Have you watched the BBC TV programme “Britain’s next Big Thing”? If you missed it, the gist of the programme was to get big retailers to hold “open days” and encourage new designers and craftsmen to show their products to the retail buyers. The main lesson that I took from the series is that a [...]
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Make your suppliers your business partners
Are you making the most of your suppliers? Are you developing your business using their help? I would guess that most retailers do not utilise the power that our suppliers have for radically improving our businesses. The success of every business is built on a three sided platform: on one side are your customers, on [...]
The High Street is alive and buzzing for these Winning Retailers
Looking through the annual shop awards in The Daily Telegraph this weekend, I was impressed with the amazing enthusiasm of the winning retailers. The shops that were nominated were all independent retailers. It’s been this sector of retailing that has been most affected by the all the financial troubles of the past few years. Small [...]
