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What will the spread of coronavirus mean for businesses?

The serious health concerns brought about by the coronavirus outbreak (officially Covid-19) have been well documented, as nations impose travel…

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BT’s boss catches it, markets rebounding, pain medication prices spike

Today I am going to rattle through a wider selection of stories than normal because the spread of the virus…

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How much is too much: when to stop talking to your customer

With the grey and gloomy weather we have been experiencing lately, it may be increasingly hard to imagine the long…

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Harassment in retail: What steps should you take?

Last year, we at Foot Anstey conducted a survey which identified that one in 10 retail staff, equivalent to 319,000…

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Banks to help us all out with coronavirus fallout

Once again the business pages on all major news outlets are pretty much dominated by the developing story of coronavirus…

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How can stores replicate the success of the Aldi middle aisle?

As the retail industry continues to attract negative headlines with reduction in footfall and questions over the viability of the…

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Flybe’s pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database

Flybe’s pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first…

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Mitigating the risk of coronavirus to UK supply chains

As manufacturers and retailers run down their ‘pre-Brexit’ stockpiles, pressure on warehouse space in the UK may appear to be tempered for…

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Three tip for warehouse transformation

It wasn’t very long ago when fulfillment was described as: “Just logistics.” How times change. And with the speed and…

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Coronavirus is stepping up a gear – this could be serious

When I started this column back in December I did not anticipate a single subject would dominate it so much,…

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