Are you ready to take on Black Friday?So 2017 is wrapping up, which means for us sellers that our busiest time of year has finally arrived. We spend a good chunk of the year planning how best to take advantage of the massive upswing in sales over the Yule period, but are you taking full advantage of the holidays?In the last few years, 'Black Friday' has dominated the media as the shopping tra...

How trade exhibitions can improve your retail business We’ve already started gearing up in earnest for the Autumn Fair, the UK’s premier Fall season home and lifestyle trade show. Held over a long weekend in September (4th to 7th) at the NEC Birmingham, this is a show that has to be seen to be believed in it’s scale and turn out. There are over 900 trade shows in the UK every year of varyi...

How to become an in-store stylist One issue that brick-and-mortar retailers are finding increasingly difficult to deal with is the competition of online stores who deal in fast fashion with excellent delivery and returns policies. Consumers have been turned on to the fact that they can easily purchase a haul of items, have them delivered the next day (for free in some cases), and simply return th...