If you pause to look at your checkbook, savings and the cash you may have on hand, plus the many aisles of goods and stocked shelves bulging with merchandise that surround you, you have accomplished a lot as a retailer. As you take inventory and access what you have accomplished, you may also note that you have key employees who connect well with customers, help you be profitable, and keep your business running smoothly and successfully. Things are going well, very well.

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