<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post3874045933954745192..comments</id><updated>2011-12-14T12:46:48.861-06:00</updated><category term='retail marketing'/><category term='Retail Revolution'/><category term='Events and Promotions'/><category term='Press Release'/><category term='holiday marketing'/><category term='small business marketing'/><category term='Black Friday'/><title type='text'>Comments on Retail Adventures in the REAL World™: Steps to keep you, your employees and customers sa...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/feeds/3874045933954745192/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html'/><author><name>KIZER and BENDER</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16562202614202509558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ti20w5yWMHc/R-KafK8DdRI/AAAAAAAAAjE/H-BT0Ucs-xM/S220/KIZER+%26+BENDER+--+New+Photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-8443229178847522309</id><published>2011-12-14T12:24:06.773-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T12:24:06.773-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I have another tip for those working in a smaller ...</title><content type='html'>I have another tip for those working in a smaller store or independent boutique.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If someone comes in to the store and, for whatever reason, you get a creepy vibe:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) grab your phone&lt;br /&gt;2) get out from behind the counter (you don&amp;#39;t want to get trapped back there!)&lt;br /&gt;3) go stand beside the front door (for a quick getaway if necessary)&lt;br /&gt;4) &amp;quot;chat&amp;quot; with the creeper so that he knows you&amp;#39;re on to him but keep it curt. No need to be sweet chipper sales associate you usually are. &lt;br /&gt;5) Self-preservation above all! If you&amp;#39;re getting a bad vibe (believe me, you&amp;#39;ll know, and you&amp;#39;ll likely be right) it&amp;#39;s perfectly ok to abandon the customer service skills and get rude. Safety is the absolute priority!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/8443229178847522309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/8443229178847522309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html?showComment=1323887046773#c8443229178847522309' title=''/><author><name>LUX Beauty Boutique</name><uri>http://www.luxbeauty.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-3874045933954745192' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/posts/default/3874045933954745192' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-508140288'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-3032973442883172358</id><published>2011-12-14T12:05:48.622-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T12:05:48.622-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Yikes!</title><content type='html'>Yikes!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/3032973442883172358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/3032973442883172358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html?showComment=1323885948622#c3032973442883172358' title=''/><author><name>KIZER and BENDER</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16562202614202509558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ti20w5yWMHc/R-KafK8DdRI/AAAAAAAAAjE/H-BT0Ucs-xM/S220/KIZER+%26+BENDER+--+New+Photo.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-3874045933954745192' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/posts/default/3874045933954745192' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1143075259'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-4790732847643998725</id><published>2011-12-14T03:12:05.489-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T03:12:05.489-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Lol, you just needed to ask South AFrican business...</title><content type='html'>Lol, you just needed to ask South AFrican businesses about how they cope with robbery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We&amp;#39;ve been dealing with it for at least the last 17 years- and we have to contend with a toothless police force and a judicial system that doesn&amp;#39;t work.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/4790732847643998725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/3874045933954745192/comments/default/4790732847643998725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html?showComment=1323853925489#c4790732847643998725' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.retailadventuresblog.com/2011/12/steps-to-keep-you-your-employees-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18848223.post-3874045933954745192' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18848223/posts/default/3874045933954745192' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1485798832'/></entry></feed>
