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		<title>THE BLOG HAS MOVED</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/the-blog-has-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hi folks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Folks, just to let you know, our blog has moved, and can now be found at: www.excelretail.com.au/blog Hope to see you there. Jim<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=193&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Critical retail statistics</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/critical-retail-statistics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 03:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[average transaction value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail measurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales stats.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[units per transaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, and firstly, I&#8217;d like to apologise for a long absence; having been involved in an overseas project, and disrupted by the Queensland flooding, the year so far has been a busy one, with spare moments few and far between. &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/critical-retail-statistics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=179&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Eve</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/christmas-eve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas Message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teamwork]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well folks, it&#8217;s Christmas Eve again, and 2010 is drawing slowly to a close. All the signs I can see suggest that it has been a good healthy trading period for most retail segments in recent weeks, which is always &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/christmas-eve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=142&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Employees from HELL</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/employees-from-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rant]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human resouces]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[redundancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacked]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silly old duffer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever walked into a shop and been served by what seems to be the most incompetent person possible? There&#8217;s a gentleman, around sixty, who, to be quite frank, I now think of as a &#8220;doddery old man&#8221; who &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/employees-from-hell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=162&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RECRUITMENT, who do  you REALLY want?</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/recruitment-who-do-you-really-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[interviewing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recruitment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was once engaged to take over the recruitment process for a business where the person responsible for recruitment had become ill and left the business suddenly. Having already advertised the posts, there were several hundred applications, and a first &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/12/22/recruitment-who-do-you-really-want/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=139&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Developing your brand</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/developing-your-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertising style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing your brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product conditioning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognisable brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognisably style]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things we often talk about with our clients is the importance of &#8220;brand&#8221;, and how well you promote it. It may not seem to matter much when you look at, for example, your local grocery store, but &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/developing-your-brand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=134&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are retailers making sense with their pricing? (UPDATED)</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/are-retailers-making-sense-with-their-pricing/</link>
		<comments>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/are-retailers-making-sense-with-their-pricing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBay prices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensible pricing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shipping cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wholesale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wholesale pricing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Those who have been reading the blog for a while will know that I am into photography on a hobbyist level.  Some months ago, I bought some new equipment (from Harvey Norman Rockhampton&#8230;.very pleased with the customer service), and one &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/are-retailers-making-sense-with-their-pricing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=124&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the issue with training your staff?</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/whats-the-issue-with-training-your-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/whats-the-issue-with-training-your-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent three days last week filtering applications for a trainee management position for one of our clients. It was a frustrating few days in some ways, because at the end of it, I felt that none of the interviewees &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/whats-the-issue-with-training-your-staff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=101&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Refunds, Exchanges and Consumer rights</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/refunds-exchanges-and-consumer-rights-queensland/</link>
		<comments>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/refunds-exchanges-and-consumer-rights-queensland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking with a salesman in a shop the other day, and the conversation came around to warranties. They had recently had a case of a customer who had purchased a camera at a considerable price, with the usual &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/refunds-exchanges-and-consumer-rights-queensland/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=87&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Your People</title>
		<link>http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/managing-your-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I happened to be in a shop I visit quite regularly, and I have come to know the Manager and some of the staff quite well.  Sometimes if the shop is not too busy I spend &#8230; <a href="http://retailbuzz.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/managing-your-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retailbuzz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14975082&amp;post=75&amp;subd=retailbuzz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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