Budget

Three Minute Interview: Southern Dem Displays

Describe yourself in three words?   Honest, dynamic, proactive. When you were at school, what did you want to be…

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Retail sector ‘to face £186.45m business rates increase next April’

Retail firms will see business rates increase by £186.45 next April for the year 2019/20, according to real estate advisor…

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Are jewellery trade shows dying?

“A different rhythm and a different approach is needed. In this new context, annual watch fairs, as they exist today,…

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Counting your customers

I have asked jewellers of they count their customers for 25 years and the answers I always get range from,…

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Whose fault was it anyway?

A young couple come into your shop looking for an engagement ring and after about 20 minutes the young man…

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Voice on the High Street: Cupitt Jeweller

Name: Cupitt Jeweller Location: Bromsgrove Year established: 1946 Number of staff: 7 Website: www.cupittjeweller.co.uk What’s the history of Cupitt Jeweller?…

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Retail footfall down 0.8%, shopping centres continue to suffer

Retail footfall fell by 0.8% in July when compared to the same time last year, despite the high street again…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no…

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Humorous marketing helps ‘boost’ small businesses

New research from American Express Shop Small has found that adding humour to the marketing mix can help small businesses…

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Retail associations respond to ‘encouraging’ Autumn Budget

A number of retail associations have responded positively to the Chancellor’s Budget which was revealed yesterday (22 November). The British…

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