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Morleys boosts Bexleyheath
More than 20,000 customers have signed up for the new Morleys Rewards loyalty programme in Bexleyheath, Kent since the independent department store group opened its ninth store there in a former BHS unit.
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bira members share their plans for 2018
From expanding internationally to improving their golf skills, bira members share their plans for 2018.
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A brighter deal with government grants
Government grants (and additional interest-free loans in Wales and Northern Ireland) are available via Carbon Trust, which helps companies reduce their carbon emissions and become more resource efficient. The grants are subject to applicants meeting criteria, including using an accredited supplier.
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Learning together to boost business
For bira member Monika Curry from Bodenhams of Ludlow, the OSS Masters programme was a unique learning environment that pushed her well out of her comfort zone.
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Tool Shop No 11 opens on Camden Road
bira president Vin Vara finished the year with 11 Tool Shop stores in central London, with the most recent opening on 1 December at 155 Camden Road.
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Design-led delights
Independents in Bath are under pressure from an influx of large rivals. For lifestyle store Rossiters of Bath, the response is just to keep doing what it does best – providing a discerning product mix and a unique personal service.
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Member Magazine: August - October 2020
This edition of the Bira membership magazine recognises the utter determination so many of you have shown, not only to keep your businesses afloat but also drive them forward during a period of such uncertainty.
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CEO Alan Hawkins wants you to calculate the real cost of discounting
As we approach Black Friday, CEO Alan Hawkins wants you to keep hold.
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Discounts cost you more than you think – and won’t win you loyal customers
As tough trading and the imminent festival of price-cutting that is Black Friday approaches, bira members are being urged to think carefully about the real consequences of embarking on the discounting route.
“Turnover is vanity. Profit is sanity”
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