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East Lothian independents meet Shop Doctor

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Bill Smith

10 independent retailers in and around Dunbar, Haddington and North Berwick have recently received a one to one advisory visit under a programme funded by East Lothian Council. The visits were preceded by a retail workshop providing insight into the … Continue reading →

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Attractions attract the Shop Doctor

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Bill Smith

As part of the Visitor Attraction Pilot Project being delivered by Dumfries & Galloway Council 12 visitor attractions across Dumfries & Galloway will be receiving advisory visits from both VisitScotland and Let’s Talk Shop. Shop Doctor Bill Smith will be visiting each of the 12 attractions to identify business development opportunities … Continue reading →

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Shop Doctor ‘treatment’ for Animal Health Distributors

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bill Smith

Looking forward to meeting with delegates at the AHDA* 28th Annual Conference 2013 being held at the Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire on 22nd and 23rd January. Delivering a  45 minute presentation on Tuesday afternoon focused on identifying opportunities to maximise the retail display area available within … Continue reading →

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Visitor Attraction Development Pilot

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Bill Smith

Let’s Talk Shop has recently been awarded the contract to work with Dumfries & Galloway Council, VisitScotland and 12 quality assessed Visitor Attractions across Dumfries and Galloway. The intention of this pilot project is to add value to support to be delivered by … Continue reading →

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Let’s Talk Visitor Attractions

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Bill Smith

This year has not been the best  for footfall and revenue generation at many attractions.  The negative impact of the Olympics on incoming tourism , unforgiving weather conditions and the ongoing gloom over the economic climate all contributing to a severe … Continue reading →

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Charity shop challenges

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Bill Smith

Charity shops exist mainly to fund the great work done by their charity yet, as with all retail businesses in the present economic climate, they are facing an increasing number of challenges when it comes to sustaining their income streams . Common concerns include: … Continue reading →

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Shop Doctor and the Shopping Experience

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Bill Smith

The Shop Doctor is currently working on a project  to assist Cheshire East Council identify opportunities to improve the shopping experience in the ten market towns involved in the Love Local Life Loyalty Card initiative. The Shop Doctor is assessing the physical experience of … Continue reading →

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Retailer Therapy covered by ITV News

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Bill Smith

Border News covers the arrival of the Let’s Talk Shop retail support programme in Stranraer. Click on frame above to view

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Shop Doctor programme for Stranraer

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Bill Smith

The Shop Doctor will be spending  4 days in Stranraer between the 25th and 28th September in the latest Let’s Talk Shop  support programme funded by Dumfries & Galloway Council. The visit follows recent work undertaken in Annan and Dumfries and includes … Continue reading →

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Second wave of Portas Pilots

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Bill Smith

A further 15 towns have been identified today to receive funding to help implement some of the Mary Portas recommendations to government, bringing the total of supported towns to 27. The full list of the  towns announced today are: Ashford, whose Town Team will use its … Continue reading →

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