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Author Archives: Clare Bailey
National Minimum Wage Employer Toolkit #NMW
On Thursday, 1 October, the government is introducing increases to the National Minimum Wage rates of pay. It is the minimum pay per hour almost all workers are entitled to by law and depends on their age and whether they … Continue reading
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Press release from BIS: NEW RIGHTS FOR CONSUMERS WHEN BUYING DIGITAL CONTENT
Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force on 1 October Eight pieces of legislation streamlined into one Making the law simpler for businesses and consumers Consumers downloading music or buying ebooks are today being given new legal rights. Responding to … Continue reading
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How can independent retailers mitigate the effect of declining high street footfall and spending this Christmas?
It’s the end of September, and although the sun is still shining most switched-on retailers will already be thinking about the most important trading period of the year – Christmas. In recent years the high street has been hit hard at … Continue reading
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Independent Retailer Month: Benefits of shopping locally by @AnnectoUK for #indieretail #indiemonth
Last Friday may have been the end of Independent Retailer Month but as sponsors of the Support for Independent Retail Campaign, we at Annecto want to encourage more people to shop locally throughout the year As we came to the … Continue reading
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Holidays are coming! Get involved and Celebrate an Independent Christmas #indieretail #indiexmas
It’s three months until Christmas and here at the Support for Independent Retail campaign, we’re getting excited! It’s time to start thinking about how to get those Christmas shoppers into your store, so join our Celebrate an Independent Christmas campaign … Continue reading
Cambridge Independent Retailer Month 2014 by @CambridgeBID
This is a guest feature provided by Rachel Rissbrook, Marketing and Commercial Manager, Cambridge BID. Rachel was coordinator of this year’s Independent Retailer Month activities in the city.
How many independent retailers are there in the UK? #indieretail
There is a vast array of retail businesses across the UK, ranging from the smaller one-store retailers to the mighty multi-store giants. Trying to pinpoint exactly how many of each is a tricky task – the many facets of the … Continue reading
Guest blog from @wordsmithcomms: Five ways to improve your social media reach for FREE #IndieRetail
Likes… shares… retweets… favourites – there are a whole heap of ways that users can spread your message online. The difficulty is in saying something that makes it worth their while: something engaging, interesting and, most importantly, relevant to them.
PRESS RELEASE: Independent Retailer Month urges retailers to collaborate for success
As Independent Retailer Month enters its third week, retailers are being encouraged to recognise the benefits of collaboration on the high street. The annual campaign, now in its fourth year, has seen hundreds of small businesses running events and activities … Continue reading
Independent Retailer Month in #Bath #BTH #IndieMonth – guest feature by @graceandted
It’s our second year of owning an independent pre-owned designer clothing boutique in the beautiful city of Bath. Whilst we were aware of Independent Retailer Month last year, it seemed to pass us by without much of a hoo-ha. The odd … Continue reading