It isn’t unusual for retail operators to take a close look at store performance in May and make adjustments.  If you have been challenged to cut expenses, here are some ways to approach that unenviable... 

Every retailer asks the same question: How can they have a store that looks full during low sales periods without harming inventory turn? Those big box stores of the 1990′s are looking like real... 

Let employees know the outcome you expect and why it is important.  There is nothing more demoralizing than being given a task with no sense for why it matters.  Many managers spoon-feed projects instead...