Are You Running Your Business Blind? Why Keeping Score Matters

Are You Running Your Business Blind? Why Keeping Score Matters

Are you running your butcher's shop or farm shop without tracking the numbers? Discover why simple scorecards, clear targets and better decisions can help grow your business... ...more

Motivate ,Business

November 08, 2026•4 min read

Let Your Signs Do the Selling: How Better In-Store Signage Can Increase Sales

Let Your Signs Do the Selling: How Better In-Store Signage Can Increase Sales

Discover how better in-store signage can help sell more products. Learn three ways to write effective retail talkies and try a simple five-product challenge before the Christmas rush... ...more

Retail Tip of the Week

November 04, 2026•7 min read

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A Lesson in Business Perspective

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A Lesson in Business Perspective

One great week, a few frustrations and one nasty surprise. Here's why business owners need to stop measuring themselves against where they want to be and start recognising how far they've come... ...more

Motivate

November 01, 2026•6 min read

How to Increase Your Average Transaction Value: The Bigger Basket Checklist

How to Increase Your Average Transaction Value: The Bigger Basket Checklist

Discover five practical ways to increase Average Transaction Value in your shop. Use this simple checklist to improve displays, product ranges, team recommendations and customer basket sizes... ...more

Retail Tip of the Week

October 28, 2026•6 min read

What Could 30p Be Costing Your Retail Business?

What Could 30p Be Costing Your Retail Business?

A conversation with successful retailers in Philadelphia sent me digging into my business numbers. What I discovered about average transaction value reminded me why the smallest figures matter... ...more

Motivate ,Business

October 25, 2026•3 min read

Move It, Don't Just Look at It: How Better Product Positioning Can Increase Sales

Move It, Don't Just Look at It: How Better Product Positioning Can Increase Sales

Discover how a simple change in product positioning could increase sales in your shop. Try this practical seven-day merchandising challenge and make more of the products you already stock... ...more

Retail Tip of the Week

October 21, 2026•4 min read