It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of August and are on the brink of the prime candle-selling season. All of us here at Candles of Eden hope you had a great summer and hope you still have plans to enjoy it further – it’s not officially over just yet. We also hope you [...]

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As a retailer or spa owner, you invest your money in inventory that will bring in sales and earn yourself a fair profit. Your investment in Candles of Eden and other quality products are your way of furthering your business so that it remains a going concern for a long time. It’s wise to take [...]

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As a retailer, you are certainly well into planning your inventory requirements for the upcoming prime selling season. With your Candles of Eden and other quality product lines well stocked and a selling plan for that stock ready to go, you can capitalize on the increased traffic, which will come your way. It’s wise at [...]

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With the prime candle selling season just ahead it’s imperative that you have the right amount of Candles of Eden candles and accessories in your retail store or spa. As well, you need to have an adequate supply of all your other quality product lines. When you ensure you have the right amount and types [...]

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It’s a given in the business world that increasing sales and reducing costs leads to greater profits. Every retail store or spa owner wants that. We want that as well for ourselves, here at Candles of Eden. If we didn’t we would have no business “being in business”. However, a commitment to increase profits must [...]

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We talked previously, here at the Candles of Eden Blog, about having a selling plan for your inventory. While that posting dealt with having an overall selling plan for all your merchandise, you also need a plan for your display activities. Specifically, your front-end, highly visible, high-traffic displays. When you devote prime space in your [...]

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It is common knowledge that there’s always one more thing that needs doing when it comes to running a retail or spa business. Your job as an owner-operator or manager is to make sure all the doing “gets done”. It can be hectic at times, which is even more reason to have your staff trained [...]

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It can seem that all you do is look at numbers when it comes to running a retail or spa business. You are constantly looking at daily sales figures, order numbers, SKU numbers, wage percentages, mark-up and markdown percentages, and more, ad infinitum it seems. These are all important figures and data to consider and [...]

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While it is always candle selling season, in the sense that you sell Candles of Eden products 52 weeks of the year, it is not always “prime” candle selling season. When it is prime candle selling season you have to have a plan for selling that extra SoyLuscious® Soy Candles inventory that you have on [...]

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With prime selling time for your Candles of Eden and associated products not too far away, it’s time to think about highlighting each of your inventory classifications during the coming season. Customers love variety, and they love seeing displays that change regularly with new and vibrant colors and different product lines. When you give each [...]

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