15th November 2009
Many opportunity seekers are drawn to the idea of opening a dollar store. Maybe they have looked at a few business ideas and then visited a few operating dollar stores. Or possibly they were in a dollar store and began to chat with the owner. As they c...
15th November 2009
Those opening a dollar store often find it very difficult to determine the perfect assortment of dollar store merchandise to carry. After all, there are so many options, and only a limited amount of space to display them. As result some of the items tha...
15th November 2009
Some of the frequently asked questions about how to open a dollar store are associated with defining what steps are required and the timing of those steps. After all, there is only a limited amount of time and resources are usually tight. There is a hug...
15th November 2009
As those who want to know how to start a dollar store are learning, today’s marketplace is filled with challenges. Money is tight. Dollar store merchandise prices are climbing. On the other hand, there are some great opportunities to open a dollar st...
12th November 2009
Those who start a dollar store often have very defined limits on the amount of money available to invest in opening and growing their new business. They make some big assumptions when it comes to the amount of dollar store merchandise they can purchase t...
12th November 2009
Those who own a dollar store and find a mistake was made in the layout of the display area inside their store are painfully aware of what this costs their business. There are so many impacts associated with poor layouts. They include poor to no traffic ...
09th November 2009
Do you own a dollar store? If so, it is time to really examine the use of colors in your store. It is time to put the magic of colorfully packaged dollar store merchandise to work. Use these colorful, attention grabbing products to pull shoppers into y...
09th November 2009
It is amazing how many of the really profitable actions you can take when you own a dollar store also cost very little. One of the most effective and virtually cost-free actions you can take is to stock the front of your store with brightly colored dolla...
09th November 2009
Those who own a dollar store can testify to the impact today’s economy has had on retail businesses. Where once shoppers abounded, for many it has now become a challenge to generate more traffic and to grow dollar store sales. As the field of competit...
09th November 2009
Reputable and knowledgeable dollar store experts can be worth their weight in gold. They can come into your dollar store and quickly assess the situation. They know the problems to examine. They know the best known solutions for most of those problems....
05th November 2009
When starting a dollar store it is often difficult to really understand the importance of the role your employees play in your overall business success. The fact is whether you are a smaller store with one or two part-time employees, or a well-establishe...
05th November 2009
Identifying the right location is one of the most critical and often most time consuming and frustrating pieces of the puzzle for those opening a dollar store. After examining many possibilities that just didn’t meet your needs, you’ve come to a spac...
05th November 2009
Many who open a dollar store recognize the potential positive impact Christmas sales can have on the final annual dollar store sales and dollar store profits for their business. As a result they focus almost entirely on this part of the year. Yet there ...
05th November 2009
Those who own a dollar store realize the significant amount of money that can be wasted when a poorly thought out and implemented plan for bagging shopper purchases has been implemented. On the one hand there is the waste of money associated with placing...
03rd November 2009
You can’t help but chuckle a little. Here is a shopper with a perfectly good item she paid exactly $1 to purchase. And she stands in front of you wanting to return it for a full refund. The item works perfectly; she just changed her mind is all. Not ...
