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type: Article
title: "Weekly Retail Tidbits Archive"
description: "Every Friday since 2021. Retail strategy, market intelligence, and small-store advice for independent retailers across Tennessee, Kentucky, and beyond."
resource: https://amyfaychandler.com/blog/
tags: [blog]
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# Blog

					- Create the Experience | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## Playing With Someone Better Than You — Weekly Retail Tidbits #260

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 31, 2026August 1, 2026

		Playing With Someone Better Than You “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” — Billie Jean King I played a lot of tennis growing up. Not so much now — but as I started working with the newest AI model from my fave, Anthropic, it reminded me of playing tennis with my sister, Holly….

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- Know Who You Are | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## The Drawer of Wrong Ribbon — Weekly Retail Tidbits #259

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 24, 2026August 1, 2026

		The Drawer of Wrong Ribbon “It’s the little details that are vital.Little things make big things happen.” — John Wooden, They Call Me Coach My husband has texted me two Leanne Morgan clips recently. One about being a grandparent. One about the thermostat. Both so relatable for us that I know he could not hold…

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- The Human Edge | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## What Your Customers Actually Remember — Weekly Retail Tidbits #258

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 17, 2026August 1, 2026

		A checkout line at Trader Joe’s taught me the one thing about your store no competitor can copy — the thing your customers actually remember.

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- Know Your Numbers | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## Don’t Mess With the Egg Casserole — Weekly Retail Tidbits #257

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 10, 2026August 1, 2026

		Don’t Mess With the Egg Casserole “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” — George Bernard Shaw Our family Christmas tradition is brunch at our house on Christmas morning. The whole crew comes — my parents, my siblings, nieces and nephews, in-laws now too, and all three of my sons. Aunt AmyFay…

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- Create the Experience | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## The Feeling They Carry Out the Door — Weekly Retail Tidbits #256

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 3, 2026August 1, 2026

		The Feeling They Carry Out the Door “They may forget what you said — but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Carl W. Buehner Big successful events happen when what feels like a bazillion pre-planned details come together just right. Our youngest son’s wedding weekend was just that — packed with…

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- Retail Tidbit

## The Cheapest Line in Your Store Might Cost the Most

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						July 1, 2026July 31, 2026

		A cheaper AI tool just proved a rule every buyer knows in her bones: the lowest price tag and the lowest true cost are almost never the same line.

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- The Human Edge | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## Give the Best of You — Weekly Retail Tidbits #255

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						June 26, 2026July 31, 2026

		Give the Best of You This weekend, the youngest of our three sons is getting married. Wedding weekends have a way of pulling those closest to us into one room. It’s had me reflecting on family this week, as my husband and I sew up the last details for the rehearsal dinner Friday night. I…

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- Retail Tidbit

## 72 Million People Are About to Drive Past Your Door

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						June 25, 2026July 31, 2026

		A record 72.2 million Americans are traveling for July 4th, and 85% are driving. Here’s how to catch the ones passing your store.

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- Retail Tidbit

## I Asked the AI Who I Was. It Said Soap-Opera Character.

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						June 22, 2026July 31, 2026

		A new free tool measures how well the AI remembers your name. It thinks I’m a fictional soap-opera character. Here’s why that’s good news for your shop.

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- Curate With Courage | Weekly Retail Tidbits

## What’s Your Store’s Plastic Straw? — Weekly Retail Tidbits #254

	ByAmyFay Chandler
						June 19, 2026July 31, 2026

		After a big Atlanta market, the question is never only what to add. Marriott stopped handing out a billion