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title: "Retail Best Practices--How Do You Measure Up?"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fd16e829-49a6-46a1-b94c-6c138a9a5993
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/retail_best_practiceshow_do_you_measure_up.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2023-06-20T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:33:27.212Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7707_plate.jpg
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# Retail Best Practices--How Do You Measure Up?

**TL;DR:** Bob Phibbs, a retail expert, has created a free online test to help brick-and-mortar owners understand their strengths and challenges in retail best practices. The test, called The Retail Doctor's Retail Assessment Tool, consists of 80 Yes/No questions and provides resources tailored to the user's responses.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-06-20. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/retail_best_practiceshow_do_you_measure_up.html).*

## Story

So who likes tests? What, no raised hands? Yet, assessing what you do and don’t know about any subject is the first step on the road to improvement.

After all, “You can’t control what you don’t measure.” So how do *you* measure up when it comes to retail best practices? To help you find out, Bob Phibbs, “The Retail Doctor,” has concocted a free online test to help you learn where you shine and where you need to improve.

Phibbs says this is *not* your typical online quiz. Instead, he says, “It’s a comprehensive set of questions I’ve designed specifically to help brick-and-mortar owners clearly and easily understand their strengths and challenges.” The questionnaire consists of 80 Yes/No questions that Phibbs says will not take long to complete.

“Use your honest opinion,” he advises. “There are no right or wrong answers. For each statement, choose the answer that best describes you or your business.”

By answering these questions, says Phibbs, you will: 1) Uncover your hidden retail strengths and discover areas where you can improve. 2) Get the solid foundation you need to build your thriving retail business. 3) Receive resources relevant to the areas you could improve, tailored just for you, based on your responses.

So where do you excel, and where do you need to improve? Find out where you stand against best practices in retail sales training, marketing, social media, and more with The Retail Doctor’s Retail Assessment Tool. How to begin?

Simple. Just click the link above. Phibbs says it won’t take long to complete.

“Some things you will just disregard. I get it, you don’t need a perfect score to excel in this business.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Bob Phibbs (person)
- The Retail Doctor (company)
- retail best practices (topic)
- online test (topic)
- retail assessment (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/retail_best_practiceshow_do_you_measure_up.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fd16e829-49a6-46a1-b94c-6c138a9a5993).