Wholesale chaos in the world of Retail...
Derrick Payton, assistant manager of a high-end home improvement store, has been waiting nine years for a promotion to full store manager. Now, the job has fallen into his lap. Unfortunately, the store he’s been handed is on a downhill skid, and he only has a week to turn it around.
Now he has to battle crazy customers, employees who think the time clock is optional, and the dreaded Wicked Witches of the West—a pair of back-stabbing female associates who are determined to see him go down in flames.
His wife is pushing him to ask for a raise; his staff is trying to push him out the door; and his customers are about to push him over the edge. Caught in the middle, Derrick can’t help but wonder...
Who says the customer is always right?
Two reviews of my latest novel can now be read on amazon! Keep'em coming. I appreciate you making time to read my books. I certainly enjoy writing them.
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Thank you, Tracey, for emailing me your review! I wrote this book for precisely the reasons you mentioned. Everyone will relate with 'Who's Minding the Store' because we've all lived this type of story. After all, we've all worked in some kind of retail at some point in life.
ReplyDeleteThis was a new type story for me to write seeing how most of the manuscripts I've worked on have been action novels. I want to reach out to a larger group of readers and 'Who's Minding the Store' is not only the type story I know, but actually live as I, and many others, continue working in retail to his day.
Please publish your reviews on Amazon.com. Those are very helpful.
Keep on reading and I'll keep on writing!
Happy New Year!
David
My good friend Devin Majors told me he just bought a copy of my book at Mysterious Galaxy Books! Thank you, Devin. I promise the names in my book have been changed to protect the innocent. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind note, Melinda! I'm glad you enjoyed my book and look forward to reading your horror stories. As Stephen King says, read a lot and write a lot. I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot about you and your books soon enough.
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Toby Schwede just finished reading my book and says...
ReplyDelete"Hey David, I read your very entertaining book, 'Who's Minding the Store' recommended to me by Melinda at Renwes Sales. I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your book. Congrats to you on a great read."
Thank you, Toby, for making time to read my book. I certainly had a lot of fun reading this. The part you mentioned in your note how an oven spilled over the side of a truck that was not tied down happened in our store, too. Small world isn't it.
I appreciate you reading my book and recommending it to others. Thank you again!
Keep on reading, and I'll keep on writing!
David
Here's a review from Belinda Martinez!
ReplyDelete'Hilarious...a great perspective into the crazy world of retail!, February 28, 2013
By Belinda M. Martinez "Barista de Cafecito" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who's Minding the Store? (Paperback)
Knowing very well how dynamic the retail world can get, I totally appreciated this chaotic story about a store chain culture "gone bad" and how a star employee tries to turn it around.
It provides a lesson to retail managers on the importance of running a tight ship and how managers need to raise the bar and challenge status quo when it comes to morale, motivation and facing a tough business. Lots of fun to read as most people can relate to situations mentioned in the book, if they've ever worked the crazy, entertaining world of retail!'