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Robust Christmas Trading in 2025: What Independent Retailers Need to Know After the UK Budget

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.

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Inspirational Bedford Indies Bucking the Trend

What this town centre has achieved following the very first pop up shop, Bedpop resonates with projects I delivered. With storytelling being an integral part of a town or brand's strategy - Bedford does this incredibly well with the support of the local businesses, stakeholders including the local authority and the quality publications including The Bedford Clanger, Bedford Independent.

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Creating a Seamless Customer Experience is Vital in 2019

High streets are under going dramatic changes and will continue to evolve in the next decade. Shopping as we know it is changing too and becoming 'experience' driven. We have witnessed this in the last decade with the rise of pop up shops, and more places where you visit to try out new activities that are not always purchase driven - building brand loyalty.