Money & Finances
moni varma, rice, veetee

Business lessons from Moni Varma

Entrepreneur Moni Varma, founder of Veetee Rice, shows the importance of spotting the right opportunity and knowing when to say no in business

waitrose, sainsburys, asda, multiple, supermarket

Local shops eating into supermarket margins

City analysts suggest that supermarkets cannot make the c-store model add up and that independents maintain the advantage… for now

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Business truths from a niche retailer

“In July 2008, the world changed” – clothing retailer Laura Tenison on finance and the need to differentiate from supermarkets in order to stand out

Vince Cable has described banks' rip-off culture as "ingrained"

Cashing up the banks’ rip-off culture

Vince Cable has launched a scathing attack on high street banks describing rip-off culture as “ingrained” in the market

Poundland

Visit the discount stores

We look at some of the differing approaches of firms like Poundland and Aldi and find out what you can learn from them

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What the Eurozone crisis means

In the second of two Euro-centric articles this week, Nick looks at what the Eurozone crisis means for local shopkeepers

money, post office, exchange rate, currency, retail

Selling Euros

Find out how Steve manages to turn his misfortune into a big upsell following some trouble with his card and currency terminal

tesco, superstore

Power shifting to local shops – but slowly

The zenith of the superstore may have been reached offering more opportunities for smaller businesses, but don’t hold your breath

smes, small businesses

Banks offer mentoring service to SMEs

Keep your eyes peeled for a new mentoring service soon to be made available to small businesses like your own

pounland retailers, jim mcarthy

Behind the Poundland magic

Nick considers Poundland supremo Jim McCarthy’s strategy for success and finds out there are lessons to be learnt by convenience retailers

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