2011 draws to a close….what will 2012 bring?

As 2011 draws to a close, rather than give a general opinion based on the media sources as to how the retail year went, I thought I’d give an across the board view based on the experiences of our own clients and contacts.

Overall, it doesn’t seem to have been too bad Continue reading

Retail Start-Ups – why do so many fail?

One of the main reasons that many retail businesses fail in their first year is that the business was “under capitalized” .  i.e. That insufficient funds were available to see the business through the first year.  It’s important to understand this, though in our experience, this is only the No. 2 reason why small retail operations fail in the early stages. Continue reading