The headline story on BBC 5 Live on the way to work this Monday morning was: “Government Minister tells people to stop wasting food and ignore best before dates”. Later on in the piece the BBC correspondent showed her ignorance by not knowing the difference between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates. Even making allowances [...]
Anyone who has watched any TV ads recently won’t have failed to notice the current emphasis on birthday celebrations for retailers. Both M & S and Sainsbury’s celebrate significant milestones this year and are spending lots of money telling everybody. The underlying message is “We have been around for years, been through good times and [...]
If you read my piece a few weeks ago, you would have read an article on a prospective new supplier who came to me with ridiculous pricing proposal for a potential range of new products that would have meant that our retail customers could have bought the same products cheaper at Tesco’s and Asda.
Well, I [...]
Having just visited the Garden Centre of the Year, a massive operation near Manchester, this morning I was struck by how well they were merchandising for Father’s Day this weekend. Some Dads I am sure will be more than happy to receive a gift other than socks or a patterned pullover, while any items not [...]
Over the last few years there has been a lot of talk of local food. Farm shops have opened up selling produce from within a 30 miles radius. Farmers’ Markets have multiplied where only those within a few miles of the market are allowed to participate. Even the supermarkets have jumped on the local bandwagon [...]
With more people having access to the internet nowadays, there are larger numbers of people who are searching online for information on particular products that they wish to buy.
One of the best ways you could run a profitable business is to find wholesale sources that would drop-ship these items to your customers when they visit [...]
Import and export has made the world a very small place. Nowadays any one can get anything they want, either in shops or over the internet. It is obviously cheaper if you travel and purchase, but you can take benefit of the price difference, only if you decide to purchase in bulk, otherwise it is [...]
The number of people who are making a living out of reseller business is increasing significantly these days. There is a sharp increase in the number of people who are now working on an online auction forums such as eBay. It is thus important that in such a business, you have a wholesaler who is [...]
If you are planning to start off with an online retail business, then dropshipping might just be the right option for you. This business does not require an upfront capital and also involves very little. This is how this business works. In drop shipment the retailer does not stock goods, instead, he advertises the goods [...]
The most important thing is to be absolutely sure that you are doing something that you truly want to do. To know this for sure you have to ask yourself a simple question, why do you want to do it? Is it because you would like working with other manufacturers and dealers? Or is it [...]
