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The Retail Owners Institute
www.RetailOwner.com
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Sore back from gardening? Today, like many
others, you might log on to WebMD for answers.

• Use heat? Or ice? Is aspirin better than
  Tylenol? Should I really go into the ER??
• Best of all, WebMD is free, is there on-demand,
  whenever you need it (like weekends, holidays,
  the middle of the night.)
• It offers background and perspective, enabling
  you to make an informed decision. Thank goodness
  for WebMD!

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So, where can retailers get answers about their
retail business...weekends, holidays, 237 a.m.?

• Sadly, many retailers think if they have profits,
  they will have cash.
• Or, if they have cash, they therefore will have
  profits.
• And, many of the same people believe if they have
  lots of inventory, they must be wealthy!
• Nobody ever trained them otherwise. Until
  www.RetailOwner.com!

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The ROI is a WebMD for retailers!

• www.RetailOwner.com

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Why The ROI? In the U.S., on average, 24/7/365,
a retailer fails every 11-1/2 minutes. Thats
why!

• Good retailers are people people, not
  CFOs.People go into retailing because they love
  the products they sell, or the people who buy the
  products. Others want to be their own boss. All
  too often, financial issues make or break their
  dreams.
• Basic financial retail training programs have all
  but disappeared.Department stores like Marshall
  Field, Sears Roebuck, and J.C. Penney used to
  provide great training in the business of retail.
  Such training is no longer prevalent.
• The Information Age has changed the
  rules.Between cable TV, the internet, iTunes,
  Netflix, and Tivo, people can control when and
  how they access news and entertainment. We live
  not only in the Information Age, but the
  on-demand Information Age. When I hurt my back,
  I want answers from WebMD right now!

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The Retail Owners Institutewww.RetailOwner.com

• Over 700 retailers per day come to The ROI site,
  seeking
• answers
• business control
• profits, of course
• peace of mind!

...and theyre finding it!
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Useful, powerful how-to business info for
retailers

• Focuses on the key survival issues for retailers
  (especially inventory and cash flow). Designed
  especially for those who are accounting-averse
  written so that everyone will get it.
• Empowers retailers
• Turn on your financial headlights!!

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14 Key Issues Sections
Be a Better Owner Better Store Management Controll
ing Cash...Finally! Dont Worry, Its Only the
Future Financial Tools Tips Sales More
Sales! GMROI-1 Inventory Productivity Tool Help
with People Problems Inventory Buying Plans
Turnover Quizzes Challenges Turnaround
Recession Guides Understanding Financial
Basics We Need Better Customers! Win Over Your
Bank
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How-To Articles by Retail Experts
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Benchmarks for 50 Separate Retail Verticals
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However, about two-thirds of The ROIs content is
behind a walled garden The Members Only
Collection(Monthly subscription fee for ROI
Membership 24.95 299/year)
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And the Sponsors logo hereSpecial Access
Privileges

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Special Access Privileges to the Members-Only
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• (Sponsors notice here. Remember your retailers
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Exclusive Online Calculators for Retailers

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Downloadable  Full-color 8 pages GMROI
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The Retail Owners Institute
www.RetailOwner.com
1326 Fifth Ave., Suite 620 Seattle WA 98101
TheROI_at_RetailOwner.com 800.499.7531