{"id":24940,"date":"2021-07-06T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/?p=24940"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T16:38:09","slug":"tips-to-boost-sales-during-summer-slowdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/tips-to-boost-sales-during-summer-slowdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Boost Sales During Summer Slowdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you making the proper plans to prepare for the busy months ahead? Ashley discusses tips to boost sales during summer slowdowns so you aren&#8217;t stuck with summer apparel in November. She also goes over some exciting updates from the Boutique Hub such as website changes, the Boutique Summit, and the launch of Retail Bootcamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19716092\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff00a3\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/boutique-chat\/id1351990699?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><br>>> EPISODE 321 \u2013 LISTEN NOW ON iTunes &lt;&lt;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/boutique-chat\/id1351990699?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">>> EPISODE 321 \u2013 LISTEN NOW ON Spotify &lt;&lt;<\/a><br><em>See the Full\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theboutiquehub.com\/boutiquechat\">Boutique Chat Podcast Website here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Tips to Boost Sales During Summer Slowdowns\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmBWvJGe-pk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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-Ashley Alderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Tips to Boost Sales During Summer Slowdowns | Boutique Chat Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-24942\" width=\"485\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-570x570.png 570w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Podcast-Instagram-17.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Are you playing to win or are you playing not to lose?&#8221; 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