Finalizing my goals for 2024 as we have a brick-and-mortar store and a few online outlets including our own website, eBay and Walmart.
One thing we've been wanting and asking Square for is a round up key. Since they obviously don't want to do one, my wife now has a round up button which opens a series of buttons that if it ends with .82 you hit the button and .18 populates untaxed. Almost everyone donates too.
Yes, many people can add in their minds but a few of my people can't. Our round up money is going to purchase nice shoes for local kids in need. It's amazing how much it adds up!
I've streamlined our purchasing, the store is well stocked and we add new items nearly every single day. We relaunched our new online store and we're doing about $1600 or more monthly thru Shopify.
Our next Square Loan (hopefully this month) is going to additional merchandise and a minor store expansion -- we'll open up another 600+ sq feet of shopping floor.
We've nearly doubled our store sales over last year and built a solid shopper base of loyal guests and continue to build thru our Square Loyalty program. We email and text a few times a month and you always see a good boost in sales.
Facebook has done well by us to. We've got about 3700 followers and we'll be expanding that out nationwide using our online store. Most of those followers are locals.
2025 looks like it may be a good too great year. Setting goals, following thru and great customer service is a must.
I hope that many of you get the success you want and/or deserve in 2025 and hope everyone has a prosperous year.
