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…
3,500 local facebook pages
“How we interact at a local level is really important to us, and that’s why we’ve launched these local Facebook pages,” Stephen Quinn, chief marketing officer of Wal-Mart US, tells Fortune magazine. Mr…
Digital First
Greg Hywood, the chief executive of Australia’s Fairfax Media has given a revelling interview to The Australian. In it he gives an outline of his companies ‘digital first’ policy. For UK newsagents this…
Bricks and mortar vs Online?
How good is your store at making an emotional and visual connection with local shoppers? How much better than a web site are you?
Ignore online at your peril
Morrisons are just one retailer being left behind by online. Find out why this could be an opportunity for you
Free WiFi in store
There is a well known rule of retailing that the longer you get people to spend in your shop the more they will buy. We look at some WiFi solutions for you
NewsCorp may hold a mirror to newsagents
Like Rupert Murdoch you should diversify your business to succeed, but don’t forget the original business model that made it successful in the first place
Scanning profits
You may have spotted these symbols appearing in the papers and magazines you stock, but what could they mean for you? Find out all about QR codes
A Facebook site for news retailers
Nick gets inspired by a great new online resource for retailers, the Facebook site Newsagent’s Helper
Will McJobs make way for McRobots?
Retail outlets with automated cashiers will lose out to stores that offer good customer service Nick argues
16/02/2012
Steve Denham — Great to have you on the team Paul.
14/02/2012
Tan Parsons — Great post Terry - really interesting to hear how your life as an employee gave you the expertise to take...
13/02/2012
Kate Woolf — Great news Terry.
Sorry it's a bit late I've just returned from hols.
As a winner of the 2011 'Environment &...
10/02/2012
betterRetailing Team — Yeah, its thirsty work being an anchor!
