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Compelled to Touch
Tweak # 101: I'm wondering if you, too, find it tough to keep displays looking amazing? And tougher still to help everyone who works with...

Lisa Uhrik
Jun 13


When You've Only Got 100 Years
Tweak # 100: Welcome to the 100th episode of Two Minute Tweaks! Fun fact: Less than 6% of all podcasts make it this far! We're hitting...

Lisa Uhrik
Jun 5


Good Change
Tweak # 099: The practice of kaizen (good change) is fundamental to success in almost every industry. Can it work for us in our...

Lisa Uhrik
May 28


Eye Feel the Angle
Tweak # 097: Our shelves are like a silent sales staff, and it packs a warm and wonderful connection when they look customers in the eye....

Lisa Uhrik
Apr 17


Roll the Dice: Creating Moments of Engagement
Tweak # 096: Just as a captivating book hooks us from the first chapter, our bookshops can captivate visitors from the moment they step...

Lisa Uhrik
Apr 10


Special 6 Minute Tweak on Financial Strategies
Tweak # 095: We've been talking with a lot of people who are rebuilding after losses – and we want to help. This special edition of the...

Lisa Uhrik
Mar 14


Mindy Massey of Anthropologie Brings Us "Home"
Tweak # 094: It's a tiny word with a big mind shift: home . We've long adopted the third space mindset, but Mindy Massey's use of a...

Lisa Uhrik
Feb 20


Omnium rerum vicissitudo
Tweak # 093: Omnium rerum vicissitudo — holding Edsel Fords Cufflinks and Leonard Snart's wisdom, Lisa Uhrik reflects how PLENTY...

Lisa Uhrik
Feb 13


Mr. Rogers and You
Tweak # 092: Like Mr. Fred Rogers, you're creating a special sort of space for your neighbors. And there are three specific things you're...

Lisa Uhrik
Jan 23


Moving Our Fences
Tweak # 091: Join Lisa Uhrik as she shares an inspiring story of a real-life Christmas miracle, and reminds us that each of us has the...

Lisa Uhrik
Dec 11, 2024


Join or Die
Book club night at Bound Books in York, PA Tweak # 090: Inspired by Robert Putnam's book Bowling Alone and Netflix special Join or Die ,...

Lisa Uhrik
Oct 15, 2024


PODCAST: Not Rote, But Real
Tweak # 089: Peter Miller's Shopkeeping book inspires a look at the way we greet each other in the bookshop. We all are subject to...

Lisa Uhrik
Oct 15, 2024


PODCAST: Preparing for the Unimaginable
Tweak # 088: As we think about and offer help to our colleagues hurt by Hurricane Helene, it's a moment to take stock of those things we...

Lisa Uhrik
Oct 8, 2024


PODCAST: The "Pow" of Specialness and Scarcity at Powell's
Tweak # 087 - If Indiana Jones went for the Holy Grail and found it in a heap of other stuff, it wouldn't seem nearly so worth the quest....

Lisa Uhrik
Sep 11, 2024


PODCAST: Who's The One?
Tweak # 085 - A book display that is for everyone, is not really for anyone. We create powerful connections when we design for a specific...

Lisa Uhrik
Jul 31, 2024


PODCAST: Hope for the Bottom Shelves
Tweak #084 - After seeing many great stores with some hungry-looking bottom shelves, Lisa brings attention to this valuable space with...

Lisa Uhrik
Jul 23, 2024


PODCAST: We're in a Different Business Than They Are
Tweak #083 - Though I cringe when I watch someone default to Amazon to order a book in the middle of a conversation, my hope and belief...

Lisa Uhrik
Jun 25, 2024


PODCAST: The Shelves in the Middle - Part III
Tweak #082 - We're wrapping up the three-part series on shelving standards with a look in the middle of the floor, where we may see a lot...

Lisa Uhrik
Jun 18, 2024


PODCAST: Shelves with Higher Standards - Part II
Tweak #081 - In part II of this "Shelving Standards" mini-series, let's explore what stops your customers from going all the way. What...

Lisa Uhrik
May 28, 2024


PODCAST: Sizzling Shelving Standards - Part I
Tweak #080 - Join Lisa Uhrik in the latest edition of 'Two Minute Tweak' and step into Brookline Booksmith with an overview of Lisa...

Lisa Uhrik
May 14, 2024
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