Tweak # 105: What if the “industry standard” isn’t the only way? In our latest podcast, Lisa’s research reveals three broad themes shaping today’s bookshops, and how knowing yours can transform everything from layout and design to inventory strategy. We’re challenging the idea that all bookshops must adhere to 3-4 inventory turns per year. Instead, we explore how your bookshop’s core focus — whether book-centric, community-centric, or advocacy-centric — can guide your decisio

Tweak # 104: The secret sauce that has given Franklin Fixtures resilience in the economic "big pause" we've experienced is the same one that gives our bookshops staying power in tough times: it's all about inventory strategy. What if we sold every book we purchased? What if we got out of the business of returns? What if we held less inventory and turned it more frequently? Join Lisa in these powerful questions to ponder in this week's Two Minute Tweak. Click to listen now. Su

Tweak # 103: Like a good book, a good shelf talker comes from YOU. It's not a book report, but personal, good copy that makes picking that specific book up irresistible. Click and listen now as Lisa teaches and emboldens booksellers to experiment with concise, personal, and engaging copy, offering fresh perspective on how to make books come alive for readers. "Let's do something on our shelf talkers that no AI generated summary could do," inspires host Lisa Uhrik, "let's spea

Tweak # 102: In this episode of 'Two Minute Tweaks,' host Lisa Uhrik unpacks what it means to be "clear" in a society that struggles to...