Personalization is an advantage for small business retailers and helps them understand and meet their customers’ needs.

Bookshop.org announced it's expanding into e-books, in a move to help authors at local retailers reach a wider audience. The ...

M&S boss Mr Machin also condemned the government’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) levy, which aims to make producers ...

INDEPENDENT shops on high streets are closing at a rapid rate. Last year the UK lost 37 shops a day, with 13,500 closing for good in 2024, a rise of 28% on 2023, according to the Centre for Retail ...

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The Best Independent Retailer Award, presented by Produce Business, honors privately or employee-owned food retailers that excel in merchandising, marketing, and selling fresh produce to their ...

Supermarkets have opened a new front in their pricing battle, offering Aldi Price matching in their convenience stores. So ...

Zaiko's system helps local independent grocery, convenience and beverage stores save time entering data such as invoices and inventory figures.

The man behind the Grimsby-based Ramsden empire, Dudley Ramsden, has sadly passed away at the age of 81. Tributes have been ...

There has been an explosion in the number of artisan bakeries and patisseries in Liverpool with the tiny stores boasting ...