by Linda Ward | May 15, 2019 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
The retail apocalypse has arrived, or so the media are constantly reminding us, and don’t they love a bad news story. The good news stories are relegated to the back page or don’t make it to publication at all. This blog post is about the good news in the retail world...
by Linda Ward | Mar 8, 2019 | Comment, Consumers, Irish Retail, Marketing
The apocalypse of traditional bricks and mortar shops is regularly trumpeted in the media. Yes the sector is changing and yes there are many new ways of buying stuff and yes the wonderful world of the web has had an impact on how we buy stuff. Yet we all still go into...
by Linda Ward | Dec 13, 2018 | Comment, Irish Retail
At this time last year I wrote about the scandal of Clerys being closed for its third Christmas. The doors were shut for trading in June 2015, with Christmas 2018 as the fourth Christmas with the shutters firmly down. However there are changes afoot. Another new...
by Linda Ward | Nov 28, 2018 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
Is Black Friday an opportunity or a threat for retailers and/or consumers? As this US imported event extends from the traditional one day to two, three and five days – or even a fortnight – is it a question of jumping on the discount bandwagon? How is this...
by Linda Ward | Aug 16, 2018 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
Retail has hit the headlines again with the news of Mike Ashley taking over House of Fraser. His aspiration is to make it the “Harrods of the High Street”. Changing the direction of any big company is like plotting a new course for a super-tanker. It’s slow and takes...
by Linda Ward | Jun 27, 2018 | Irish Retail, Retail trading, Top Tips
Don’t you just love this brilliant weather we’re having? The sun is wonderful but if you are a shop owner, it shows up all the dusty, neglected corners that seem to have just appeared. However, good retail standards are not just about having a clean shop – although...
