Jo Wynn-Carter – Retail Expert, Place Consultant & Independent Business Specialist
30 years in retail, from shop floor to boardroom. Jo Wynn-Carter founded Retail Inspired after running her own London boutique and leading ground-breaking high street regeneration projects across Kent
High Street Health Has To Be A Shared Responsibility Independents create more than sales, they employ people, use local services, support suppliers and contribute to the local economy. They also support and collaborate with each other. Visit a shop and you might stop for coffee, meet a friend for lunch and you may discover a retailer next door. One fabulous business gives people another reason to visit another.
There is no avoiding the fact that many independent retailers are feeling the pressure right now with rising costs including increased National Insurance, higher business…
The peak Christmas season is now in full swing, and this crucial Golden Quarter is traditionally when retailers across the UK secure a significant share of their annual revenue. But this year, the landscape looks noticeably different. Christmas trading has been slower to build, with many shoppers deliberately holding off, waiting for the post-budget picture to settle, and for Black Friday deals to drop.
We’re now moving into the all important “Golden Quarter”for the retail sector that usually accounts for most of the year’s profit and retailers are under immense pressure to recoup their losses to survive.
We’re currently in the midst of one of the most challenging times for retail, with consumers spending less and retailers juggling excess stock and rising…
