the dead or slow periods . . . do one section at the time . . . when you complete the section the adjust your inventory to the amount purchase during your count . . . and enter your corrected amount in the inventory. . . .\n\nBasically do a cycle count of 3-5 products daily . . . and schedule the frequency do to the popularity of the items.  Especially if you are running a 24 hour mart.
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Become a mystery shopper; try Yahoo Group mystery-shopper\n\nAlso set realistic goals.  Divide $3000 down to how much you need to make each week.
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Ask friends or family for some help ($$$) until payday.  \n\nIf you have items that you can sell...try selling them.  For instance, I took some DVD's I had sitting around that I never watched to a Used  store that bought them (about 25 of them) for almost $100.  You could try pawn shops as well.  \n\nGood luck.
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first, find a salon location to rent out. then you will need to decide how many and what types of beds you want - locate a lotion distributor to offer lotions in your salon for your clients, buy towels and other necessary items, promote your business with an ad or coupon offers in your local papers and flyers, and open. \nGood luck!
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Where are you, what are you stuck on?\nHave you found a location, a space?\nHave you priced equipment, like the chairs people sit in to get their hair done and mirrors and shelves for the beauty store?\nI would start with finding a suitable space and renting or buying it. \nThen fill it up with the stuff you need (might have to remodel the space first) then hire the staff and open.
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Garage/yard sales are a good source of used office furniture.  Also check your local newspaper's Classified section.
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Open a small store. Sign up with one of the major computer manufacturers as a dealer. Look online for distributors like Micro D and Arrow Electronics. Then the other real distributors will find you, don't worry. The thing is that you have to realize that you are opening a retail busness that sells computers and you have to think "retail". 2/3 of your business will be done in the last quarter. Business will start to die in January and slowly pick up as the year progresses. Do not run ads or have a lot of stock in January. Manufacturers will introduce new lines in August to take advantage of the buying season. They will try to get you to buy the old stuff. You will get stuck with old inventory.
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The more you buy,the cheaper you can sell.The cheaper you sell,it helps those whom can not afford all.Profit will come with honesty.You need to research wholesale wharehouses out of N.Y.
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Sell whatever you have that you do not use. Clothes,kitchen supplies,books,toys etc.\nHousehold things that people would use or need.\n\nMark them CHEAP...the cheaper the better. I know it sounds crazy but you actually make more money that way