Dame Colette Bowe, chairwoman of the Banking Standards Board, has told the Treasury select committee that the closure of thousands of bank branches in recent years was ‘very much a small business issue’ and ‘If you are trying to bank your takings and you have to drive 20 miles … that’s not good.’ She said
Retail news round-up: Banking your takings; online fraud; singles day boom Read More »
A survey of 800 retail managers from around the world conducted by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated, found that for every 10 hours of in-store labour budgeted, more than one hour is wasted due to unplanned employee absence. Absenteeism poses significant workforce management challenges for retail organisations, with many citing a significant impact on
Unplanned staff absence blights retailers worldwide Read More »
With the British greeting card market leading the world and still managing to grow, we have no trouble celebrating some of the wonderful independent card designers and illustrators working in the UK. [column size=one_third position=first ][/column][column size=one_third position=middle ][/column][column size=one_third position=last ][/column] Word on the street is up to 70% of shops in the UK
Great British Greetings Read More »
How was it for you? I’m talking about Christmas trading. Earlier this week, if newspaper headlines were to be believed, retailers had suffered a pretty torrid time in the run-up to the end of the year – and things hadn’t got any better going into 2017. Then, on Tuesday January 10, the British Retail Consortium
Alan Monahan’s Retail Reflections: Christmas was saved! Read More »
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
Markadis brings marketing power to independents Read More »
Clinton Cards is likely to be bought out of administration within the next couple of weeks as possible buyers compete for the spoils of what was once the UK’s most iconic retailer of greetings cards. Earlier in May the retailer’s main supplier, American Greetings, bought the £35 million of bank debt owed by Clinton Cards
We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. By using our site you consent to cookies.
See our privacy statement for more information
By signing up to our newsletter you agree with our privacy policy