To deal with some of the main issues that restaurants face, it’s imperative to understand them and what they are. We’ve compiled four common problems that aren’t going to go…

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A retail manager’s job is to maximise productivity, and often it’s only after years of vocational learning that these managers become truly effective. Unlike managers in some other industries, comparatively…

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Attracting a new customer can cost five times as much as keeping an existing one, so companies need to pay as much attention to retention as they do to acquisition.…

In November 2015, online retailer Amazon.com opened up its first physical shop in Seattle. Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba also opened its first physical store in North China last year to…

Summer is always a busy time for those in the hospitality industry, as hotels fill with holidaymakers, while pubs, bars, and restaurants enjoy the extra trade good weather brings. But…

You may feel it’s too early to talk about Christmas, but when Selfridge’s, one of London’s biggest department stores, has already launched its festive offering, perhaps you should think again.…

Times are tough for smaller retailers. Just two new independent outlets opened in Britain every week last year, compared with 11 a day in 2010. Footfall is declining in town…