The Retail Doctor Blog

Many retailers have embraced digital as the be-all and end-all. Many pundits and retail experts are telling us the only way to survive is to bring...

Another year has closed. For some, it was record-breakingly good.

One thing that is true across the board, last year was a year fraught with ups...

A lot of attention is being given to how online retail is growing. But what if that growth isn't coming entirely from consumer demand, but...

We've officially begun the holiday season and retailers are all over the map with their holiday retail sales predictions.

Here's mine: I expect ...

As 250+ Bon Ton stores go out of business, the Wall Street Journal caught up with their former CEO Tim Grumbacher who said, “If I had had the...

When I was putting myself through college, one of my first jobs was in retail sales at the Broadway Department Store in Southern California....

This past week, Starbucks announced they were closing 8000 of their US locations for bias training after a manager called Philadelphia police to...

A question I’m asked frequently is how to select the best POS system software.  It’s important because a point of sale system for small business...

Did you ever watch the Sopranos episode where Richie racks up a massive debt? Tony takes over the business and racks up even more debt. In the...

Back when I was a kid, I had a coughing fit at a concert. My mom looked down at me, grabbed her purse, and gave me a tissue. The purse was a...

As a retail consultant, speaker, and trainer for some of the best retail brands in the world, I get on a lot of lists.

It’s the day before Christmas Eve. I love this time as a retailer.

All the planners have purchased - with their lists of must have items that...