David Squires

A Few Words on Releasing Our Biggest-Ever Issue

Our mission: to create our biggest book ever without even a bit of fluff.

Published

17 years ago

July 2, 2008

David Squires Instore June 2008 Issue

MAN, THIS WAS a fun issue to produce. It’s our biggest ever— and our philosophy was just because it’s big, doesn’t mean we have to pad it out with fluff. So we’re launching a bunch of innovative new features that we think you’re really going to like. Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find inside this month’s edition:

One Week in the (Business) Life: here, one retailer writes down every thing they do for an entire week. It’s a great opportunity for you to compare your daily productivity against other successful retailers.

Fast Risers: here, we profile a retailer who has had a very successful year, with growth of more than 20 percent, and try to determine the behaviors that fueled their rapid growth.

The Great Debate: in this new column, we pit industry members on opposite sides of an issue against each other in an
e-mail debate.

Booknotes: more than a book review, we take our favorite new business books and present 10 valuable ideas either gleaned directly from the book or inspired by it.

We’ve also tweaked and put a fresh spin on many of our regular sections. I even took the advice of the entire INSTORE staff and changed my picture. And along with it, the computer font I use as my signature (since my actual handwriting looks like that of a six-year-old who has accidentally been given adult cold medicine. Sigh.)

So, from top to bottom, first page to last, we’re ready ? it’s showtime!

Wishing you the very best business …

David Squires

Executive Editor and Associate Publisher

Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting

Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift. To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”