{"product_id":"9781595559838_more-than-a-hobby","title":"More Than a Hobby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the behind-the-scenes story of the founding and exponential growth of Hobby Lobby.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn the secrets of retail success from the man you built America's home-and-craft superstore--from the ground up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe retail industry has undergone enormous changes during the last thirty years. But there is one retailer that not only has remained consistent in the fluctuating\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003eeven tenuous\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003emarket but also has grown in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore Than a Hobby \u003c\/em\u003etakes you inside the story of David Green, the man who built the phenomenal success of Hobby Lobby. Green went beyond surviving in a competitive retail market to thriving, ultimately expanding his $600 start-up company into a $1.3 billion per-year enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen's incredible accomplishments were based not on business-school theory but on his grassroots experiences as a store manager and his creative application of cutting-edge ideas, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow managers to spend no more than thirty minutes per day on paperwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstead of paying a middleman, assemble as much of the product as possible in-house\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGive buyers the freedom to purchase without restraint?but within the realm of common sense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep God and family first\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore Than a Hobby \u003c\/em\u003eis a practical field manual, filled with revolutionary ideas for all those who dream of success in the world of retail business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Green","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701379444785,"sku":"9781595559838","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781595559838.jpg?v=1780470924","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781595559838_more-than-a-hobby","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}