All posts from October 2013

Retail “therapy” needed…

Despite the Chancellor’s claims of a recovering economy, retailers may find themselves requiring a different kind of therapy after data compiled by the Local Data Company, shows that within 500 UK town centres 3,366 stores closed in a six a month period compared to 3,157 stores opening. The research found 31% of retailers currently have […]

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Dental Show – NEC

I will be at the NEC for the second time in almost as many weeks on Thursday 17 October 2013. Having been at the Pharmacy Show on Sunday 29 September to meet up with a number of contacts, I am looking forward to discussing dental issues which are remarkably similar to pharmacy issues. One key […]

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Survival of the fittest

An interesting article in the times today – statistics released by Deloitte reveal growing optimism amongst the UK’s entrepreneurs. Over 80% consider that their businesses will grow by more than 10% in the next 12 months, being the highest proportion since the survey began 5 years ago. Furthermore, a reported 56% of entrepreneurs said they […]

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