Ambient & Retail Ready
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6 Hot Tips For Summer Sales
28 April 2015 NewsSummer's coming: here are six of the best ways to make the most of the season -
“Share the love”
27 April 2015 Town CrierI'm unlikely to tempt customers from the multiples on price or on convenience. Our tiny store is very specialist, and as we say on our website, parking is a nightmare! Nope, what helps win trade for us is a triumvirate of enthusiasm, expertise and our range… -
“Finding and taking advice”
27 April 2015 Cheese TalkI have spent nearly 2 months in NZ giving masterclasses, tastings, workshops and advice to retailers, potential retailers, restaurants and cheesemakers. It’s what I do, and as most of my clients seem to be very happy with the advice and are willing to recommend me… -
“Everybody wants to make a brand”
27 April 2015 Expert EyeIn the famous words of Tears for Fears, "everybody wants to rule the world", and this is no less the case in respect of shops and shopkeepers and their good name or brand -
“Match making”
27 April 2015 Fine FoodThirty years ago nobody had heard of food and wine matching. People who considered themselves refined would insist on white wine with fish and look down their noses at anyone quaffing red with their Dover sole, but the idea that you should expend time and energy… -
Minimum Wage Change: What’s Does It Mean For Indies?
24 April 2015 NewsWages have always been a hot topic – with a natural divide between the views of employees and employees ever-present – and as of October 2015, the National Minimum Wage is increasing from £6.50 per hour to £6.70 -
Stocking Secrets: Selfridges on BBQ
22 April 2015 NewsDawn Davies, wine and grocery buying manager at Selfridges, talks us through the iconic retailer's hottest seasonal sellers -
Colston Bassett Unveils Maturing Rooms
21 April 2015 NewsAward-winning Nottingham-based dairy Colston Bassett has announced that the first stage of its 10-year investment plan, released in 2013, is complete -
Fairtrade Accreditation for Taylor & Colledge
20 April 2015 NewsTaylor & Colledge, the organic vanilla company, has been awarded Fairtrade status for its Tongan vanilla rehabilitation programme -
Farm Shop & Deli Retailer of the Year Announced
20 April 2015 NewsJudges of the Farm Shop & Deli Awards have named Johns of Instow & Appledore Retailer of the Year 2015 -
Exclusivity
17 April 2015 Speciality BitesThere has been some talk recently in wholesaler circles about exclusivity. To do it or not! Sometimes wholesalers are portrayed as being dictator-like insisting on control and ultimately world domination. Believe me, it is not quite like that! -
Make Your POS Pop With EBLEX
15 April 2015 NewsIndependent butchers and retailers with butcher counters can now produce their own bespoke promotional material with help from EBLEX's new Point Of Sale (POS) hub
