Shoe Retailing Today is NSRA's magazine, published bi-monthly in color, in January, March, May, July, September and November. Editorial content focuses on shoe retailing issues, business management, industry news and trends, and features on and interviews with people in the footwear industry. Members receive SRT as a benefit of membership; subscriptions are also available to non-members at a rate of $100 per year. (For information on advertising in SRT, contact info@nsra.org.)


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NOV-DEC 09

    

SEP-OCT 09

    
  • Retailers Share Employee Recruitment Ideas - Madelyn Rygg
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  • Five "When Times Get Tough" Mistakes to Avoid - Mel Kleiman, CSP
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  • Eneslow Hits 100-Year Mark - --
  • Marketing to the Over 40 Crowd - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Price Is Just One Component of "Value" - Ritchie Sayner
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  • The Brannock Device: Standing the Test of Time - Kris Breeden
  • "Stealing" Service & Buying Online: Why- and Capturing the Sale - Leslie Raabe
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  • Data Policies and Procedures Increase Security - Scott Muller
  • Book Review - --
  • Holiday Prep: Notes from NRF - --
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  • Vendor Profile: Eastland's Third-Gen Focus on Service - Kris Breeden
  • Vendor News: Timberland PRO, Spenco's Green Insoles - --
  • MemberShare: Bright ideas for Retailers - --
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JULY-AUGUST 09

    
  • More Than 100 Retailers, Vendors Exchange Business Ideas - --
  • In a Tight Economy, The Cream Will Rise to the Top - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Shared Strategies to Rise Above Economic Challenges - Madelyn Rygg
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  • NSRA Honors Members at First Annual Conference - --
  • NSRA Survey Results: How Are You Adjusting to Today's Retail Climate? - --
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  • Aetrex: A Step Ahead of the Competition - Suzanne Driscoll
  • A Little "Rock" in Your Step Can Strengthen and Tone Feet and Legs - Ray Fredericksen, M.S.
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  • Do You Need to Generate Cash NOW? - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Saving on Shipping in 2009: Real Bottom-Line Dollars - --
  • Freeing Toes and Giving Soles - --
  • Landmark Case Fundamentally Alters Design Patent Enforcement - Christopher V. Carani, Esq.
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  • Hathaway Shoe: Unique Marketing Programs Yield High Customer Loyalty - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Sanita Clogs: Not Just for the Stand-Up Crowd - Suzanne Driscoll
  • Book Review- Retail Superstars: Inside the 25 Best Independent Stores in America - --
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  • Holiday Prep: Notes from NRF - --
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  • Designers are Giving Women Dreams - Michelle Menner
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  • Vendor News: TCM Brings New Light; Woodrow Debuts Portable Device - --
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  • Member Share: Bright Ideas for Retailers - --
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MAY-JUNE 09

    
  • Book Review: Battling Big Box - --
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  • Letter to the Editor - Kirk Brown
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  • Tip Top Shoes: Keeping Growth All in the Family - Suzanne Driscoll
  • A Delicate Balancing Act: 15 Tips for Dealing with Your Creditors in a Recession - J. Tol Broome, Jr.
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  • Meet the Blogs! - Rivian Bell
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  • Increase Business by Building Bridges - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Gentlemen's Jodhpur: Selling to the High End Market - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Maximize Savings on Your Inbound Shipping -
  • Open-to-Buy: No Secrets, but Lots of Sense - Ritchie Sayner
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  • 10 Best Practicies for Selecting POS - Don Fornes
  • Manage Smart: Employee Management from the Experts -
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  • What Does a Shoe Tester Do? - Leslie Raabe
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  • Rockport: Getting Back to Their DNA - Suzanne Driscoll
  • Vendor News: Mephisto Launches New Line; Babolat and Michelin Team Up -
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  • Member Share: Bright Ideas -
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  • New Members / Member Anniversaries -
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  • Products & Services Listing -
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MARCH-APRIL 09

  • Top Store Designer Shares Secrets of Success - Leslie Raabe
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  • Consider Financing via SBA's Express Loan Program - J. Tol Broome, Jr.
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  • Vendors Provide Free Product Training via Web - Kris Breeden
  • A Distribution Partnership for Success - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Classification Merchandising: Keeping Up with Trends and Budgets - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Building a Career on Relationships - Leslie Raabe
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  • Passion for Shoes Leads to Online Network - Leslie Raabe
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  • Social Networking Can Work for You - Tiffany L. Carter
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  • Effectively Increasing Traffic to Your Website: Part Two - Scott Muller
  • Vendor News: Aetrex, Callaway Golf, W.L. Gore, CORESense, pediped - --
  • Calendar of Events - --
  • In Brief: Sears Warehouse-Style Shop - --
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  • New Members / Member Anniversaries - --
  • Products & Services Listing - --

JAN-FEB 09

    
  • Customer Service + Community Service Lead to Success - Leslie Raabe
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  • Up the Down Sliding Board: Selling Children's Shoes - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Understanding Today's Retail Climate-- and Then Moving Forward - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Shoe Design: Getting on the Launch Pad - Simone Schmitt
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  • The Eye of the Female Consumer - Michelle Miller
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  • WSA Show Partners with Businesses to Save Retailers Money - --
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  • Branding: 8 Ways to Keep Customers Coming Back - Scott Deming
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  • Vendor Profile: Putting Mettle to the Petal - Suzanne Driscoll
  • Calendar of Events - --
  • Vendor News: Accessories Line Builds Profits, NCAA-Licensed Slippers - --
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  • New Members / Member Anniversaries - --
  • Products & Services Listing - --

NOV-DEC 08

    
  • Have You Ever Wanted to be a Buyer? - Nancy Hultquist
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  • How to Work With the Media so They Work With You - Rivian Bell
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  • Retailers Increase Profits Selling Non-Shoe Items - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Starts and Stops NOW: Take Advantage of a Tough Economic Climate - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Plan Well Ahead for the Holidays - --
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  • Fox River Mills Wows with Service & Quality - Leslie Raabe
  • Retailer to Retailer: Learn from the Best - Matthew Hudson
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  • Payment Card Processing: New Name, Same Great Service - --
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  • Vendor Profile: With Spenco, Customers Wear Products More Comfortably - Leslie Raabe
  • Vendor Profile: Re-Emphasis on Style, Comfort Bring ECCO Growth - Mary Ruoff
  • Event Calendar - --
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  • New Members / Member Anniversaries - --
  • Products & Services Listing - --

SEPT-OCT 08

    
  • NSRA Reviews the Big Picture -- and the Basics - --
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  • Are You Prepared for a Crisis? - Rivian Bell
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  • Serving Snowbirds: Vince Canning Focuses on Seasonal Residents - Leslie Raabe
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  • Turnover: Big Improvement, But More Needed - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Holiday Planning: November "To Do"s - --
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  • Making a Difference Means Good Will -- and New Business - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Cohen on Today's Footwear Consumer - Madelyn Rygg
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  • Increasing Traffic to Your Website, Part I: Search Engines and Your Site - Scott Muller
  • Shoe Fly Shoes Builds on Partnership - Leslie Raabe
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  • Vendor News - --
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  • Vendor Profile: Niche + Aquisition = Wolverine Success - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • At Hush Puppies, An Old Dog Offers New Tricks - Suzanne Driscoll
  • Calendar of Events - --
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JULY-AUGUST 08

    
  • Chaussers Tony Shoes: Seven Decades of Service - Leslie Raabe
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  • Brooks Works at Reducing Environmental Footprint - Leslie Raabe
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  • Connecting with Generation X - Rick Kizer & Georganne Bender
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  • Joining the Family's Business: Four Perspectives - Nancy Hultquist
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  • The Power of New - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Web 2.0 and New Expectations for Website Functionality - Scott Muller
  • Plan Well Ahead for the Holidays - --
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  • Customer Data Security: A Matter of Trust - --
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  • Prepare Yourself for Change - Jim Dion
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  • News in Brief - --
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  • Vendor Profile: Birki's - Leslie Raabe
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  • Vendor Profile: Clarks - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Calendar of Events - --
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  • New Members / Aniversaries - --
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MAY-JUNE 08

    
  • Retailers Tackle Design & Distribution to Fill Customer Requests - --
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  • In a Tight Economy, Play to Your Strength - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Off-Pricing Buying: Strategies & Pitfalls - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Repair Leads to Retailing, Third Gen and Success - Leslie Raabe
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  • NSRA's Redesigned Website: Electronic Resources for Our Members - Scott Muller
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  • Lifestyle Retailing: Is It for You? - Nancy Hultquist
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  • New Balance: Running to the Beat of a Different Drum - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • News In Brief - --
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  • Remembering Harvey Routbard - --
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  • Mephisto: Updated Styling & Great Marketing Yield Big Sales for Retailers - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Calendar of Events - --
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  • New Members/Member Anniversaries - --
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  • New Members/Member Anniversaries - --
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  • Products & Services Listings - --
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MARCH-APRIL 08

    
  • Shoe Fitting: Meet a Teaching Pro - --
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  • Dynamic Retreat Furthers NSRA Strategic Planning Process - --
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  • Sales Associates Are Customers' Biggest Problem - --
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  • How to Improve Cash Flow - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Open Source Software Holds Costs Down - Scott Muller
  • Looking Ahead: The Forecast Is Change - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Short News Notes - --
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  • Viewpoints: New Spending Patterns - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Member Profile: Hard Work, Savvy Marketing & Luck Equal Success - Leslie Raabe
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  • Vendor Profile: Earth Footwear- Positively Down at the Heels - Suzanne Driscoll
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  • Vendor Profile: Superfeet- Fitting Tools for Knowledgeable Sales People - Mary Ruoff
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  • Calendar of Events - --
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  • New Members/Member Anniversaries - --
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  • Products & Services Listing - --
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JAN-FEB 08

    

NOV-DEC 07

    

SEPT-OCT 07

    

JULY-AUGUST 07

  • Mystery Shopping: Help or Threat? - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Shoe Preview: Check 'em Out at WSA - Madelyn Rygg
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  • NSRA Starts Strategic Plan Update - Phil Wright
  • Create a Retail Impact Factor List - Mark Hunter
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  • The Master Plan for Retail Defines Six Attributes - Ken Nisch
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  • Develop a Productive Market Strategy - Richie Sayner
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  • Buy a Digital Camera with Confidence - Scott Muller
  • Shoppers Want Service & Knowledge - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Shipping Outlook DIMs Slightly - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Worth Noting: News in Brief - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Vendor Profile: At Timberland, Service Is the Enduring Value - Mary Ruoff
  • Member Profile: "Retailer of the Year" Offers Fashion & Comfort - Mary Ruoff
  • New Members/Member Anniversaries - --

MAY-JUNE 07

  • Independents Achieve E-Commerce Success - Mary Ruoff
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  • Blending Four Generations into One Workforce - Nancy Hultquist
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  • The Buying Diamond: First Step in Assortment Planning - Ritchie Sayner
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  • Meeting Generational Expectations in the Workplace - Nancy Hultquist
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  • The Power of the Purse: Marketing to Women - Michele Miller
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  • Coaching Skills: Aim for "Stretch," Not "Stress" - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Shoppers Come in Five Types - Mark Hunter
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  • Visa, MasterCard Restructure Rates - Nancy Hultquist
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  • NSRA's Early Days: "The Great War" Drives Service Culture - Madelyn Rygg
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  • Starting Out in E-Commerce - Scott Muller
  • Quick Tip: Default to Pin Debit - Madelyn Rygg
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  • Editorial: Want to Get Talked About? - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Vendor Profile: GORE-TEX Products Build Relationships - Nancy Hultquist
  • Vendor Profile: Ariat Ties Its Growth to Independents - Mary Ruoff
  • Two Ten Scholarships Available - Nancy Hultquist

MARCH-APRIL 07

  • Industry Leaders Network in Las Vegas - Nancy Hultquist
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  • Maine Boasts America’s Oldest Shoe Store - Mary Ruoff
  • Shoe Review: Just Seen at WSA Show - Madelyn Rygg
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  • Five Rs and One F Spell Retention - Mel Kleiman, CSP
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  • Women Live Large and Feminine for Spring ’07 - Duane Magnuson
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  • Retirement Planning 101 - J. Tol Broome, Jr.
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  • Eneslow Celebrates New Location with a New Look - Nancy Hultquist
  • Key Steps to a Successful Promotion - Seth Weiner
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  • Open Source Software May Be for You - Scott Muller
  • Initial Markup: Your Formula Must Meet Your Goal - Ritchie Sayner
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  • "I'm too old to be WISER..." - Matthew Hudson, Ph.D.
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  • Vendor Profile: Naturalizer - Mary Ruoff
  • Member Profile: Karavel Shows Its Staying Power - Mary Ruoff
  • Vendor Profile: Dansko - Mary Ruoff

JAN-FEB 07

    
  • Soles4Souls Changes the World, One Pair of Shoes at a Time - Nancy Hultquist
  • In Hiring, Just the Facts, Please - Mel Kleiman, CSP
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  • "Accessorize" Your Store for Profit - Duane Magnuson
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  • Learn to Manage the Other Generations Effectively - Jeff VanKooten
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  • Show Preview: Get Ready for the WSA Show - Madelyn Rygg & Nancy Hultquist
    (MEMBERS ONLY)
  • Give Your Local Customers Internet Convenience - Scott Muller
  • Lease Exit Strategies - Ron Wilson
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  • Inventory Variance: Take It Seriously - Ritchie Sayner
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  • How Productive Is Your Staff? - Bill Boettge
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  • What Does "Branding" Mean for Your Business? - Seth Wiener
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OCT-DEC 06