Communication Archives - Page 9 of 15

Idiom: Fear

by Amy Lively | Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms

What keeps you up at night? The unpaid invoice to your biggest vendor? The grinding sound when Truck 1 changes gears? Switch gears yourself and put on your “home” hat. Does your credit card statement keep you up at night? Your son’s grades? The leaky...

Independent Retailers Win Again

by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business

Daily life keeps me humble. Killing lions and bears like my namesake has never out of the question. Of course with killing you create a lot of mess. Mess always has to be cleaned up. (Notice the current financial condition of GM and Chrysler.) When we think about the...

Social Media

by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Generations

Foul language shouldn’t be needed to make your position clear. No one has ever accused me of of being a prude. In fact, just the opposite is more likely the case. The use of bottom rung slang is no longer my style. Today’s post is an exception because,...

Idiom: Trends

by Amy Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business, Retail Idioms

T tops. Duck tails. Leg warmers. Pet rocks. Ugg boots. Cabbage Patch Kids. We’ve all seen them come… and go. Trends, by definition, are here today and usually gone tomorrow, lingering just long enough for at least one embarrassing photo opportunity. We usually...

Retail Downer

by David Lively | About Retail, Blog, Communication, Family Business

After reading the September newsletter from furniture guru Jerry Epperson I wondered if death were a better option than retail. Jerry is typically easy on the ears and his market presentations, while interesting, are typically a rewrapped repeat of his previous words...

Idiom: Accomodation