Getting Ready for Market

Friday night Mom, Becky, and I will head down to Dallas to go to Market. This we where we look for new gift and food items to stock at our store.

January Market is always a fun time because the store is pretty bare and so we are looking for new and exciting things to stock with the empty shelves with.

However, there is a lot of preparation that goes into Market. We must do an inventory and since ours is not computer based this is very time consuming and tedious. We also look at what products did well and what did not and make choices on what lines to discontinue.

We also look over catalogs and small business magazines to see what is upcoming and new. This helps us have a focus at Market.

While I cannot take my entire staff to Market, they all play a role in helping Market be a success.