I received the following press release —
Downtown Whitewater, Inc. Hosts Retail Workshop
Presented by Margie Johnson
Whitewater, Wisconsin (November 5, 2010) – Downtown Whitewater welcomes Margie Johnson and her Sustainable Success Strategies Workshop. Margie is a highly acclaimed speaker, trainer, author and consultant. She continues to provide entrepreneurs with the strategies to help their retail business endeavors survive in the competitive market as well as increase performance and profitability levels.
Margie’s firm, Shop Talk, has 25 years of expertise directed at consultations and research in retail, hospitality, health care, and financial industries. She has received numerous accolades including; The Fred Lazarus National Retail Federation Award and Inside Business 2006 Women in Business Achievement Award as well as coverage in the National Retail Federation, WHRO Public Television and NBC’s Today Show. Shop Talk has many clients some of whom include, Dallas Market Center, Denver Merchandise Mart, Farm Fresh Supermarkets, Lord and Taylor, Gray’s Department Stores, Prime outlets and Mayo Clinic. A more comprehensive list may be found on her website; www.shoptalk.org.
The Sustainable Success Strategies Workshop will cover topics that concern independent businesses and the situations that they face. The session will target such focuses as an update on retail sales by industry segments, trends concerning the consumer and the impact of the Internet, issues with customer service, marketing ideas and resources, sales and promotional ideas.
The free workshop will be held November 17, 2010 at the Cravath Lakefront Community Building from 8:00 am to 9:30 am. The workshop is being sponsored by the Wisconsin Main Street program as continuing assistance in recognition of Downtown Whitewater’s Main Street status. The Sustainable Success Strategies Workshop is being offered for the benefit of Main Street District Businesses in an effort to provide skill sets to survive and thrive in a demanding and dynamic marketplace.
Downtown Whitewater was formed in 2006 to Preserve, improve and promote Whitewater’s quality of life by strengthening our historic downtown as the heartbeat of the community.
If you have any questions you may contact Tami Brodnicki @ 262.473.2200 or e-mail Tami @ director@downtownwhitewater.com
Eat * Shop * Enjoy