Retail Today with Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor

Retail Today with Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor

Retail Today with Bob Phibbs is a daily digest guiding brick-and-mortar retailers to gain better traction, generate more revenue, and stay strong in their market.

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March 13, 2024 4 mins

In this episode, Rob from WBBM NEWSRADIO delves into 'Sephora Kids,' an intriguing phenomenon involving tweens gravitating towards skincare, driven by social media platforms like TikTok. Speaking to us is Bob Phibbs, CEO of the Retail Doctor, based in New York. Bob explains how these young girls from 10 to 12-year-olds are watching skincare videos online, visiting stores like Sephora and Ulta, and selecting high-end products design...

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Join Bob Phibbs, a.k.a. the Retail Doc, as he shares his valuable insights on how to boost retail sales by effectively utilizing add-on strategies. Having helped retailers amass millions in sales worldwide, Bob discusses the importance and practicality of add-ons - items suggested for purchase in addition to an initial acquisition.

In this instructive episode, Bob demonstrates how a simple item like a hair massager can be the perfe...

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Bob Phibbs discusses how Visa and Mastercard merchants based in the U.S., who paid interchange fees between January 1st, 2004, and January 25th, 2019, may be eligible for a share of a $5 billion refund. Bob emphasizes the importance of not dismissing mailed claim settlement letters and guides viewers on how to claim the money by scanning a QR code in these letters. Bob encourages his viewers to share their experiences and refers th...

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How to effectively merchandise products in a small space? What to do with major disruption of your parking in your shopping district? And more with your questions answered LIVE by Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor

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Target is the latest retailer to announce they were closing stores due to theft. While many want to blame lax laws and organized crime, there's one thing no one is talking about... #retail #customerservice #lossprevention 

 

And if you want to read more about how you can protect yourself from shoplifting as well as employee theft read my blog at https://www.retaildoc.com/blog/stealing-shoplifting-retail-employee-theft

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Your questions about selling, marketing, theft and more answered LIVE with Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doc. Visit RetailDoc.com to learn more about his services.  
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Selling in a store is harder in 2023 than in the past two years. Why? Because if you had it in stock, you got the sale. Your sales skills atrophied. Now you have to think smarter and then clientele. Checkout SalesRX.com my online retail sales training program to have a process

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How to use ChatGPT for your marketing, employee discounts, and more answered live. 

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Today's story involves an associate who thought they were being helpful but robbed the retailer of a sale. Could this be happening on your sales floor? Key takeaways live with Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor  
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Among the causes of customers not returning is organization and cleanliness. Join Bob as he shares a story and gives takeaways so you can improve your retail store.

 

Register for the webinar here https://zoom.us/.../1516818218889/WN_uRDJS9mcSKC9Gi-Tc8AuCQ

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Today's story revolves around an employee who didn't want to sell. Could that be the case in your store? Register for the webinar here https://zoom.us/.../1516818218889/WN_uRDJS9mcSKC9Gi-Tc8AuCQ  
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In this story learn why when I went to buy a bed it became a nightmare and what you can do to keep a customer from saying, "Your customer service sucks." Register for the webinar here https://zoom.us/.../1516818218889/WN_uRDJS9mcSKC9Gi-Tc8AuCQ
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Starting today,I 'm telling real stories to show how retailers stop customers from returning. First one How Stale Merchandising is Killing Your Sales   Register for the webinar here https://zoom.us/.../1516818218889/WN_uRDJS9mcSKC9Gi-Tc8AuCQ
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Bob interviews Ann Ruckstuhl, CMO of Manhattan Associates about their new Unified Commerce Benchmark created by Manhattan AssociatesGoogle Cloud and Zebra Technologies. The retailers identified as unified commerce leaders outperform their competitors by as much as 6X in revenue growth. Listen to learn more and check out the findings of this landmark report here . #UnifiedCommerce #CheckoutExperience #Retail #commerce #manhattanas...

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How do you handle an employee that doesn't take correction or work well with others? How do you win back a customer? How to introduce higher price points for your merchandise? And answers to your questions LIVE with the Retail Doctor. Tune in for expert advice, interviews and Q&A sessions. Join us every Tuesday at 7pm EST on admin5.podbean.com to learn the answers to these questions and more! 

 

It's time you get the help you need ...

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December 2, 2022 1 min

Many pundits in the media are going to talk us into a Recession or maybe we're already in one. Doesn't matter at the holidays. 

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Training has to be something you do, not something you did. The problem with not training your crew is they bring whatever bad impressions of how to help customers and retail in general right onto your sales floor. Here is what to do. And find out more about my online retail sales training program at SalesRX.com

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Retailers can have a tough time setting goals and priorities. This means they often say, "but I don't have the time." You do, you just aren't looking at it the right way. This extended episode will help you see how to get over procrastination. 

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A question from Doug about getting customers to not be angry with supply chain challenges. 

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Question: a new hire has been like four out of six shifts spoken to her twice. Am I crazy to let her go and possibly have to reduce my store hours while I take maternity leave soon? 

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