Tesco are upping their game, are you?
Last week Palmer & Harvey held their Pro-retail 2012 trade show at Telford for the independent convenience store channel. It was a good place to meet and connect with many suppliers. Finding what…
What’s in stock?
I visited an excellent retailer last week in Buckinghamshire with the sole purpose of looking at the shop’s approach to availability. Tara’s News in High Wycombe was a great example of how to…
Are you ready?
What with the Olympic and Paralympic games and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, it is going to be a busy summer for British retailers. Both events are expected to cause huge increases in tourism…
Clicks vs Bricks
The day before Christmas we smashed my wife’s treasured Emma Bridgewater butter dish. While the lid with its memorable message ‘Don’t let the cat get the butter’ survived, my daughter and I determined…
Planning for 2012
With one highly eventful year drawing to a close and another busy year ahead of us Steve gives some thoughts about how to make 2012 a good year for your business
How to get new ideas for your business
Inspiration can be hard to come by – especially when you’re behind the shop counter all day. So get out and mingle, says venture capitalist Luke Johnson
Healthy start to walk and shop day
National Walk & Shop day yesterday was a chance for local shops to promote some of the great reasons for shopping with them
Ask for the extra sale, shows market data
Even despite billions spent by multiples on winning shoppers, local shopkeepers are thriving in a tough market. But are you doing enough?
IAA – Merchandising gallery
Wrigley join Joe Ene at his store in Middlesex to discuss how improving merchandising can drive sales. View the gallery now
Promotions are key
Retailers need to get behind and understand promotions if they want to keep their businesses recession-proof
21/05/2012
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18/05/2012
Tom Searle — A similar loan for one year from the NFRN Credit Union would cost £66 per £1,000. However, you need...
15/05/2012
Steven Denham — Hi Steve, if you let us know your email address by using the 'Contact Us' button at the top of...
15/05/2012
Steve Parsons — Hi Steve I would be interested in the contact details of your holiday relief.
11/05/2012
Christine — Another book you are persuading me to purchase and get into action.
Philip Hesketh book has helped me in quite a...
