Alan Monahan writes: I warmed even more to Sam Delaney – one of my favourite newspaper reviewers – when he told Sky viewers the other day that he still bought “stuff” rather than spending his money on “experiences”. Like me, he probably enjoys shopping for himself – and others – although I’m also not
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Alan Monahan writes: After the sobering news that UK retail sales posted their biggest quarterly fall in seven years in March, I was cheered to hear that Woolworths could be making a return to our high streets. The Wonder of Woolies is that it is still so fondly remembered after shutting its doors in 2008.
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National Stationery Week, the annual awareness campaign that celebrates all things stationery, will be stamping its mark on letters being posted in the United Kingdom and sent across the World in April. With help from the Royal Mail, the biggest consumer campaign for the stationery industry will have its logo, along with its #writingmatters hashtag,
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Concept store is a term often heard, but many people are not sure what it means. If you are one of them, you are certainly not alone, but the strategy behind the words is simple: the shop should be attractive, take customers on a journey of discovery and motivate them to buy things – time
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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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Alan Monahan writes: Retailers are among those who have reported that they are struggling to meet their growing payroll obligations. The average Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) employers will pay an extra £2,600 this year as a direct result of the combined impact of this week’s increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), consequential National
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