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The Sweet Shop thread!
Thanks Jo :) were not struggling or on the verge of shutting, its just a pain that someone else is trying their luck and it makes life harder having endless competition and a certain shop owner who's constantly copying me and undercutting me. Never mind its all part of the fun :) The business...- richsaxo
- Post #261
- Forum: General Business Forum
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The Sweet Shop thread!
As of yet I haven't dropped my prices, the trouble i'm having is that i'm selling certain items for lets say £1 and the newcomer up the road is doing them for 60p and another competitor is close behind him at 70p, this makes them very attractive to customers as nobody in their right mind would...- richsaxo
- Post #258
- Forum: General Business Forum
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The Sweet Shop thread!
Very true, The position i'm currently in is that I purchased a sweet shop that has been trading successfully for many years, but recently someone new has opened another shop a few hundred meter away and shortly there will be a b&m store opening. Both of these factors are causing my profits to...- richsaxo
- Post #256
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The Sweet Shop thread!
Any business is far from easy money David surely you must realise this? Im guessing at some point many moons ago you were in the same position as many new people starting out in business and didn't know certain things which would have made you an amateur at some point. Nobody goes into...- richsaxo
- Post #253
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The Sweet Shop thread!
Hi all, i'm new on here been running a sweet shop in my local town down south ales for a while and thought id join up here to see who else is out and about doing a similar thing. Im after some small cardboard boxes I can use to make a hamper type box if anyone knows for anywhere I can buy a...- richsaxo
- Post #248
- Forum: General Business Forum