Paul Skeldon

This week attention has turned to how to start to recover lost business and to find ways to expand in the twilight zone of semi-lockdown and beyond – and our Growth post-lockdown series continues this week with a look at how social media and marketing are already playing a vital role for retailers

Continuing our series of guides to how to grow post-lockdown, we turn our attention this time to how to leverage social media – both for marketing and outreach, as well as as a sales platform – as your customer remain locked down and online

Online homewares retailer Cox & Cox has seen sales rise by 64% YoY in Q1, and 79% season to date, with growth at well over 100% since mid-March. So how did the company do it in such a tough market?

UK SME revenue predicted to fall by 28% in Q2, with almost three quarters of SMEs expecting coronavirus to have a significant impact for the next three months. However, this drops to 19% who expect significant impact after 12 months, and to just 8% after two years

Shops are set to reopen, but there will be queues and other measures that make it an unappealing prospect. So how about using mobile to make a date with a store, or simply try and plan around the queues and hand sanitiser stations?