New Pickles & Ice Cream Open-to-Buy Client
This month, I welcome a new Pickles and Ice Cream maternity store as a new client. The new store is located in McAllen, TX near the southernmost tip of Texas. Click here for a map. The McAllen store is owned by Michele Sparks, pictured to the right, and Cody Sparks. The store location is:
Trenton View Shopping Center
7017 North 10th Street, Suite O-2
McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: 956.373.9516
Retail Business 101 began working with Pickles stores back in 2001. We reviewed sales history, pricing strategies and inventory levels and developed an approach to buying that has proven successful. The experts at Pickles select the merchandise and I set their budgets. Each month, I review their actual sales and inventory against plans and then provide a written report that looks at Key Performance Indicators for each department. The store owners have responded well and many stores have found 5-8 percentage point increase in profits while reducing inventory by as much as 18%!
Pickles & Ice Cream has been providing expectant women with a place to get exceptional service with high quality, fashionable maternity clothes at reasonable prices. The franchise stores have been operating since 1997, providing mothers-to-be with the best of both worlds, New York style with Southern hospitality.
To find a location near you, click here.
To learn more about Pickles and Ice Cream, click here.
Alan Fisher is the leading expert on inventory management in the golf industry. He has conducted numerous seminars across the US and Europe for the golf industry and has authored numerous articles on maximizing retail inventory. If you would like to know more about how you can make your retail a profitable part of your business, please contact him at any of the following:
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