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Our business had a business plan which should be excelling right now. Instead we went backwards last year and have faced closures and insolvency discussions which have ripped the heart out of what we do.
Not to mention the anxiety and heavy chest I wake to daily
Change needed!
We're now loosing 50+ pubs a month.
Meanwhile, gas is half the price it was in Oct 21.
5 x cheaper than March 22.
7 x cheaper than Aug 22.
The Energy firms are ripping the heart out of our High Streets.
@ofgem CEO/Board should resign or be sacked.
Corner shops got us through lockdown. Now delivery apps could destroy them | Michelle Meagher theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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(1/3) We are pleased to announce our first commercial operator, the Deansgate Square General Store - a modern take on the classic local shop from @generalstores_.
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First up to launch the exciting @weareretailers is Pav Garcha, an inspirational ex-dentist taking the plunge into retailing two years ago. Fantastic story 🙌 – at High Wycombe, England
Pav Garcha
Central Stores Winterslow
Winterslow nr Salisbury
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Full story here:
instagram.com/p/CLmp87kDsUY/…
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Harj Dhasee
Village Stores Local Limited
Cotswolds
I started my retail journey in 1992 when my parents bought their first store. I was 11 at the time. I worked weekends and evenings all the way through to University. After graduating, I went on to a graduate scheme with ...
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Susan Connolly
Connolly Spar Group
Wiltshire
Our business started in 1961. My Nan and Grandad began with just a newspaper round serving all of our local community. From there, it grew into their first shop. Then a second and finally a third for a while.
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The ups and downs of being a retailer.
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Five days. Five stories. Each one of hard work, personal sacrifice, dedication through challenging times, and success. I love this industry and the people in it, and I love it a bit more each time I read one of these. Keep up the inspiring stories @weareretailers, they’re awesome
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This pandemic has taken the relationship between retailers to another level, to the extent that we couldn't have got through it without each other. @AtulSodha you are 100% totally bat-shit crazy but my God do we love you xx – at High Wycombe, England
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Pete & Iney Penlington
Offenham Village Stores & Post Office
Worcestershire
It would be fair to say owning a shop was more my dream than Iney’s, I had always wanted my own business and had some romantic dream of drinking coffee on a bench outside chatting to our customers as
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Replying to @notays
@notays a quiet inspiration to us all 👊👊 – at Hillingdon, London
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Great start today international women’s day ...... 🥰
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Women in retail ...... 👏🏼👏🏼
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William France
Bernies Grocery Store
Heaton Moor, Manchester
Tell us about your retail journey…
Bit of a short journey for us thus far that it is - after being made redundant last year, just as the pandemic started, we decided to open a small food retail shop as this was
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Sarandeep Singh Nagi (Sam)
Sam's Mini Market - Premier
Halifax, West Yorkshire
My journey to becoming a retailer was a bit different than many. I went through school and at the end of it, the IT revolution started. PC's became the new technology phenomenon.
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Scott Graham
McLeish
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
So who is Scott Graham? a few things to be honest. A husband, a dad, a retailer, oh and a football coach.
Started in retail when at school, aged 14, filling shelves in my local Spar store in the evenings and working weekends for
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Some news to share!
Good day for it too ☀️
Whilst we gear up to open in MediaCity imminently, contractors are about to descend on our next General Store.
Proud to announce that Deansgate Square General Store is on the way... designed by @dezeen award winning @_youthstudio 😎
God I look like the Churchill’s nodding dog 🤦♂️😂
None the less great work by @RibenaUK
#ribenasparkling Shout out @davioswalugembe big smile behind that mask! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Accompanying Madam Mayor Alison Reynolds as I nominated @Faversham_SF @sandeepbains01 , family and staff. For the Faversham Mayor’s award for services to the community during Covid 19
Well done guys and very well deserved Our Community heroes #awards #Covid_19 #community







































