Make a Little Change

I just moved my desk. It wasn’t an earth shaking, ground breaking, overwhelming undertaking. In fact, the total distance traveled for my Ikea stainless steel-topped buddy was less than 10 feet. But the move has made me very, very happy. Before, my desk was...

Our Industrial Evolution

Evolution [ev-uh-loo-shuh n]: a process of gradual, peaceful, progressive change or development; any process of formation or growth. My parents opened their first store in the fall of 1991. I was...
Getting Too Comfortable

Getting Too Comfortable

Aah, comfort. Comfort can be delightful. The highlight of my day is going home, putting on my jammies, and snuggling up with a big fluffy blanket … especially now, as nights are becoming crisper and autumn moves in to upstate New York. When we’re comfortable, we...
A Sensible Store

A Sensible Store

Dear Uncle Marty, I was in your marketing class at the Retail Shipping Expo a few weeks ago in Las Vegas and was interested when you were talking about music in the store. I never really thought about that as important. I usually just play the radio or talk radio....