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How to Prepare Your Business For A Busy Sales Period
The sheer panic of a line out the door when the register tape runs out. It’s the universal nightmare of every retail manager. Holiday rushes and seasonal blowouts bring massive revenue, but they also bring intense chaos. Preparation separates profitable, smooth-running businesses from those that barely survive the month. Master the Backroom Chaos Stockroom organisation is where the battle is actually won. If a highly requested size of a popular silk blouse is buried under next season’s coats, it essentially does not exist. Inventory accuracy matters deeply. Retailers regularly lose vital peak-season revenue simply because employees cannot locate items fast enough to hand them to a willing buyer. A chaotic…
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A Ten-minute Timeout And Why Casual Betting Has Become Some Parents’ Favourite Break From Parenting
Between school drop-offs, work deadlines and never-ending piles of laundry, parents barely catch a break. So when Saturday afternoon rolls around, a lot of them find a simple way to grab a little peace: They put on a match and quietly place a few dollars on who’ll win. It’s not some big, secret indulgence; it’s just a pocket of time, a breathing space they carve out for themselves. Ask parents what “me time” means and you probably won’t hear about spa trips. These days, it looks more like twenty quiet minutes on the sofa after the house become quiet after bedtime. Or maybe it’s dinner prep with a game on…
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Lulu+Belle: Beautiful, Personalised Jewellery
Confession. I have lots of jewellery. I seem to collect it, particularly vintage pieces. But when it comes to the jewellery that is truly special to me, the pieces I won’t take off, then these are chosen as they mean something personal to me. The Lulu+Belle Star Family Initial Necklace is one such piece, it is so beautiful, and yet elegant enough to wear everyday. Plus, it is a piece that tells a story that you will never tire of sharing. Lulu+Belle Lulu+Belle is a small company with a wonderful story of its own. Its founder, Sandra Pokrant, started the company with just a couple of tools, including a mini-anvil, that…
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Loving The New Fenjal
When it comes to bath and pampering products, Fenjal is what I would class as a heritage brand. It was founded in 1962 in Switzerland, when the founders of the company looked at the treatments found in Switzerland’s most celebrated spas and asked why those experiences couldn’t be enjoyed at home. By 1967, fenjal had arrived in British bathrooms. It hasn’t left since. I can remember my mom loving this brand when I was younger, and the original scent was unique, iconic and totally unmistakable. I loved it then and loved it now. It smelt like luxury and glamour, something to be aspired too. Today But beauty innovative doesn’t stand…
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Pop Blasts From Wicked Uncle
Summer fun means outdoor fun, and, as ever, toy experts Wicked Uncle are on hand with some of the best outdoor toys around. My current favourites have to be the ‘Pop Blasts‘ that offer hours of outdoor fun, (although they can be used indoors too if the weather changes.), can be used and enjoyed by all ages, even big kids, and are safe to use. So what are Pop Blasts? Wicked Uncle Pop Blasts are air powered super blasters that can shoot out foam balls at your ‘enemy’ or a target. They can get the foam ball up to 30 metres into the air which is pretty impressive, and is…
