Many traditional stores were already struggling as online shopping emerged as a new way to get goods. This shift picked up pace at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as stores were forced to close, some for months on end, to stop the spread of the disease. However, the high street is not dead yet!…
Small restaurant designs can be beautiful and functional. Running a small restaurant can be a challenge, with limited space and having to manage the flow of customers and wait staff. Most of the time hiring an interior designer might be way out of budget. But even with a tight budget, the right touches can turn your…
If you want your business to rank highly on Google and attract customers searching for your products or services online, you’ll need to set up and optimize your Google My Business listing. This guide will take you through the setup process and offer essential tips for creating an optimized, appealing listing that attracts customers. What…
Anthony and Yami run Pastreez, an online macaron store, selling handmade French macarons in California and all over the US. Growing from strength to strength, they are shortly launching a second product, crepes. They’ve also recently expanded into online learning by offering macaron making classes as well as recipe ebooks on their website. It all…
Jen and Ali own Cheese Etc, a small cheese shop just outside of Reading, 50 miles west of London – a local hub for their community. Before they bought Cheese Etc, Jen was a sports therapist and her partner Ali was a coach. Jen knew nothing about cheese to start – it was a sharp…
Tea Traders are a specialist tea shop set up in 2017 by Paul and his partner, Nick, in Carmarthen, Wales. They are all about trying to engage people with different specialist teas by encouraging them to explore a whole range of tastes. Paul and Nick wanted to offer something different to their community. Noticing that…
Hellen started Small Stuff in 2016 to sell ethical children’s products in Sheffield, UK. Small Stuff was built on her belief that we need to start minimizing overconsumption and to fill a need for a sustainable alternative for new parents. When Hellen gave birth to her son in 2016, her eyes were opened to the…
Charlotte never thought about owning a business when she opened Raffia Store in her early twenties. But when she nearly lost her business, she knew: this was her calling. Nearly losing the business has reignited her passion for what she does. But from the age of 14, all Charlotte wanted to do was work in…
David was born in London into a fifth-generation pearl trading family that had a reputation spanning the South Ocean, Australia, and the UK. He evolved the family trade with the times, expanding his family’s wholesale business into online, retail, and TV shopping, with his own business, Aquarian Pearls. But when he was young, David just…
Loyalty programs aren’t anything new. They’ve been around for literally hundreds of years. And they remain popular — the average household participates in at least 14 loyalty programs. Tactics for building customer loyalty have changed over time, but there are glimpses of the past even in today’s modern reward programs. So let’s take a look…