* Precursor for anyone reading this who has not heard of the concept of hygge before: although it doesn’t look like it, the word is pronounced “hoo-gah.” It took me a little while to learn to pronounce it correctly, so I just wanted to share the correct pronunciation with you off the bat! I discovered the concept of hygge a couple of years back while working in a corporate retail setting. The book “The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living” by Meik Wiking had just been released and was quickly gaining popularity here in the US. For retailers, being the first to get behind an up and…