The University of Retailing for
Owners & Managers

Danny Wells Workshop 9-Course 200
4-Hour Program


Owning and managing a growing natural products business is a challenging adventure. This half-day program includes instruction on crucial operating procedures-specific to owners and managers-for natural product stores of all sizes. Syllabus includes bullet-point training, from The Danny Wells Workshops 1 through 8 in addition to the latest breakthrough retailing techniques.

Session 1: Monitoring Your Progress

  • The state of the natural products industry
  • Today's industry trends
  • Who is the natural food consumer
  • Defining the major players
  • Setting up your cash registers and books
  • When to computerize
  • Creating simple financial statements for powerful direction
  • Benchmarking with other businesses

Session 2: Inventory Control for Higher Profits

  • The proven inventory control system
  • Moving slow selling items
  • Buying right yields higher margins
  • Increasing inventory turns

Session 3: Perfecting Your Presentation

  • Sales-building case-stack techniques
  • Pricing secrets to increase margins
  • How to compete with the discounting competitor
  • Marketing to attract new customers
  • Marketing to increase your average sale
  • Double your yield by partnering with others

Session 4: Attracting and Keeping a Wonderful Staff

  • Hiring right: the application and interviews
  • Solving the high cost of labor problem
  • Creative compensation programs
  • Labor scheduling for increased productivity
  • Making goals and expectations clear

Audio Cassettes & Syllabus Handbook
$59.95
plus shipping