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Hosted by Bob Phibbs · business · EN · 334 episodes
Retail is a battleground. Retailers no longer have the luxury of customers walking in without researching their buy first. People are checking Amazon and other online retailers well before stepping in your store and even while standing in your aisles. How do you increase sales, reduce employee churn, and become a retail destination? Retail Today with Bob Phibbs is a two-minute daily digest guiding retailers on the latest tips, techniques, and tools for closing more sales effectively and effortlessly no matter your brand, location, or product line. No matter your industry, background, location, or outlook on retail’s future, Retail Today has the insight and clarity you need to gain more ground with your business.For longer form interviews, checkout Bob‘s podcast Tell Me Something Good About Retail. Meet Bob Phibbs, Your Host of Retail Today: Who is the champion of retailers? Before 1994, there wasn’t a champion because retail was already starting to lose ground to online competit
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Bob Phibbs hosts Retail Today with Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor, a business show with 334 episodes published.
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Episode #335
<p>Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doc, hosts a live session covering essential retail tips: the right customer greeting, effective window merchandising, and how to use AI to improve hiring and listings.</p> <p>Short, practical takeaways include using a simple greeting, keeping windows clear so shoppers can see inside, and using AI to grade and rewrite job postings to attract better candidates.</p>
Episode #334
<p>This episode gives quick, practical retail tips for selling to male holiday shoppers — especially last-minute buyers on Christmas Eve. Learn how to prepare your store, engage without overwhelming, offer visible high-impact gift options, and make returns and decisions easy so men can buy confidently.</p> <p>It covers what to show (big, bright, or cool), what to avoid (asking budget or following too closely), and simple tactics like playful signage, checking in without hovering, and suggesting wrapped alternatives instead of gift cards to boost holiday sales. </p> <p>And yes, this is an AI generated version of my recent blo...
Episode #333
<p>WBBM Noon Business Hour interviews Bob Phibbs, CEO of The Retail Doctor, about how Black Friday has transformed — from month-long online deals and softer store traffic to younger shoppers treating it as a social event. He explains why in-store experiences and human connections still drive most sales and what retailers must do to win holiday shoppers.</p> <p>The conversation also touches on tighter budgets, shifting promotions, and why retail stories often mask steady annual sales gains despite noisy headlines about declining foot traffic.</p>
Episode #332
<p>Podcast Description:</p> <p>Some of us aren't looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. Not the travel or the cooking. It's sitting across from people we love who now say things that used to live on the fringe like they're obvious facts.</p> <p>In this episode, I talk about how we got here. The stories we inherited that taught us "us versus them." How pop culture used to warn us about ignorance instead of celebrating it. And what happened when the guardrails broke.</p> <p>Most importantly, I share what to say when Uncle John starts talking. You...
Episode #331
<p>On Nov 9 the Retail Doc breaks down practical retail strategies: the three customer “switches” (welcome → browse → buy) and how managers can spot and act to convert browsers into purchasers.</p> <p>The episode also addresses staffing/accountability (weekend sick calls), open-to-buy and merchandise turns, clearing seasonal inventory, pricing vs. discounts, and holiday merchandising tips to create wonder and drive sales.</p> <p>Includes announcements about the host’s SalesRx nomination, an upcoming keynote in China, and an invitation for viewers to comment, vote, and share.</p>
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