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How do you measure true retail performance?

How do you measure true retail performance? Overview Most charities measure retail performance by measuring sales and profits against the budget and last year. This is a good system, providing the true potential of each shop, including online sales and
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Charity Retail Predictions 2025

What are the key predictions for charity retail in 2025? Background The predictions over the past few years have generally been accurate, however with the change of government in the UK, and the economic changes implemented after their first budget,
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Charity retail tomorrow

Charity Retail tomorrow Charity Retail in the past                                    Most businesses evolve over a period of time, and charity retail is no different.  Think back
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Are Charity Retail Sales in decline?

Are Charity Retail sales in decline? A review of the sales and Gift Aid over the past 22 months have been very insightful. The main continent is the wide variance of performance across different charities and whilst Gift Aid percentage is gradually,
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HOW TO BEAT YOUR RETAIL BUDGET

How to beat your retail budget  Background When every new retail budget is produced there is an expectation that both the sales and profit budgets will be achieved. However, irrespective on how a charity retail budget is arrived at, very
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CHARITY RETAIL BUDGETING CHECK LIST

Charity Retail Budgeting Check List Every year charity retailers set their budget for the following year. There is normally a structured process and one of the key elements on which the future budget is based is the current performance of
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