Retail Talent Acquisition Quick Tips - Part 2

In honor of our rapidly approaching webinar series
Employee Retention and Engagement 
with Tina Praino, we are offering our readers a series of quick tips related to retail talent acquisition. 

Quick Tip - Part 2

Network with other store owners and managers. I have received some great employee candidates from store managers who received resumes but had no hours to give. I have shared some great resumes as well when I have received them with no hours to give. You have to give to receive!

Stay tuned for more useful tips and don't forget to register for our rapidly approaching webinar series! 

Employee Retention and Engagement Webinar Series - for Retailers
How to Find the Good Ones and How to Get Them SELLING

Sponsored by: Smart Retailer

Boost My Hiring Process: How to Find the Good Ones REGISTER

April 30th (Tuesday) at 11am-12pmPDT
- The importance of a proper job description, how to create them and how to utilize them
- Experiential interviewing, how to zero in on the right skill set, the right attitude and the best fit with simple strategic questions
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

Engaging My Employee’s: I Hired Them, Now What? REGISTER

May 7th(Tuesday) at 11am-12pm PDT
- Find out the difference between orientation and onboarding
- Find out what the key ingredients of a sound onboarding program requires
- Find out what a learning plan is and which members of your team MUST have one
- Learn formal and informal feedback strategies
- Learn about mentor programs
- Find out how to defining career paths
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

Engaging My Employee’s: A Deeper Dive, Let’s Get Them Cracking REGISTER

May 14th (Tuesday) at 11am-12pm PDT
- Learn to create structured mentorship programs
- Learn to cultivate learning plans to increase productivity and morale
- Find out about gamification in the workplace
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

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Retail Talent Acquisition Quick Tips - Part 1

In honor of our rapidly approaching webinar series
Employee Retention and Engagement 
with Tina Praino, we are offering our readers a series of quick tips related to retail talent acquisition. 

Quick Tip - Part 1

Create a benefits document that tells candidates the benefits of working at your store. Think outside the box. What makes it great to work for you? Flexible hours? Medical? Store Discount? Training? Don’t assume the candidates know and don’t assume they will ask!

Stay tuned for more useful tips and don't forget to register for our rapidly approaching webinar series! 

Employee Retention and Engagement Webinar Series - for Retailers
How to Find the Good Ones and How to Get Them SELLING

Sponsored by: Smart Retailer

Boost My Hiring Process: How to Find the Good Ones REGISTER

April 30th (Tuesday) at 11am-12pmPDT
- The importance of a proper job description, how to create them and how to utilize them
- Experiential interviewing, how to zero in on the right skill set, the right attitude and the best fit with simple strategic questions
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

Engaging My Employee’s: I Hired Them, Now What? REGISTER

May 7th(Tuesday) at 11am-12pm PDT
- Find out the difference between orientation and onboarding
- Find out what the key ingredients of a sound onboarding program requires
- Find out what a learning plan is and which members of your team MUST have one
- Learn formal and informal feedback strategies
- Learn about mentor programs
- Find out how to defining career paths
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

Engaging My Employee’s: A Deeper Dive, Let’s Get Them Cracking REGISTER

May 14th (Tuesday) at 11am-12pm PDT
- Learn to create structured mentorship programs
- Learn to cultivate learning plans to increase productivity and morale
- Find out about gamification in the workplace
Each attendee will receive a special gift from the speaker

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iPad POS. Cloud POS. Mobile POS. Omni Channel. WEBINAR

 

 

 

FACT: Your customers have more technology in their hands when they walk into your store than you have running the store. You can be part of the trend or get left behind.

Ask yourself, how will...
Mobile
Omni Channel
Cloud
and iPad's
...imagine RETAIL over the next 18-36 months?

Attend this webinar from the company ont he cutting edge of retail technology -
One Step Retail Solutions & Teamwork Retail to find out and get a LIVE DEMO of iPad, Cloud, Mobile and Omni Channel POS. (There is no cost)
Sponsored by: SnapRetail

TUESDAY, APRIL 23rd at 11am PDT
Speaker: Kevin McAdam, Teamwork Retail Specialist

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[WEBINAR] Marketing 2.0 for Retailers: Social, Local, Mobile (SoLoMo) in 2013

This webinar is now available through the One Step Retail webinars page.

In this action packed webinar, retailers will learn key steps to improve their presence and sales through social, local and mobile strategies to produce increased sales in 2013.

Find out how to maneuver the rapidly evolving shopping trends, establish a SoLoMo game plan and utilize existing resources to start your year off right.

February 5^th, 2013 (Tuesday)

11am – 12pm PST
LIVE WEBINAR IS NOW CLOSED 
#ExpandMyStore2013

 

SnapRetail’s Christian Kratsas, Social Media Manager
Take your online traffic and turn it into in-store traffic! Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to get customers to “like” you online and in person!

About SnapRetail: SnapRetail provides a web-based solution that makes it easy for local retailers to engage with customers through email, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. Unique product features such as an interactive planning calendar, monthly promotion kits and hundreds of pre-written and professionally designed templates and social media posts make SnapRetail the choice for thousands of retailers looking for a one-stop-shop for their marketing needs.

PocketYour Shop’s Brian Downard, CEO and Founder
Learn how consumers are shopping in and outside of stores, with a focus on the latest trends in mobile retail and how you can leverage those trends to benefit your business.

About Pocket Your Shop: Pocket Your Shop provides mobile strategy, design, development and management for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

King Retail Solution's Andrew Swedenborg, Executive VP

Learn steps every retailer can take to maximize your retail space, with a focus on maximizing your real estate to grow your customer base and increase your sales.

About King Retail: King Retail’s award-winning environments leave your consumer feeling great about their experience in-store and looking forward to their next shopping trip. As builders, King Retail knows every step and every detail that it takes to realize a design with integrity.

RMSA’s David Downard, Retail Consultant
Find out how to utilize your existing tools and goal setting to manage your store and improve your customer’s experience for increased sales in 2013.

“If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up somewhere else,” Laurence J. Peter

About Dave Downard: Dave has over 25 years experience working with retailers to analyze and improve store performance, helping hundreds of retailers achieve their business goals.


Registration link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/678248982


Hosted by One Step Retail Solutions, One Step Retail Solutions has helped thousands of retailers nationwide achieve their retail goals through top of the line retail technology. With a consultative and personal approach, One Step is a top resource for 5 of the top point of sale / retail management systems available on the market. Having been in business for over 27 years we have evolved relationships with specialists industry-wide and strive to bring educational resources to our retailers and other retail friends.

We hope that this webinar will help you to start your year off right and achieve your 2013 goals!


SoLoMo image source: socialmediatoday.com

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Complimentary Retail Metrics Webinar Series

RETAIL METRICS Webinars

Complimentary for All Retailers
September 25th - October 30th

We would like to invite you to our upcoming series of webinars covering retail metrics. All retailers are invited to these complementary webinars hosted by One Step Retail Solutionsfeaturing award winning retail consultant, Dan Jablons of Retail Smart Guys.

About Dan Jablons: Dan Jablons worked in retail while attending the Ohio State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Production. He has worked with retailers such as Walmart, Target, JC Penney, American Apparel, Betsey Johnson, Donna Karan, Jimmy Choo, Charles David, Diesel, Oakley, Tumi, Hollywood Bowl, and many others. Dan was the VP Operations for One Step Retail Solutions for over 10 years and continues to maintain a close relationship with the company.

In addition to his vast retail background, Dan also has a background in improvisational theatre. He has performed with comedy troupes all across the USA, and recently appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Dan combines his extensive knowledge of retail with his comedy skills to become one of the industry's most popular speakers.

About One Step Retail Solutions: One Step Retail Solutions is ranked as one of the top resellers and service providers for some of the most comprehensive and state of the art retail POS software solutions in the industry. Taking a consultative approach to retail technology and helping thousands of retailers nationwide achieve their dreams.

Sept 25, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm - Retail Metrics: An Introduction to KPIs REGISTER
In a lively discussion introducing the Key Performance Indicators that every Retailer should use to manage their store, Dan Jablons will enlighten you on the basics of metrics for your store and how to use these statistics to sharpen your buying and improve your stores performance.

Oct 2, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm - Retail Metrics: Days of Supply and Inventory TurnREGISTER
Whether you have a seasonal business or year-round sales, you need to know your days of supply and how to use these to match lead times, without losing sales. Also find out how to increase your Turn as much as possible without having to take markdowns, resulting in more profits.

Oct 9, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm – Retail Metrics: Stock to Sales Ratio REGISTER
Stock to Sales Ratio is a key statistic for measuring whether or not you are overstocked.Further, learn how to use the stock to sales ratio to plan purchases and ensure that you have the precisely correct inventories each month to match your sales forecasts.

Oct 16, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm – Retail Metrics: Sell Through Percentage REGISTER
Sell Through Percentage is especially important for seasonal merchandise, since the goal is to be out of stock of seasonal merchandise by the end of the season. But most inventory has a “season” and every retailer can benefit from understanding this metric.

Oct 23, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm – Retail Metrics: Gross Margin Return on Investment REGISTER
Simply, for every dollar invested, how many dollars did you get back? Was it worth the investment to make that profit? Explore the mysteries of GMROI and discover how this can be the most important metric for a retailer. Find out how to figure the GMROI on your entire inventory or on just one single item.

Oct 30, Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm – Retail Metrics: KPIs, Putting It All Together REGISTER
All of this information comes down to one simple question: do I have the right inventory in the right place at the right time? If you don’t know, the KPI’s will tell you just that. But how do you use them all together? And can they predict the future as well as report the past?

To interact on Twitter follow #retailmetrics or log into our discussion board by going to our tWebEvents page.

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The Future of Retailing with Retail Pro - Webinar

Join us for a Webinar on June 5th at 11:00am - 12:00am PDT
The Future of Retailing with Retail Pro

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/541760974

Join our meeting of some of the top Retail Technology developers, discussing: The Future of Retailing with Retail Pro Polishing up our crystal ball, we are excited to present the electrifying future of Retail Pro for your retail management technology needs and desires….bringing you everything you ever wanted in a POS/Inventory/Retail Management system! Find out what’s in the immediate future! Join us for this comprehensive meeting with our guests: Ket Venethongkham, from Retail Pro International presenting Prism, the newest development that will revolutionize how you set up your store(s).  Scott Anderson, from Foundry Logic, introducing Mobile POS for Retail Pro, taking your retail sales out from behind the cash wrap out onto the sales floor, putting your POS in the hands of your staff to better service your customers from anywhere; also for line-busting or inventory counting. Jeff Whiteside, from Flexquery, showing the enhanced depth of reporting available for Retail Pro users from Key Performance Indicators to the most specific custom reports that you always wanted to have. Manage your store in a way you never thought possible! Robyn Longmire, One Step Retail Solutions own expert on how to put it all together for your store. With multiple possibilities, figure out what would answer your needs as a retailer….now you can have it all! Presented by One Step Retail Solutions Title: The Future of Retailing with Retail Pro Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

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