by Victoria Powell | Apr 21, 2020 | Customers, Ecom, Growing Your Sales, High Street, Market, Multiple Retailers, Online, Promotions, Retail Strategy, Sales, Support Small Businesses
How can I create offers without sounding desperate? Are you really wanting or needing to push some stock, and get some sales? During this lockdown, many businesses have been forced to close, pivot or have seen sales decline. Others have enjoyed buoyant sales. If you...
by Victoria Powell | Nov 27, 2019 | Growing Your Sales, High Street, Multiple Retailers, Online, Retail Strategy, Sales, Support Small Businesses
SO why are the big retailers going bust? In the last few weeks we’ve had Mothercare, Mamas & Papas, Jessop’s, Bon Marche and Jamie Oliver’s restaurants all disappearing from high streets and Clinton’s in talks about the threat to its estate and future. But why are...
by Victoria Powell | Apr 26, 2019 | Customers, Growing Your Sales, High Street, Market, Online, Planning, Promotions, Research, Retail Strategy, Sales, Suppliers, Support Small Businesses
What can you do when sales are slow in your retail business? “I just don’t know what else to do….”…I hear you… I’m panicking. I really just don’t know what else to do. I’m fed up with it all. Even the big high street chains are...
by Victoria Powell | Apr 2, 2019 | Growing Your Sales, Market, Online, Planning, Promotions, Research, Retail Strategy, Sales, Suppliers, Support Small Businesses
What should you expect from your suppliers?I love suppliers. They come in all shapes and sizes…from one man / woman businesses crafting and creating, to a sales agent on the road representing several companies. Or they can be a suited and booted account manager who...
by Vicky Powell | Mar 13, 2019 | Growing Your Sales, Online, Planning, Promotions, Research, Retail Strategy, Sales
I get asked this a lot by retailers, salon owners, ecom sellers… and the truthful answer is, plan as far ahead as possible. Your plans don’t have to be concrete set in stone, but being mindful of the year ahead, and any long term plans really helps you move towards...
by Vicky Powell | Jan 30, 2019 | Blogs, Growing Your Sales, High Street, Market, Multiple Retailers, Online, Planning, Research, Retail Strategy, Sales, Support Small Businesses
Have you ever written a blog and tried to be smart or clever with the blog title? That was me, writing great retail content in my blogs, educational and informative information and advice for the small independent retailer. But when it came to the blog title, I found...
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