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I co-own Your Life Your Style the home and gifts shop in the Brooks Centre Winchester which also sells online at yourlifeyourstyle.co.uk.
I love running a small business. The headlines go to the companies turning over billions of pounds but nearly half the UK economy is powered by small to medium size businesses. Small businesses lead change and offer a huge range of challenges.
Having spent my early working life in retailing, I moved into arts marketing including many years as the Head of Marketing and Operations at The Mayflower Theatre. I still provide marketing and PR support to small businesses.
Paul Lewis
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Official: Winchester Serves The UK's Best Coffee
Posted on 1:32pm Wednesday 15th May 2013
The success of British design has been the talent to make practical objects into things of beauty.
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Farewell Patrick Sandford- Nuffield Theatre goers will miss you
Posted on 1:10pm Wednesday 1st May 2013
Patrick Sandford has been Artistic director of the Nuffield Theatre for over 20 years and has made a huge impact not only on the theatre but on Southampton
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Why I Closed My Shop
Posted on 3:16pm Friday 19th April 2013
People think I closed my shop and now sell only on my website because traditional shopping is finished and the future is online. The truth couldn't be more different.
Paul Lewis »
When Two Become One City Of Culture
Posted on 2:54pm Monday 11th March 2013
I think it’s a great idea for Southampton and Portsmouth to make a joint bid to be UK City Of Culture.
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Amazon: Future Tense
Posted on 12:00am Tuesday 5th March 2013
Amazon deserves its place as the world's biggest online retailer but there may be a David out there ready to exploit the Goliath‘s weaknesses
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Is Amazon To Blame for High Street Woes?
Posted on 2:21pm Friday 1st March 2013
Amazon have announced their latest financial results and we‘ve decided to close our Winchester store and concentrate on our online shop. The two are not connected but it’s easy to see from the figures why some people credit Amazon for the success of online retailing and the closure of shops.
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High Street vs Online- It's A Lose Lose Situation
Posted on 6:32pm Thursday 24th January 2013
Online retailing is still struggling to make a profit but its impact on high street shops is catastrophic
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Is That Half Price Sale Too Good To Be True?
Posted on 3:02pm Monday 24th December 2012
‘I don't believe it!’ said my wife, slamming this week’s Hampshire Chronicle in front of me with such force that my boiled egg almost fell out of its cup. What could have upset her about a story supporting independent shops?
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Royal Mail Is Not First Class
Posted on 4:44pm Sunday 16th December 2012
Standing in the queue at the Post Office, I had time to think about why Royal Mail is doing itself no favours in its battle against privatisation
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Why Are Our Favourite Christmas Songs So Old?
Posted on 3:29pm Friday 7th December 2012
If the Victorians invented most of our Christmas traditions, the mid 20th century provided the soundtrack.
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I co-own Your Life Your Style the home and gifts shop in the Brooks Centre Winchester which also sells online at yourlifeyourstyle.co.uk. I love running a small business. The headlines go to the companies turning over billions of pounds but nearly half the UK economy is powered by small to medium size businesses. Small businesses lead change and offer a huge range of challenges. Having spent my early working life in retailing, I moved into arts marketing including many years as the Head of Marketing and Operations at The Mayflower Theatre. I still provide marketing and PR support to small businesses. Paul Lewis
