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Apr 03, 2015 Resources

The latest developments in consumer law

Changes to consumer law kept the retail world busy last year, says lawyer Stephen Sidkin – yet whilst there were significant modifications and…

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Mar 18, 2015 Resources

Getting your products into the press

Have you ever wondered how to get your products featured in magazines such as the Sunday Times, Ideal Home or Livingetc Magazine? It’s a lot…

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Feb 27, 2015 Resources

Tracking the currency trends

Luke Stewart, a corporate dealer at Currencies Direct, tracks the trends in currency movement that are likely to impact on the activities of…

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Feb 19, 2015 Resources

How to measure customer loyalty

Understanding how loyal your customers are is important if you want to focus your sales and marketing effort in the right places. However,…

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Feb 05, 2015 Resources

Establishing the cost of delivery

Whether they choose to shop online or in-store, most customers request home delivery when buying furniture, says DX’s Paul Doble – and, as a…

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Jan 27, 2015 Resources

A statistical analysis of the UK furniture industry

FIRA’s new statistical digest provides an invaluable summary of how the UK furniture industry is performing, pulling relevant data from…

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Jan 15, 2015 Resources

Tackling the unpredictability of seasonality

Seasonality throws all kinds of unpredictable scenarios at the retail industry. From summer showers to a sunny September, retailers can see…

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Jan 12, 2015 Resources

Back to (bed) school

At the Bed Show last September, The Sleep Council – the consumer-facing arm of the National Bed Federation (NBF) tasked with raising consumer…

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Jan 08, 2015 Resources

Working with agents and distributors

The benefits of using agents or distributors are well known – not least in respect of agents who the principal can avoid paying employment tax…

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Dec 17, 2014 Resources

When is a bargain a real bargain?

Savvy shoppers looking to bag a bargain bed in the January Sales should make sure the items on sale are a genuinely good bargain. That's the…

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Dec 03, 2014 Resources

Paul Elliott, Zespoke Design

In the second of a regular interview series exploring the people, practices and philosophies behind class-leading e-tail businesses, Furniture…

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Dec 03, 2014 Resources

Eight ways to improve cash flow this Christmas

If you’re an independent retailer, you’re now right in the middle of the golden quarter, and might well be seeing a period of frenzied activity.…

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