It’s 25th July – it’s possibly going to be the hottest day of the year (about time). Why then am I blogging about Christmas shopping crawls? Well, I’ve been inspired by Banbury who have run a month-long shopping crawl to … Continue reading
Today a further 15 “Portas Pilots” were announced. I’d had the press release yesterday and along with a number of retailers and people like me, small business owners who support and work with retailers, had a number of misgivings and … Continue reading
Nearly 400 Town Teams are to win backing from a multi-million pound package of Government support to revive their high streets and make them the beating hearts of their communities, Local Government Minister Grant Shapps announced today. Having received an … Continue reading
vInspired, the charity dedicated to helping young people do good things, has teamed up with retail charity, Retail Trust, to offer young people in England aged 16 – 25 the opportunity to take part in a new 12 week skills … Continue reading
For a while I’ve had a sneaky suspicion that my local press in St Albans weren’t entirely fair in their reporting of local business news. In September 2007, at the opening event of my offices – a new, innovative use … Continue reading
Today is the 8th day of the Independent Retailer Month “blog-a-day for Indie Retail”. If you’re not following it do check it out – http://www.independentretail.wordpress.com. Already in the last 8 days more than 8 blogs have been published – here … Continue reading
Campaigning for #IndieRetail in #Rochdale by @Paul25Ten.
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Clare is a retail expert, speaker, writer, mentor, consultant, analyst and trainer. Through The Retail Champion programmes she shares her expertise with both retailers and suppliers to retail, developing strategies to increase profit, customer base, revenue streams & channels to market.
