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The kbbreview Podcast: S5 E10: How do you pay your staff?

This week we’re looking at a topic that affects every single retailer in the country – what and how do you pay your staff? In particular we’re looking at sales designers – do you pay low salary and high commission? Or high salary and low commission? And how do you even work out what that commission is going to be in the first place?

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Rates relief scheme could cost retailers £1bn

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that failure to fix the flawed business rates Transitional Relief system could cost retailers over £1 billion between 2023 and 2026.

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Have the nationwide rail strikes affected the KBB industry?

The biggest train strike in over 30 years has caused mass disruption. KBB retailers report that the rail chaos had little effect on business.

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Has the cost of living affected the home improvement market?

With the cost of living rising, the KBB and financial experts are undecided about whether this crisis will affect the home improvement boom.

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Two new retail members at the Kbsa

The Kbsa welcomes two new members – H Everett Interiors in St Austell, Cornwall, and Idesign Interiors in Winscombe.

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The ‘Ten S’ strategy to build a successful retail business

Paul Da Silva outlines his top tips for business planning and the ‘Ten S’ strategy to build a successful retail business.

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Experience isn’t everything

KBB retail consultant, Paul da Silva, looks back on his early experiences with MFI when he discovered how much easier it is to teach someone product knowledge, rather than how to sell.

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Schmidt celebrates launch of 30th UK studio

As part of its continued plan for growth, French kitchen brand Schmidt has opened its 30th showroom in the UK.

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Bira reassured by new UK retail sales figures

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has responded to new figures recently released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the UK retail sales rebound in January.

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Sales – how to do them properly

KBB retail consultant Paul da Silva considers the thorny issue of ‘sales’, what the law says about running them and how independent retailers could do them better and make their special offers more appealing to customers

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Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Toilet humour

People are funny and as if to prove it our bathroom retailer recalls some of their craziest moments dealing with customers in the first of a regular series.

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Consumers ‘very happy’ to return to shopping in stores, says survey

More than half of consumers are ‘very happy’ to visit retail destinations post-Covid, according to the latest figures from retail analyst Springboard

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Can we save our high streets?

The Government has pledged its commitment to rejuvenate Britain’s ailing high streets after years of decline. Vicki Evans explores its policy paper Build Back Better High Streets and investigates what it might mean for KBB retailers…

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Tackling the recruitment crisis

There’s a huge increase in demand, bulging order books and new customers on the horizon, but you don’t have the designers or installers you need. Vicki Evans investigates the KBB recruitment crisis and finds that there may not be a quick fix.

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July puts brakes on record online sales declines

After record sales declines in May and June, online retail sales rallied for July but were still down almost 10% on 2020.

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Retailers: embrace new ways or lose sales

Retailers who have embraced digital and hybrid models of retailing are thriving while those that haven’t are falling behind, according to Simon Bodsworth MD of Daval Furniture.

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Ripon Interiors celebrates 20 years in business

KBB retailer Ripon Interiors in Ripon, North Yorkshire, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

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Orders flood in as KBB retailers reopen post-lockdown

KBB retailers across the UK have reported a sudden rush of enquiries since they reopened their showroom doors and could meet customers face to face again.

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The kbbreview Podcast: S5 E10: How do you pay your staff?

Rates relief scheme could cost retailers £1bn

Have the nationwide rail strikes affected the KBB industry?

Has the cost of living affected the home improvement market?

Two new retail members at the Kbsa

The ‘Ten S’ strategy to build a successful retail business

Experience isn’t everything

Schmidt celebrates launch of 30th UK studio

Bira reassured by new UK retail sales figures

Sales – how to do them properly

Confessions of a bathroom retailer: Toilet humour

Consumers ‘very happy’ to return to shopping in stores, says survey

Can we save our high streets?

Tackling the recruitment crisis

July puts brakes on record online sales declines

Retailers: embrace new ways or lose sales

Ripon Interiors celebrates 20 years in business

Orders flood in as KBB retailers reopen post-lockdown

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