Can You Imagine Customers Tattooing Your Logo on Themselves?
One of my best buddies is a fellow named BJ Bueno. He is one of the best marketers, thinkers and […]
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Learning to Be a Good Manager
If you are like me, one of the greatest challenges you face is managing people. Great managers are so hard
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Get Out Of Your Store
Hi! Did you miss me? As you probably noticed my “words of wisdom” have not been appearing in the last
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National Retail Federation Launches Small Business Retail Council
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has launched the Small Business Retail Council to represent and respond to the interests of
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Dave Ratner joins business owners talking taxes, wages, in Washington
By Jim Kinney | jkinney@repub.com AGAWAM — Dave Ratner, owner of Dave’s Soda & Pet City, often appears in the
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Big advice from a small retailer
By Al McClain At the recent eTail West conference, Dave Ratner gave a terrific presentation on how small retailers can
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Dave’s Soda & Pet City introduces Pounds for Pounds program for area shelters
By The Republican Business Desk AGAWAM – All Dave’s Soda & Pet City locations , Agawam, Hadley, Ludlow Northampton, Springfield,
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Hampden County Correctional Center inmates boost Toy for Joy by $5,000; nearly $74,000 still needs to be raised
By George Graham | ggraham@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – The Hampden County Correctional Center inmates’ commissary fund has continued its long-standing Christmas
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Good Boss, or Good Leader?
Do you nurture your employees so they can grow to be leaders themselves? Do you let your employees make decisions
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Your Attitude Goes a Long Way in Business
This is a “do as I say, don’t do as I do” column. I was at the Summit distributors buying