Press Articles by Our Experts
Back to School
What opportunities does the online ‘Back to school’ market offer?
Handle shoppers with Care - Retail Week 3rd July 2009
As shoppers cut back their budgets, the way they shop is changing. So should store staff be adjusting their sales techniques? Ben Cooper reports for Retail Week
Tinsel Town
Stores must be on top form if they’re to capture dwindling consumer spend. Charlotte Hardie and i-Realise's (formerly Itim Consulting) Simon Puryer take a stroll down Oxford Street to see how they’re doing.
Fighting off the Competition
A competitor is opening a branch opposite one of our best-performing stores. From a store operations perspective, what is the best way of fighting off the competition?
Festive fundamentals
There’s no excuse for empty shelves in the run-up to Christmas, says Liz Morrell. Preparation should take place all year so that staff can be confident when it comes to the crunch
How the Internet can open up a niche retail market
Tim James of schoolblazer.com explains how finding a niche market and building up a targeted customer base can help to achieve Internet success.