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by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on October 4, 2026
Training that raises in-store conversion teaches a framework, makes associates practice, and proves it with mystery shops. 100 stores saw an 11.5% lift.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 27, 2026
Endless promotions punish your margins and train shoppers to wait. Here's how to climb out of the discount rut without losing traffic.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 27, 2026
No. Customers lie to salespeople they don't trust. Here's what "no need" and "no money" really mean, and how good salespeople move past both.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 25, 2026
Shoppers read 3 signals in seconds: what you sell, whether the store looks cared for, and whether anyone saw them. Take one photo from your own front door.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 25, 2026
NPS only surveys shoppers who bought. The ones who left unhelped never enter the sample. What retailers should measure instead: behaviors plus the register.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 25, 2026
UPT is the one number your employees fully control. Here's what a 1.1 really means, plus the one question that reliably adds items to any sale.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 24, 2026
Open hands, relaxed posture, and ownership questions like "how do I care for this?" are the signals to close on. Here's how to read them.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 23, 2026
No. They avoid associates who ask "Can I help you?" In unannounced shops, shoppers were ignored at 7 of 12 stores. Here's how to earn trust in order.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 20, 2026
The four-step complaint process every associate should know: listen fully, hear what they want, offer choices, thank them. Not just managers. Everyone.
by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor posted on September 19, 2026
A return is a shopper already in your store with money on the counter. Here's the register script that boomerangs "I want my money back" into a purchase.
