Welcome to Slow Growth Business, where hosts Jimmy DeGroot and Kyle Bullock discuss the vital strategies for independent retailers facing the upcoming challenges of 2025.

Looking ahead, the hosts explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that independent retailers can expect to encounter in the New Year.

Gain insights into anticipating and adapting to market uncertainty, with a special focus on the upcoming great wealth transfer and how it affects the retail landscape. Join us for expert advice on how to thrive amidst change and plan for success in the year ahead.

In Part 2 of our Inflation series, learn how to protect your profit margins by adopting value-driven strategies that go beyond competing on price alone. Jimmy and Kyle discuss the importance of self-branding and delivering unique customer experiences to protect profit margins in an inflationary economy. Discover how large retail corporations maintain healthy profit margins and how independent retailers can apply similar tactics to thrive.

In this insightful episode, the hosts provide practical tips on inventory management, sourcing strategies, and crafting a distinct brand image. Find out how you can set your retail business apart by offering unshoppable experiences and adding real value to your products.

In this thought-provoking episode of "Slow Growth Business," hosts Jimmy DeGroot and Kyle Bullock delve into the current challenges posed by inflation to independent retailers, specifically how to market to customer about rising costs. They emphasize the importance of transparency in business and how it can help maintain customer trust when prices rise.

Join them as they discuss effective strategies for communicating price changes to customers, ensuring they understand the value of your products despite rising costs. Through anecdotes and practical examples, they illustrate how retailers can explain their pricing without harming customer relations.

This is the first of several episodes about how independent retailers can conquer inflation.