Independent Retail

On Thursday, 1 October, the government is introducing increases to the National Minimum Wage rates of pay. It is the minimum pay per hour almost all workers are entitled to by law and depends on ...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/national-minimum-wage-employer-toolkit-nmw/

Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force on 1 October Eight pieces of legislation streamlined into one Making the law simpler for businesses and consumers Consumers downloading music or buying e...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/press-release-from-bis-new-rights-for-consumers-when-buying-digital-content/

It’s the end of September, and although the sun is still shining most switched-on retailers will already be thinking about the most important trading period of the year – Christmas. In recen...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/how-can-independent-retailers-mitigate-the-effect-of-declining-high-street-footfall-and-spending-this-christmas/

Last Friday may have been the end of Independent Retailer Month but as sponsors of the Support for Independent Retail Campaign, we at Annecto want to encourage more people to shop locally through...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/independent-retailer-month-benefits-of-shopping-locally-by-annectouk-for-indieretail-indiemonth/

It’s three months until Christmas and here at the Support for Independent Retail campaign, we’re getting excited! It’s time to start thinking about how to get those Christmas shoppers into ...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/holidays-are-coming-get-involved-and-celebrate-an-independent-christmas-indieretail-indiexmas/

This is a guest feature provided by Rachel Rissbrook, Marketing and Commercial Manager, Cambridge BID. Rachel was coordinator of this year’s Independent Retailer Month activities in the city. ...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/09/23/cambridge-independent-retailer-month-2014-by-cambridgebid/

There is a vast array of retail businesses across the UK, ranging from the smaller one-store retailers to the mighty multi-store giants. Trying to pinpoint exactly how many of each is a tricky ta...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/how-many-independent-retailers-are-there-in-the-uk-indieretail/

Likes… shares… retweets… favourites – there are a whole heap of ways that users can spread your message online. The difficulty is in saying something that makes it worth their while: some...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/guest-blog-from-wordsmithcomms-five-ways-to-improve-your-social-media-reach-for-free-indieretail/

As Independent Retailer Month enters its third week, retailers are being encouraged to recognise the benefits of collaboration on the high street. The annual campaign, now in its fourth year, has...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/press-release-independent-retailer-month-urges-retailers-to-collaborate-for-success/

It’s our second year of owning an independent pre-owned designer clothing boutique in the beautiful city of Bath. Whilst we were aware of Independent Retailer Month last year, it seemed to pas...

https://independentretail.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/independent-retailer-month-in-bath/