A fifth of UK retail shops could close by 2018
New figures have been released which state 20% of all high street shops could close down by 2018. The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) says that as more people turn to the internet for their shopping, this will put pressure on...
UK retail sales lower than expected due to bad weather
UK retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to impact consumer spending. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that sales had reduced from the previous month, but...
Business confidence in UK is ‘improving’
Confidence among UK business is continuing to improve, according to a recent survey. The Business Confidence Monitor is conducted quarterly and is released by a professional body for accountants, said that confidence is at its...
Is it time for a social media spring clean?
This might seem like a late post for some people, but here in England, spring has taken it’s time, and has only sprung over the last few weeks. As I type birds are tweeting, the sun is shining, and we’re counting down the seconds...
Plan your marketing strategy with our free marketing ideas
If you’re a business that’s just starting out, it can be tricky to understand which marketing avenue to venture down first. As much as you’d like to be the next Apple or McDonalds, one of the main things on your mind at this...
eCommerce Email Marketing Strategies
When social media seriously hit the big time a few years ago, many people thought that would be the end of email marketing – but not so. Email marketing continues to be in the forefront of marketers minds. A recent study by...
Are you too in love with your product?
It’s easy to fall in love with a product, a service or a business, that you’ve created. And why shouldn’t you love it? You’ve spent time, money and effort on producing something to be proud of. But it can be easy to become...
UK retail sales slowed in March
Figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have shown that UK retail sales slowed down in March as the cold weather continued. Like for like sales were up 1.9% last month from a year earlier. Figures were down from...
Use Big Data and turn it into an Intelligent Marketing Strategy
Marketing is all about targeting the right people with the right content at the right time. Over the past decade most marketing companies have been improving targeting, as they look to grasp the concept of one-on-one marketing....
A Handy E-commerce Website Checklist
Ecommerce websites are a revelation for retailers. They allow customers to browse your entire catalogue of products and compare them with other sites all from the comfort of your own home. Of course, all of this depends on...