Balanced views from real independent retailers - not all doom and gloom!
There are more and more people getting fed up with the intensity of the negative press on retail. OK so it is certainly tough at the moment, but a lot of these retailers than have gone under have been stugggling for years. Speaking to our own customers before and after Christmas, the vast majority have had as good as or a better period than last year. None that I have spoken to have had it worse than expected due.
In leaner times its time to be proactive, how EPoS software can help
With little growth forecast for 2009 we can expect tougher times on the high street. So what is an independent retailer to do? One approach is to batten down the hatches and hope the cold winds of recession will pass over keeping fingers crossed for survival. An alternative, more proactive approach is to use this time to make the business stronger, more efficient and better equipped to deal with the changing competitive climate in the years to come.