Category Archives: Consumer Trends

High Street vacancy rates static, multiples are leaving = #indieretail growing in number…

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I am very cross this morning, my tweets probably show this only too well. I’ve had 2 radio interviews to discuss recent findings from Local Data Company and PwC regarding the level of openings and closures for high street chains … Continue reading →

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Grant Shapps: 12 “Portas Pilot” Towns to win “golden ticket” and share £1million for regeneration #indieretail

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

TOWNS REGENERATION CONTEST LAUNCHED From the press release “The Government today (4th Februray 2012) launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres. The move followed last year’s review of high … Continue reading →

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Event based marketing using Google Places from @e_mphasis

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

The spring is classically a time when you can create a lot of “newness” in your retail business. There are lots of events to plan for – Valentine’s, Mother’s day, Easter and the May bank holidays. In 2012 we’ve also … Continue reading →

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Retail closures, job losses, administrations – what can #indieretail do to fill the void?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

I’ve done a lot of radio interviews in the past 10 days talking about the fact all these heavy discounts and early sales are doing no good to the big retailers, how there will be carnage in the New Year. … Continue reading →

Posted in 10 steps to retail success, channel and location, Consumer Trends, customer engagement, Independent Retailer Month, Pricing and Promotions, Range Strategy, The Retail Champion | Tagged | 1 Comment

Which major retailers can #indieretail look to for inspiration in 2012?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

I was asked to write a piece for a magazine that involved reflecting on which of the major players in the UK retail market really set a great example that smaller, independent retailers can follow in order to mirror their … Continue reading →

Posted in Consumer Trends, Increasing Sales, multi-channel, planning and controlling, positioning, Pricing and Promotions, Range Strategy, Retail Strategy, Service, The Retail Champion | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments