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		<title>Small Space Merchandising</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I received an email from a hospital gift manager asking for a few suggestions on how she could improve her visual merchandising display. One of her biggest challenges is that the hospital never created a large enough space for the store, so she&#039;s operating in a very small area. After reviewing her store photos, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gearing Up for the Holiday Season</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/08/13/gearing-up-for-the-holiday-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed today by an editor for a magazine that is geared to dance studio retailers and she asked me what advice I would give her retailers for this holiday season. My immediate response was, &#034;more important than ever before, don&#039;t take a wait-and-see approach—be proactive.&#034;
Then I suggested that retailers focus on four core [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Elements to Creating an Award-Winning Window Display</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/07/31/five-elements-to-creating-an-award-winning-window-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our visual merchandiser and I just got back from a two-day makeover of a camera store in New England. The owner had really great front window space, but wasn&#039;t fully optimizing it. Here are five tips to consider when building an effective window display for your store:
Determine a theme&#8230; Let the theme of the window [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#039;s Time for a Store Makeover!</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/05/14/its-time-for-a-store-makeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While I usually like to blog about tips and advice, I couldn&#039;t resist talking about an amazing opportunity that we have for one lucky gift store owner. Last year we completed our first-ever ultimate makeover, and it was such a huge success that we decided to make it an annual contest.
But the deadline is just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merchandise Your Store with Stories</title>
		<link>http://specialtyretailexpert.com/2008/04/28/merchandise-your-store-with-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago I joined a public speaking club called Toast Masters to learn some strategies on how to improve my public speaking skills. The biggest tip I received is that everyone loves a story. In fact, if you tell a story during your speech, people are more likely to remember the content than if [...]]]></description>
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