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Take a look at our advice on all things it takes to keep a store running smoothly, from how to use our products to organisation tips and general advice for running a business.
If you’re running a retail business and need to source items to sell, or even items to help you sell – such as display shelving, retail packaging and pricing guns and labels – you need to find someone to sell them to you.
Starting your own business is a scary yet very exciting thing to do. In many ways, it’s now easier than ever, because modern technology means that so much more can be done from home than before.
When you’re running a business, you need to do everything you can to keep your costs down and your customers happy. Small margins can make all the difference when you’re competing with other businesses in a tight market.
In most towns there is still a demand for independent shops that offer something different to what’s online, who can offer a more personal service, and who can create a unique shopping experience for their customers.
Almost every time you go into a shop or browse a retail website, you’re being gently and very subtly led in a direction that someone has laid out for you.
Having a good idea for a new retail business is only the start of what is likely to prove a long road towards turning it into reality. Even before turning your thoughts towards opening up and welcoming your first customers, there are a lot of things you need to do.
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