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Inside Johnny Cupcakes’ ‘Fakery’: Gourmet Retail Theater Thrives in Boston

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It’s the reason why he started 16 businesses by the time he was 16 , whether he was doing magic tricks at birthday parties or selling candy in school hallways. And it’s what inspired him to start his T-shirt line, Johnny Cupcakes, in 2001…before he even turned 20. “It Tickets are now available at a special Intro Rate.

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14 Examples of Great Customer Experiences in Retail

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By Tricia McKinnon and Ben Rudolph When speaking about when Apple first launched the Apple store Ron Johnson, Apple’s former SVP of retail said : “when we launched retail [at Apple], I got this group together, people from a variety of walks of life.” “As At 20,000 sq. it was the brand’s largest store at the time of opening.

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6 of the Best Ways to Retain Customers in Retail

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That’s why you still shop at the mom and pop grocer across the street from your home. If you look at companies like Apple and Amazon they do a really good job of increasing sales from their existing customer base. Do your customers marvel at your product? I was nervous at first.