Industry Standards
This is our content hub. Our content provides independent shopkeepers information to succeed on today’s high street and for generations to come. Industry standards outline 10 categories around successful modern retailing.
The high street is dead. Long live the high street!
The high street is dead. Long live the high street! Alex Schlagman comes to praise the high street, not to bury it.
5 Top Trends for 2020!
Is your business ready for the 2020s? The twenties are here! New technologies, urgent global issues, and a move back to our local communities will bring both new opportunities as well as threats to high street businesses over the coming years. If we want the high...
SaveTheHighStreet.org On Channel 5 news this week
The Channel 5 news team came to the village of Barnes in Richmond upon Thames on Monday 14th May to learn about our coordinated campaign to transform and empower high streets in the borough. They spoke to some of the local shopkeepers (Stone by Stone and TrueLove were...
Industry Insider: Isle of Wight Biltong
Save the High Street Questions, by Sarah Greeff. May 2018 What inspired you to start Isle of Wight Biltong? Meeting another local food producer who started making cheese on the Island sowed the seed of an idea. When we decided it was time to leave Zimbabwe we had to...
3 Surprising Benefits of Selling Online
There are millions of people searching the internet every day, looking for products and services. Online retail continues to grow, year on year, as customers seek out the convenience that eCommerce offers. Convenience like being able to search and make purchases...
Retailers and Industry Leaders Talk Data, Discovery and Fulfilment in UK Retail
Members of our Retailer Advisory Board, as well as representatives from industry leading retail companies, met to discuss the modern high street at our High Street Conference. The panel discussed topics near and dear to UK independents, such as the importance of data...
Top Tips: Express Delivery with Urb-it
Urb-it are a fresh take on express delivery, currently operating in central London. With Urb-it, your deliveries are made by 'Urbers', a community of enthusiasts who take your products by foot, bike or public transport to your customers. This allows you to offer the...
Independent Retail Successes and Challenges
The esteemed retailers of our Retailer Advisory Board talk about the successes and challenges of modern retailing on the UK high street. Covering topics such as social media and online presence, eCommerce and spreading awareness, staffing issues and more. Hear what...
On-Demand Delivery Made Easy
On-demand delivery is an important issue for modern shoppers. Customers expect a convenient, friction-less shopping experience and giving them the option to receive their purchases ASAP is a great way to give consumers the sort of shopping experience that will leave a...
What can Interactive Digital Displays do for Your Store?
These days everything is interactive. With the rising prominence of touch-screen technology, modern shoppers are expecting to be able to interact with any screens they come across. This level of interactivity has become the norm. Whether we’re using self-service...
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