From inflation and supply chain issues to changing expectations from families, the new dance year is sure to come with its own set of unique challenges. Start prepping now to start your season on a strong foot.
These days, embracing uncertainty, staying flexible and taking bold action are a dance retailer’s best tools. Here’s how a seasoned storeowner (and retail consultant) recommends you use them to prep for this year’s back-to-school season.
When it comes to fulfilling orders, supply chain issues are still a challenge—for dancewear manufacturers and retailers alike. Here’s a look at how they’re coping.
Whether your impetus is financial or emotional, there may come a time when the right move is to shut down the company you founded and nurtured. Ignoring the signs can be self-defeating.
Storeowner Katherine Herring reflects on how embracing change and building a strong management team have been key to her success.
Many retailing innovations made during the pandemic are here to stay. Here’s how dance stores are fine-tuning them for the long term.
Email may seem old-school, but it can actually be an important driver of online sales for your brick-and-mortar dance store.
A veteran dance retailer and industry consultant shares five key operating principles to help you sort through the confusion of this constantly shifting business environment.
Going from stressed to blessed is no easy task in the face of COVID—but these dance business owners are making strides one step at a time.
Wondering what it will be like to navigate the virtual version of this longstanding annual retailing event? While many of the same rules that we follow at in-person trade shows apply here, other elements are very different. Here’s how to make the most of it.
