Geoff Burch
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Robin Jenkins Butchers
A highly traditional but thriving butcher’s shop pulls in loyal customers from far and wide, thanks to the owner’s passion for meat, skills as a chef and shrewd business acumen
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The Natural Grocery Store, Cheltenham
This month Mike Fisher called on the help of his House of Fraser buddy Paul Lewis to set up the Natural Grocery Store in Cheltenham and the two rapidly won an enthusiastic clientele. But they were to discover that growing fast is not always a good thing...
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Almondsbury Community Shop
It took them six years, but the residents of Almondsbury have finally got their act together. Their Community Shop has brought in sales of £100,000 in just eight months, despite operating out of a private house with an entirely (mad) voluntary workforce
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Croots Farm Shop & Kitchen
Hidden away down a winding lane in Derbyshire, Steve Croot and his rural retail palace are showing just how much you can do with good-quality local produce and your own labelling machine
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Leckhampton convenience store
With an owner aged 26, Leckhampton convenience store could either be in the hands of the young entrepreneur of the year, or the grip of the foolish impetuousness of youth. Martin Pashley will tell you he is very much the former.
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The village grocer
Former financier Nick Blades has a gentleman's agreement not to compete with the Londis next door and is making his premium grocery store work by selling high-end local produce. He has even managed to unlock the 'sarnie code'...
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Village Stores
It had been empty for three years and the equipment, fixtures and plaster were seriously flood-damaged. Perfect for a first retail venture, though Steven and Bridget Ford. And against all odds, they are well on the way to proving they were right
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The CTN
This month: the CTN. Retail guru Geoff Burch visist Simon Blendell, who despite lacking retail experience bought a small c-store in March and is now making its restricted space sweat hard. Indeed, he has lessons for more seasoned retailers
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The suburban shop
Even though The Convenience Store, on the outskirts of Birmingham, has to compete with a Tesco down the road, a new Aldi in the area and a Londis a mere 60 feet away, business continues to tick over. But is it enough just to be convenient? Our retail expert Geoff ...
NewsGeoff Burch Talks Shop: The Londis
In the first of a new series of articles for The Grocer, business guru and presenter of BBC TV programme All Over the Shop Geoff Burch visits a Londis convenience store in Leamington spa to give it his best makeover
NewsGeoff Burch Talks Shop: The Londis
In the first of a new series of articles for The Grocer, business guru and presenter of BBC TV programme All Over the Shop Geoff Burch visits a Londis convenience store in Leamington spa to give it his best makeover