Article: Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn., Business Solutions Column.

By Rob Stephenson, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 22--THIS WEEK'S QUESTION: Am I wise to develop a "theme" for my single retail shop the way some restaurant and retail chains have done?

WHO: Ed Dunn

BACKGROUND: Owner of Dunn Brothers Coffee

THEME CAN APPEAR MEMORABLE OR CONTRIVED: Theme retailing markets a business with an appealing although otherwise possibly unrelated image. All aspects of marketing are determined within the theme context, so it's a central part of the business design.

On the positive side, an emotionally upbeat theme provides opportunities for ...

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