Small Shop Summer
Every year, around this time, independent retailers start talking about Christmas. Buying. Ordering. Planning. Forecasting. It makes perfect sense. Christmas is the biggest opportunity of the year. But last year I found myself wondering whether we were overlooking something. What if the quieter summer months weren't something to
High Streets
Famously, Britain was once described as “a nation of shopkeepers.” It’s one of those phrases that sounds slightly old-fashioned now, almost nostalgic. But I think there was something important inside it. Because Britain was not built on giant corporations or vast retail parks. It was built on market
greetings cards
Recently, I was invited onto BBC Radio Leicester to talk about something I care very deeply about: the future of greeting cards, changing customer behaviour, and the growing importance of trust in our postal system. As both a greeting card retailer and publisher, I see every day just how much
Retail Industry
Britain loves the idea of small shops. We love market towns. We love independent cafés, bakeries, florists, card shops and bookshops. We love Christmas shopping evenings and beautiful little shopping streets decorated with lights and bunting. We love discovering hidden gems on holiday. We love towns with “character.” At least,
bbc
I joined Ben Jackson live in the BBC Radio Leicester studio to talk about the growing impact of retail theft and the reality of how it affects independent shops behind the scenes. Retail theft is often discussed purely in financial terms, but the reality for small shopkeepers is far more