Merchandise

Ive never read a program that was so complete & informative not just the things you think you know about this money making industry I was surprised to find out how much a person could make, it's funny you see them on the streets,.at Special events and you just don't think How much is sold from a mobile cart Clothes,Products,Health products,Food,and more it has trully opened my eyes to the secret money making opportunitise I wouldn't never have thunk it. GO FIGUE.THANKS FOR WRITTING SUCH A COMPLETE SYSTEM.!!!!!!!!!

Ms. Clark has put together a great manual on how to start and run your own mobile cart venture. From Dogs to Riches list more than 119 different types of vending cart businesses and include start-up costs and average profit potentials. I am excited about this book and look forward to sharing her tricks of the trade with my network.

This book opens with a case study of a buyer's squabble about over whose territory it is to buy a certain dress. Then we get the solution and action plan about the squabble. Who in retail has not experienced this. Yet it is refreshing to hear the solution, and to read the rest of the excellent case studies in the book.

My retail business is not a department store, yet every case study in this book was relevent to my business. The authors cover display, direct import, vendor relationships, budgets, purchasing and pricing strategies, marketing, hiring practices, and everything pertinant to retail today.

It is difficult to find a good book on retail strategies. There are hundreds of books on marketing, but only a few that cover the purchasing side of retailing. This is the best purchasing book I have found.

The small-statured Counter Culture by Steven Heller and Louise Fili may too easily be missed on laden shelves, but is packed with a colorful survey of commercial culture examining how mini-mannequins and other counter displays both created art and appealed to consumer interests. Color photos of these mannequins pack the pages.

It's been 80 years since Raggedy Ann and all her playtime pals first became a part of America's childhood experience and popular culture. In Raggedy Ann And More: Johnny Gruelle's Dolls And Merchandise, Raggedy Ann expert Patricia Hall has compiled an exhaustive, authoritative, and accessible catalogue that will prove an essential reference for the collector and dealer in Raggedy Ann dolls and memorabilia with its up-to-date price guide. Raggedy Ann And More is equally recommended to those nostalgic readers who will deeply enjoy the informative and knowledgeable text enhanced throughout with hundreds of photos, many of which are here published for the first time.

My dad says Stores by Vilma Barr is the best on the subject that he has read. As the author of The Joy of Quitting, he should know. He's been there and done that. Now, enuf of this... I have to get back to Geometry. Good reading,Willy

...the first thing I see is that the front cover picture is all blurry. Plus the photos inside are all black and white. "worst book ever" as the comic book guy would say.

Lots of effort, research and love for the hobby has made this book as excellent as it is. It's obvious that this piece is written by a true fan, which makes it all the more interesting. The book takes an exhausting look at the variety of Simpsons merchandise, with hundreds of photos and pricing information. I've never considered myself a collector, but browsing through the pages of this book made me want more items I can ever afford to buy. That's why having this guide is a nice substitute for having the real things.

Instead of History 101 this is SIMPSONS COLLECTING 101. It is a very well written, and highly entertaining book, for anyone who knows THE SIMPSONS are not related to OJ! It's not your basic "collecting book" but much more. Just an all around great book that makes me want to shout WOO HOO!

This book costs about 50 cents a page - that is not obvious from the description - for that price you'd expect 500 pages, it is less than 150.

Give me a line and I will sell you my copy for half the price.

I think that this is a good book for anyone who wants a job in this field. And you probably don't think so but I do and I am only 15 years old.

So give this merchandising book a try and see how you like it.

This book focuses on the outside of the sachet -- how to make artsy little fabric bags to hold herbs. The author includes only a few recipes for actual herbal blends, which was what I was hoping to find. (More specifically, I was hoping to find information on individual herbs to help one in blending sachets for various purposes.)If your interest is on the exterior of the sachet, this is may be what you are looking for, but if you want information to help you blend the herbs, this is not the place to get it.

Wonderful ideas for different styles and shapes for sachets. Most are pretty ornate but the pictures help with their assembly. If you're looking for the potpourri though you need to find another book since this one only has one page at the back that talks to potpourri recipes.

The entire book is filled with beautiful and easy-to-make sachets. They are great as gifts and don't take any time to make. Terrific shower presents! Each sachet is beautifully designed for those who like fine things. The book itself would be great present for your sewing friends.

I love how this book tells you about notions you may not have heard of, and I like that the articles are written by well-known people.

The one thing that gets me about this book is that in many the instances, the person writing the article about the notion actually sells it. So of course they don't tend to mention the competitor's brand of widget.

I think this should be stated somewhere in the article, or at the end, but the only way you can discover it is that to notice that the name of the company that sells it is also the name of the company that they mention in the contributor's bio waaay at the front of the book.

I felt like there was too much of that, and I should not have had to pay for the book or at least had the price reduced for all the hidden advertising.

I think this book could have been so much greater if they had mentioned multiple manufacturers for some of the notions (obviously, some of them are only made by one company) and compared and contrasted their versions of that notion.

All that cynicism aside, I really did enjoy this book. I think it's a great book for someone who realized that it will cause them to go out and spend even more money on notions!

Like most seamstresses, I have a handful of tried-and-true notions that I keep right next to my sewing machine and many others that sit unused in my sewing desk. I usually purchased the latter based on a long-forgotten demonstration or on a whim. Finally, help has arrived. This new book from Taunton Press describes the favorite notions of 23 sewing experts from around the country. Its colorful illustrations and spiral bound construction make it both attractive and practical. Each of the more than 50 notions and tools is described in two to five pages; many are new to the home consumer market. They include embellishment tools, cutting and marking tools, stabilizing and structuring aids, pressing aids, machine accessories, needles and threads, and aids for precision sewing. Some of the descriptions also provide instructions for complete projects. Lyla Messinger, for example, describes a variety of uses for the new fusible stay tapes. She explains how to apply the tape to a neckline as a way to avoid a facing and how to use the tape to control gapping in a sleeveless garment. Another example: Ultra-soft double-sided fusible tape can be used to easily hem silk and other fine fabrics and to stabilize a double-needle knit hem before sewing it. With the book's help, I will be able to pull the "spinster" out of my bottom drawer and use it to twist ordinary yarns and cords into decorative trims for clothing and home dec items. The book might even convince me to buy the new "tatool," an adjustable device that aids in the construction of tassels for fashion and home dec projects. I intend to give some old and new "feet" a new lease on life, based on the information in this book. Connie Long illustrates how to use a binding attachment to finish edges; Clotilde describes the "Velvet V Foot" as the ultimate (no-slippage) way to sew silk or rayon velvet; Gayle Starbuck and Jan Grigsby say the Bonfit "No Hands! Elastic Wizard" is a stress-less way to apply elastic; Barbara Deckert show the correct way to use a tailor's ham to press darts and seams and to shape garment components such as collars, lapels, and cuffs. I kept thinking as I was reading this book about all the tools available to the carpenters who appear on "This Old House." Well, we've got them, too. Here's a great way to learn how to use our own sewing tools and notions.

This is a great book for those just starting in the retail feild. I use this book to train all employees in my company about our product. It is easy to follow and has an good index. The topics range from textiles to jewelry to furniture and fine dinnerware. This book would also be great for consumers who want to insure they always buy the best quality merchandise. Don't let the price scare you--this book is worth every penny.