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		<title>Achieving Peak Workplace Productivity</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/07/01/achieving_peak_workplace_productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima Apte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Poornima Apte, Managing Editor for GIFT SHOP Magazine.
One of the most over-hyped terms in today&#039;s workplace is &#034;multi-tasking.&#034; When someone is praised as being a good multi-tasker, what they really mean is: This person can get many things done.
And the road to getting many things done well is not through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Tips for Better Product Buying this Summer</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/06/25/five-tips-for-better-product-buying-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail Markert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Gail Markert, Markert Group Consulting 
With the summer show season quickly approaching, it&#039;s a good opportunity think about your buying strategy now. Here are five ideas for better buying this summer:
1) Stock products that have visual impact or will make a creative display. Your shoppers are time crunched and cash strapped. Hence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why a Small Business Owner Needs a Website</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/06/02/why-a-small-business-owner-needs-a-website/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/06/02/why-a-small-business-owner-needs-a-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allisyn Deyo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Allisyn Deyo, Webmaster and Editor for Pinnacle Publishing Group.
You&#039;re a small business owner. You know you need a website, but honestly, it&#039;s an expense you aren&#039;t looking to have right now and so you keep putting it off.
Well we&#039;re here to tell you: STOP! Stop putting it off. Get yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Tips to Help You Launch Your Wholesale Business</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/04/09/launch_wholesale_business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I get a lot of emails and phone calls from entrepreneurs who are starting a new wholesale business, but most of the advice we give in our magazine and on our website is geared to retailers. I thought it would be helpful to provide some tips to those of you who are starting out on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Email Marketing Companies to Get You Started</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/03/26/five-email-marketing-companies-to-get-you-started/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/03/26/five-email-marketing-companies-to-get-you-started/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allisyn Deyo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Allisyn Deyo, Webmaster and Editor for Pinnacle Publishing Group.
Let&#039;s say you have 1,000 customers on your direct mail marketing list. Once a month, you send out a postcard advertising a product special, a new line or inviting them to come in for a birthday discount. On average, we&#039;ll say that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Season Tips: Stress-Free Productivity</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/12/10/holiday-season-tips-stress-free-productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima Apte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Poornima Apte, Managing Editor of GIFT SHOP magazine.
It was the day before Thanksgiving break when I read this interesting article in the New York Times: &#034;Every Workday Needs a Game Plan.&#034; While the article assumes work at an office desk, the lessons could just as easily be applied to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Return Fraud Depress Your Profits This Holiday?</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/11/08/will-return-fraud-depress-your-profits-this-holiday/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/11/08/will-return-fraud-depress-your-profits-this-holiday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Tanker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Nancy Tanker, Managing Editor of Specialty Retail Report.
I was in a store over the weekend when a customer walked in and wanted to return a sweater, purchased with a check, for cash. Not knowing what to do, the new salesperson called in the manager, who recognized the loyal customer and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spending on Daddy: How Much is Father&#039;s Day Worth?</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/12/spending-on-daddy-how-much-is-fathers-day-worth/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/12/spending-on-daddy-how-much-is-fathers-day-worth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima Apte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Poornima Apte, editor of GIFT SHOP magazine.
The National Retail Federation recently reported that the average person will spend $98.34 on Father&#039;s Day this year, up from $88.80 last year. 
That $98.34? That&#039;s us! They must have been following my girls and I as we scooped up stuff for Dad this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Spot a Shoplifter?</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/11/how-do-you-spot-a-shoplifter/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/11/how-do-you-spot-a-shoplifter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allisyn Deyo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Allisyn Deyo, Webmaster and editor for the Pinnacle Publishing Group.
One of my first jobs (and second, and third, and fifth) was working in the specialty coffee industry. I worked for a large corporation out of Seattle (not that one.. a smaller, but direct competitor) that was intent on having their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Create an Exciting Shopping Experience?</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/07/create-an-exciting-shopping-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2007/06/07/create-an-exciting-shopping-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Tanker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Nancy Tanker, Managing Editor of Specialty Retail Report.
I just started reading Pam Danziger’s book, Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience. For those of you who don’t know Pam, she’s president of Unity Marketing, one of the leading consumer research firms in the [...]]]></description>
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