by Inah Mallare | Sep 22, 2026 | FRP
Dan Ungar of Mar-Lou Shoes on how independent footwear retailers can use AI to make better buying decisions, analyze inventory, understand customers, improve marketing, and turn years of retail data into answers they can actually use. Independent footwear retailers...
by Inah Mallare | May 15, 2025 | FRP
If you’ve worked retail long enough, you know exactly what I’m talking about. That one pair that just sits there. Maybe it’s a size 6 in lime green. Maybe it’s the last size 41 of a style that used to fly off the shelves. You’ve moved it. You’ve discounted it. You’ve...
by Inah Mallare | Apr 29, 2025 | FRP
If you’ve ever felt the sting of packed storerooms, sluggish cash flow, or buying panic when the economy wobbles, you’re not alone. Independent retailers everywhere are wrestling with inventory headaches—and often missing the real reason their margins are shrinking....
by Inah Mallare | Apr 2, 2025 | FRP
Why Most Shoe Store Owners Are Too Busy to See the Bigger Picture (and What to Do About It) If you’re like most independent footwear retailers, you’re knee-deep in the day-to-day—helping customers, managing inventory, working the floor, dealing with vendors. And while...
