You may have heard the old line, "Is your refrigerator running? Well then, you better go catch it!" But improper equipment maintenance is no laughing matter; it can cost you money and customers....
Every store ends up looking for equipment, whether for a major remodeling and renovation or simply replacing aging physical assets. Prudent, informed decisions regarding equipment acquisition can...
All too frequently, retail co-ops concentrate on lofty concepts involving things such as global food distribution ethics while overlooking the basics. But let's face it folks: If we're going to...
Once again an old adage holds true: "signs sell." Studies show that well-signed displays can increase sales by up to 400 percent! Signs can do a whole lot more: they can inform, direct, and...
A previous article dealt with the threat to store security once the threat was in the door (Cooperative Grocer #12-13, Aug-Nov. 1987). Unfortunately, shoplifting and employee or vendor...
Security -- the word can bring to mind two diametrically opposing images: blissful safety, or a world of suspicion and fear. For co-op retailers, security should conjure images of careful and...
