Advantage Program 7 Steps Guide
Why buy "7 Steps to a Highly Effective Gift Shop?"
Are you responsible for your hospital gift shop? As an Administrator, Director of Volunteer Services, or Auxiliary Gift Shop Chairman, do you know the best way to:
- Set goals for the gift shop staff?
- Measure the overall financial effectiveness of the gift shop?
- Develop checks and balances to ensure fiscal accountability in the gift shop?
"7 Steps to a Highly Effective Gift Shop" teaches core principles of effective retail operation. Each step builds upon the previous one to provide the necessary information to operate a 100% effective hospital gift shop. You will learn how to maximize the sales and profit potential of your gift shop. These steps provide information that would take years to learn in the course of everyday business. Most important, this book includes real-world examples and actual report formats you can use in your shop.
"7 Steps to a Highly Effective Gift Shop" helps Managers become more effective by learning how to:
- Plan stronger assortments to maximize sales and profits
- Present merchandise assortments effectively in a limited space
- Time markdowns and deliveries appropriately
- Plan reorders and develop a strong "backbone" of basics
- Use a monthly merchandise open-to-buy
- Identify shoplifting danger signals
- Build an effective team of paid staff and volunteers
- Improve the level of customer service