Running an independent shop is harder than it’s ever been. Rising costs, changing consumer habits, and the pressure to be everywhere online, it’s relentless.
I’m Jo Wynn-Carter with 30 years in retail — from shop floor to boardroom and nearly a decade running my own London boutique, I understand what you’re facing from the inside out.
Retail Inspired exists to give independent retailers and high street leaders the practical support, strategies and tools to not just survive but build something worth staying for.
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Retail Inspired exists because independent retailers deserve the same quality of expert support that big brands have always had access to without the corporate price tag.
Founded in 2018 by Jo Wynn-Carter, a retail and place specialist with 30 years of experience from shop floor to boardroom,
Retail Inspired supports three groups of people: independent retailers trying to grow or survive in a challenging market; local authorities, BIDs and CICs working to regenerate and sustain vibrant town centres; and visitor economy organisations seeking to attract and retain visitors to their destinations.
We do this through practical business guides and toolkits, hands-on consultancy and business support programmes, place branding and destination marketing, and digital and social media strategy.
Our guides are available now via our resources page practical, plain-English tools written from real retail experience.
Retail has changed so much over the past few decades and will continue to evolve in a post pandemic world. Retailers and town centre leaders need to embrace the way consumers are living, shopping and working, acknowledging consumer trends, bricks and mortar retailing and online – creating a seamless experience.
We understand how customers spend and we’re able to develop operational and marketing strategies to support our clients to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
With a wealth of knowledge in the retail industry and town centre regeneration, we have a simple aim to deliver projects that are creative, profitable and retain customer loyalty. Through our delivery we have demonstrated the ability to create unique customer experiences, developing projects from inception to execution.
We are flexible in our approach to working with clients and as you can see from our portfolio we work with local authorities, BID’s, CIC’s and local leaders to develop long term strategies, and with town centre shopping centres and independent businesses to develop brand strategies improving customer experiences.
We deliver many diverse projects from popup shops, specialist markets to community hubs. Upon consultation we develop bespoke plans, creating solutions to deliver optimum results.
Here are just some of our Retail Inspired Consultancy services:
Brand strategies and development, communications strategies, town centre regeneration projects, feasibility studies, town centre evaluations & health checks, place branding projects, social media marketing management including AI for independent businesses, business tool kits, business guides, content creation and business mentoring.
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