INDEPENDENT RETAILERS

Setting up a new business and seeing it grow is satisfying and rewarding. But what do you do when growth becomes stagnant and your drive and passion isn’t what it was when you first started?

Don’t worry, we can help - because sometimes we all need someone looking in from the outside.

Tailored Programmes

All our programmes are on a one-to-one basis on your site or at one of our local offices, so there’s no lengthy classroom-style workshops. In other words, we try to make it as easy as possible for you – fitting in around your business and your requirements.

Our programmes are tailored to what you want for your business. We will work with you to develop your ideas and options. Once you have agreed a plan, we will then hold follow-up sessions to track progress and agree any further next steps.

In that process, we’re more of a partner, drawing on our significant retail experience to give you fresh ideas and renewed confidence.

Retail Audit

As a busy retailer, with a hectic daily schedule, it’s sometimes difficult to take a step back and see how floor space could be better utilised, or where margins could be improved. We can help by auditing your business, and offering impartial, helpful advice.

It may simply be that you think you’re spending too much time on stock control or VAT or looking for suppliers. Whatever the issue, we can help you make sense of it all, and always offer sensible advice to improve cashflow, liquidity and profitability.

New Retailer Training

Many retailers go into business unprepared for the rough and tumble of a sector where you will always have competitors. We can help by training you in every aspect of the retail environment, making sure that you understand everything that you need to know – before you start. Not only that but, in case you’re still unsure of something, we’re always just a phone call away.

“After each session the next steps I've agreed to action are because I want to do them rather than because I'm being told that this is what I should do. The commitment is therefore 100% because I've realised the benefit they will bring.” Peter, Retailer