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June 23, 2009 | 
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Have you ever walked down the main street and really thought about the prices that shops are charging for their various goods?
Each and every item you see has a history to it – and a price tag that reflects that history.
Consider that dress in the department store. Or that music center in the electrical store.
The item is manufactured, packaged, distributed and finally delivered to the retailer. That all entails a cost before the goods are even put up for sale.
The retailer takes charge of the item and decides to display and stock it. Costs now mount, as the retailer needs premises to display the item and a warehouse or stockroom to store further examples of the item. The premises need heating and lighting and someone has to pay for the decor, the water usage, the security and so on.
Then there are staff to employ – they deal with the customers, make sales, answer telephones, deal with stock issues and administrative data. The not only need wages, but they need holiday pay, sickness pay and even a pension.
Can you see where this is heading? The item you buy includes an added cost. This cost includes a proportion for the premises, distribution of goods, staff wages and everything needed to make that item sell.
These overheads are placed into the cost of the items you buy.
Sure, the goods are well presented and the ambiance of the retailer’s premises is conducive to the shopping experience. But the customer ultimately pays a higher price for high street goods than they would pay elsewhere.
By: Dr. Mark Clayson
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Mark Clayson is a professional, home business entrepreneur, mentor and speaker. Visit Start Work at Home for more information on starting or developing a home business or his official site to find out more.
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I have a interview on Saturday for the high street clothes shop Warehouse. I don’t know what to wear! I think suit is to overly smart as it is only a clothes shop and the sales assistants wear smart casual. I was thinking dark blue jeans with a long sleeved cream chiffon blouse with detailed lace around the neck area and bottom of the sleeves, ticked into my jeans with a thin black belt, and some casual **** or black flats, do you think this to under dressed? As this is what the employees wear? Or because it’s an interview should i dress more smart? Any suggestions will be Much appreciated and any tips on interview for high street shops working as a sales assistant. What do you think I should wear?
Also I don’t have any slacks an I won’t be able to buy any as it’s too soon, what if I was to wear a high waisted skirt with thights instead? However it isnt knee length it is above.
By: Sophia Bendo
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Also I don’t have any slacks an I won’t be able to buy any as it’s too soon, what if I was to wear a high waisted skirt with thights instead? However it isnt knee length it is above.
By: Sophia Bendo
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