 Hannah Grimes
Retail Focus Newsletter
May/June 2011 |
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Events to Help Your Business Innovate
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 Retail vs. Wholesale Pricing Workshop
Hannah Grimes Center
With Ann Connor, AdviCoach
Friday, May 20, Noon - 1:30p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center, Keene
Understand the most important numbers for your store or wholesale distribution business such as sales per square foot, inventory turn, gross margin and more. Audience: Established or new retailers as well as manufacturers and distributors. Fee: Free. Register online or call 603-352-5063. Retail Business Needs ForumHannah Grimes Center & Retail Merchants Association of NH Tuesday, May 24, 10 - 11:30 a.m.Keene Public Library, Keene
In this session, retail business owners are the educators. This is an opportunity for business owners to talk candidly about their experiences and the kinds of services that they believe can contribute to their business success. The forum will also give service providers (organizations and businesses trying to address the business needs of these enterprises) the opportunity to listen, observe and learn. Register online or call 603-352-5063.
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Events to Help You Connect with Retailers & Other Experts
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"Jaffrey is Cool" Gathering
MindFull Books & The Vintage Rose
Wednesday, May 18, 6 p.m.
MindFull Books & Ephemera, Jaffrey
Two retailers, MindFull Books and The Vintage Rose, invite all Jaffrey organizations, businesses, and residents to gather and discuss ways to promote locally-owned Jaffrey businesses through joint advertising, joint ventures, and better involvement in existing events. View the event flyer for more information and become a fan of Jaffrey is Cool on Facebook.
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News & Resources to Inform & Inspire
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Organizers are introducing a food court concept for Pumpkin Festival 2011 that is expected to benefit non-profit vendors and customers alike. Modeled after the design of shopping malls, an area for concessions calls for adjacent picnic spots on Gilbo Ave. across from the festival's craft fair. Food vendor areas will still be 15' x 15'; specifics including electrical requirements remain the same. Read more about plans for Pumpkin Festival 2011. 
Study Measures Economic Impact of N.H. Retailers By Kathleen Callahan, Originally Posted on New Hampshire Business Review The retail industry employs more New Hampshire workers than any other industry in the state, and more than a third of those workers possess a post-secondary degree, according to a recently released study of the sector.
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