Following a hugely successful Small Business Saturday 2018, Business Advice sat down with the initiative's founder, Michelle Ovens, to hear her thoughts on the future of independent retail, and why discount days like Black Friday won't save small high street businesses. more»
Politicians squabbling over the impact of “bewildering Brexit” has left UK shoppers lacking in Christmas cheer this year. more»
Shoppers did not get the bargains they expected over Cyber Weekend and Black Friday, according to new data, with a fifth paying more rather than less for products. more»
Fred Cassman was just 16 years old when his Mum bought an electronic cigarette over the internet, but the would-be entrepreneur was instantly fascinated. Almost a decade on, the founder has built an impressive customer-centric vape brand, MIST. more»
Has the tide turned against Black Friday? New research has revealed British consumers think they can get equally good deals all year round, with the scale of the event putting […] more»
Growing Brexit nerves and mild weather have cast another chill over high street sales, new figures have shown. more»
Hard-pressed retailers are set for a welcome boost as shoppers get set to spend big on Black Friday 2018, new figures have revealed. more»
Figures from the Office for National Statistics, published this weekend by the Observer, reveal that 85,000 jobs have been lost from the UK’s high streets in the first three quarters of this year. more»
A net 1,123 stores vanished from the UK’s top 500 high streets in the first half of this year, according to new figures released by PwC. During this period, 1,569 shops opened while 2,692 closed – amounting to some 14 closures per day. more»
Britain’s shopkeepers have higher job satisfaction than any other business owners, according to new survey findings, defying headlines reporting the death of the high street. more»
