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Many retail businesses are built on the assumption that, in the big picture, nothing really changes that much. Is yours?
In my experience, the main reason why retail organisations and processes become unwieldy and inefficient is because the businesses themselves are not built for change. Retail businesses do not have a great history of being built for change. It may seem strange to say that of an industry that is seen as being so dynamic,…
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Merry Christmas & a huge Thank You!
I would simply like to say ‘Thank you’ to everyone who has connected, reacted and engaged with me, during 2022. Retail more than ever is about ‘Communities!’ Communities of like minded-people, and some with differing opinions, but who all educate & stimulate each other to increase the depth and richness of our understanding of this…
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What are the 6 ‘Astute Strategies‘ for 2022?
Creating a balanced organisation, flexible process flows, and a culture for change will benefit you little, unless you channel these attributes correctly into the brightest opportunities. Every retailer will have different opportunities that will depend on the product and service sectors that they inhabit, the markets in which they operate, their level of ambition and…
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How Much of your Retail Space should be Allocated to your Staff?
Retail professionals are under extreme pressure to deliver what they always have, but now in a retail landscape that is being transformed by changing customer behaviour and a migration of retail sales to e-commerce, questions that have never had to be faced before are now becoming uncomfortably relevant… I have witnessed some unseemly “scraps”…
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VM & Display Show: “The Commercial Context for Creativity”
The Evening Post:- 20th April Visual Merchandising: “The Commercial Context for Creativity” It was a pleasure yesterday to be speaking at the VM& Display Show in London. Many thanks to all indeed for pulling yourselves out of the beautiful sunshine and coming along to listen to me. The show itself was full of innovative and creative…
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“Retail is Performance Theatre – Twas it not always so?”
The Morning Post:- 21st March “Retail is Performance Theatre – Twas it not always so?” I thought it time to write something about the issue of theatre in retail. This has been stimulated by the news that John Lewis has had all its sales personnel at its new White City store personally trained by a drama…
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Retail By Your Side: Practical & Moral Support for Retail Professionals
Retail is not getting any easier…in the boardroom or the stockroom. So allow us to introduce…“Retail by your Side,” seeking to support the modern retail professional with advice, inspiration and practical know-how delivered through daily posts. Although retail life is complex…sometimes simply an idea, a few words, can go a long way to making every moment…
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Tim Radley at the “Placemaking Strategy Conference 2017”
The “Retail Strategy Planning & Physical Store Delivery” Workshop. Tim Radley, CEO of VM-Unleashed! will be speaking and addressing specific retail planning problems and questions at the… “Placemaking Strategy Conference 2017” Nottingham Conference Centre. March 22nd. For placemaking managers, city councillors, BID Directors, town planners and all those responsible for the regeneration of town centres…
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas…Attain Retail Best Practice
“The 12 Gifts of Retail Christmas” for a Happy New Year On the twelfth day of Christmas VM-Unleashed gave to me… No.12 “The Quickest Ways to turn my Average Business into a Best Practice Retailer!” Retail Sense & Sensibility!” analytics into answers into actions Retail in many ways is the most perplexing of…
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