Clare Rayner
The Retail Champion
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.Follow The Retail Champion on Linkedin
Category Archives: Increasing Sales
Leveraging your business data to deliver profitable growth – Webinar with @BrightpearlHQ
I’ve just recorded a webinar with the Support for Independent Retail campaign’s platinum sponsor, Brightpearl. They talk sense. Anyone who knows me, who knows about the 10-steps to retail success, will know I am a massive advocate of allowing the … Continue reading
O2 priority moments offered FREE to all local, independent consumer-facing businesses #IndieRetail
On 17th October O2 published research revealing the truth behind why consumers aren’t shopping at local independent retailers. While 83% of UK consumers admit to being worried about the decline of local communities*, two thirds (65%) of independent retailers say … Continue reading
Posted in Increasing Sales, News
Tagged increase footfall, independent Retail, local marketing, mobile marketing, o2, priority moments
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Just as retail footfall increases store staff want a holiday!
Does this sound familiar to you? School holidays are classically a time when retailers experience increased footfall. Of course, this is also exactly the time when key staff want to book time off to spend with their kids! Managing the holiday … Continue reading
Posted in Increasing Sales, Seasonal Retail, Service
Tagged holiday cover, recruitment, staffing
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Do UK retail shops think they are NOT in sales? by Bruce King #indieretail
This is a guest blog by a friend of mine, Bruce King, whose book “How to Double Your Sales: The Ultimate Masterclass in How to Sell Anything to Anyone” is possibly one of the best business books I’ve ever read, … Continue reading
Event based marketing using Google Places from @e_mphasis
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
