26 September 2018

Retail Reflections: Heavy price paid for ‘taking it back’; raised voices and smart assistants

Alan Monahan writes: I once worked in the same office as a young woman who thought nothing of ‘buying’ a dress on a Friday and returning it to the store for a refund the following Monday. Challenged by colleagues about this practice – which also extended to having pieces of jewellery on approval – she […]

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Fledgling designer makers invited to apply for Cockpit Arts bursaries

Cockpit Arts is the UK’s only creative business incubator for craftspeople and an award winning social enterprise, housing up to 170 small businesses at their studios in central and south London. From here the group supports craft makers at the start of their careers, as well as those who are more established, to grow and

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Retail news round-up: Sales boost surprise; business rates warning; concern over card costs

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that retail sales in August rose by 3.3% compared with the same month a year earlier and by 0.3% on a month-to-month basis. This has surprised economists who had expected shoppers to rein in their spending. The unexpected results were driven by a rise of 4.5% in the

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