Hey all, I was just going over the numbers for the year with the Owner of the shop that I manage, and we were discussing ways to increase profitability while keeping our overhead & prices generally the same as they have been. It seems that on average our biggest costs every month are RENT & LABOR. That being said, has anyone that works in a relatively small market/shop been able to find a way to do that for a lengthy period of time? Please understand that we pay most Employees $8/hr as that is the minimum wage here in California, and we already carry retail items such as Art and souvenirs, because we get a ton of tourist traffic on the weekends. Some of the things that we had discussed are T-shirts & Hats with our products and logos, travel mugs and other low cost items. Any and all of your suggestions are needed and appreciated.
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