What's your biggest challenge in 2008?
I was reading an online forum for the gift retailing industry and retail owners were discussing their big issues for the year.
Among them:
- Finding unique merchandise that isn't everywhere
- Raising profits
- Increasing security/decreasing inventory shrink
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Based on the comments posted to this blog and the emails that are sent to me, you've sounded off most about the following issues:
- Employee entitlement
- Developing managers who actually manage
- Inventory management
Are these your biggest challenges? Or are there other issues that you'd like help solving? Drop an email or post a comment and let's get the dialogue started about how to make your business better in 2008.
