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23 Oct

Training Staff to Handle Curation Challenges

Staff may be caught off guard if they don’t have training about how to handle customer pressure in response to curation. It is in the best interests of the store owners, the staff, and the principle of free expression to have staff trained to anticipate and counter certain traps.

 

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16 Oct

Gear Up for Indies First 2024

In addition to in-store and window display posters to promote the event, here are some other resources and tips to get the word out for your store.

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16 Oct

Indies Introduce Q&A with Kalela Williams

“As soon as I picked this up, I knew it was going to be a showstopper. Kalela Williams beautifully writes a coming-of-age story, while reckoning with the history of slavery and the often overlooked parts of ancestry,” said Lily Taliaferro of Eagle Harbor Book Co. in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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16 Oct

Partner Spotlight: ZingTrain

Zingerman's Training (ZingTrain) offers in-person seminars, virtual workshops, and private trainings that share practical and proven tools to strengthen business systems and build healthy organizational culture. 

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