In every business, you need to make connections. As a health food store owner or manager, your connections with returning customers are most likely more personal to begin with. After all, the very nature of supplements and the concerns they support easily lend themselves to discussing highly specific and private subjects. But these days there are many options for customers to choose from. People can buy online and have everything shipped to their door—without ever really needing to connect with anyone. As I’ve mentioned in the past, any retail store now needs to be a destination. And a big part of that is developing and cultivating relationships with your customers. How to Start First, you always want to hire the right people and pay them what they are worth. After all, they are on the frontline of your store, and in many ways, give your store its identity. The genuine enthusiasm that they bring to their jobs should be evident to every customer that walks through your doors. Training a...
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