The 2019 Retail Barometer survey – organised by Progressive Housewares magazine, HousewaresNews.net and The British Independent Retailers’ Association (Bira) – is now open to all independent cookshops and housewares stockists. The deadline for taking part is Monday March 11.
The Retail Barometer is designed to be easy to complete online, asking independents to reflect on 2018, look forward, and voice their opinions on positive and negative influences on business.
The collective results will be published in Progressive Housewares’ (PH) March/April 2019 issue (with coverage on HousewaresNews.net) and will be widely read by housewares suppliers and retailers.
Jo Howard, editor of PH and HousewaresNews.net said: “I urge all independent cookshops and housewares retailers to complete whatever they can of the Retail Barometer to help create a big picture, which can galvanise action to make a stronger future for indies.”
Independent department stores, independent garden centres, hardware stores and general merchandisers are asked to focus on the housewares sector of their business when filling in the survey.
All individual responses remain confidential, with any comments that are published presented anonymously. The survey (now in its 14thyear) has hitherto focused on bira Cookshop and Housewares members.
All independents that take part in the survey will be entered into a prize draw for a case of wine/hamper of edible goodies (sourced from an independent retailer).
Please click here to start the survey.
Top: The Retail Barometer focuses on the experiences of housewares independents.
