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Retail Reflections: More shoppers visit high street over Easter

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Alan Monahan writes: I’m pleased to report that the Easter bank holiday lived up to expectations as the most anticipated weekend for retail after Christmas. However, it does seem that worsening consumer confidence and inflation has led to more conservative spending on retail goods, with shoppers preferring ‘experiences’. Retail intelligence experts Springboard recorded an increase

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Blackburn is winner of The Great British High Street Awards

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The winners of The Great British High Street Awards 2016 have been revealed after 900 entries, 42 finalists and over 500,000 votes. Blackburn, Lancashire, has been named Overall Champion and Winner of the Local Centre category, after winning over judges with the range of improvements put in place by the collaboration between the Business Improvement

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Markadis brings marketing power to independents

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Payments provider and Autumn Fair exhibitor Markadis has launched Mii-Promo, a powerful transaction-based marketing tool for independent retailers that drives sales and encourages customer loyalty.   Mii-Promo uses customers’ existing debit and credit cards to register and operate, so there is no requirement for expensive loyalty card schemes that independent retail businesses can rarely afford

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Strong Christmas sales forecast as mobile drives online growth

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Online sales are expected to reach a bumper £10.8 billion during December according to etail industry watchdog IMRG and consultants Capgemini. This means that sales are on target to reach 15% growth over the same time last year. The first two weeks of December are expected to see a peak in online shopping, with Monday

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Join the Independent Christmas Shopping Challenge

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The Support for Independent Retail campaign “Celebrate an Independent Christmas” has already confirmed 47 locations will run a local “Christmas Shopping Challenge” to help boost footfall and sales for independent traders during the peak festive season… and there is still time for more areas to get involved! The challenge is intended to engage more family

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