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By Jeffrey Barman

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New Orleans Visitor Links

Here are some hand picked links for anyone coming to the Clean Show this June, or for anyone at all who would like to get ready to visit New Orleans!
 
Leave a comment to share your suggestions, feedback and tips for a great New Orleans experience.
 
 
Clean Show
 
Official Site
http://www.cleanshow.com/default.asp
 
Coin Laundry Association Information
http://www.coinlaundry.org/resources/seminars.cfm
 
CLA Official Hotel
http://www.astorneworleans.com/
 
 
New Orleans Local Press
 
Times-Picuyane [...]

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New Orleans Visitor Links»

Here are some hand picked links for anyone coming to the Clean Show this June, or for anyone at all who would like to get ready to visit New Orleans!
 
Leave a comment to share your suggestions, feedback and tips for a great New Orleans experience.
 
 
Clean Show
 
Official Site
http://www.cleanshow.com/default.asp
 
Coin Laundry Association Information
http://www.coinlaundry.org/resources/seminars.cfm
 
CLA Official Hotel
http://www.astorneworleans.com/
 
 
New Orleans Local Press
 
Times-Picuyane [...]

Free Business Plan Outline»

In this month’s new column in The Journal, I offered my readers a free detailed outline to help you write a business plan for your store.  If you would like to receive a copy, simply email me using the Contact page.  I will send it to you by email shortly thereafter!  Thanks for reading, and for [...]

When the Economy Forces a Move from Market Price Followers»

Nation’s Restaurant News recently reported that Chipotle Mexican Grill, a fast-casual chain with over $1B of annual sales of sort-of make-your-own burritos, is raising prices by 6%, having already raised prices 4% earlier this year.  Look at this quote from Steve Ells, the company’s founder and CEO:
We do not predict that there will be no [...]

Timeless Customer Service Lesson from a Low Price Leader»

Our nation’s retailers (not to mention our car companies) have almost universally announced terrible October sales.  Except for Wal-Mart.  Here’s a snippet from a New York Times story that immediately caught my attention:
All of the factors that analysts have identified as hurting October sales at most retailers — unemployment, declining stock prices, the credit crisis, [...]