Gone very quiet
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It’s hard to tell when it’s abuse.
We had chat with a lady who was taking several loaves at once and she said she was so happy the fridge existed because that was sandwiches for her husband and kids sorted for the whole week.
Back on topic, it is fair to say that the fridge has not gone quiet, and that the donations are down a bit from supermarkets as people shop more in the discount sections.
Essarell said:
Frimley111R said:
Quattromaster said:
Guy I know is currently on his 4th overseas holiday this year with his wife, yet they use a food bank every week.
Blimey, that's got to be worth a phone call to the national papers....Food banks are for those who struggle to feed themselves/their families.
Community fridges are open to all, queues insane at the local one here (in the home counties where everyone is rich obviously). The clientele are very different from those using food banks - and zero stigma it appears.
For the thread, posh (home) garden maintenance here. Lost a reasonable sized one (£600+pcm) as not happy with RPI adjustment. Just sold one of his businesses for 8 figures so I can feel his pain
Enquiries/demand slows this time of year but always (gratefully) beyond capacity and super fussy with what we take on.
Community fridges are open to all, queues insane at the local one here (in the home counties where everyone is rich obviously). The clientele are very different from those using food banks - and zero stigma it appears.
For the thread, posh (home) garden maintenance here. Lost a reasonable sized one (£600+pcm) as not happy with RPI adjustment. Just sold one of his businesses for 8 figures so I can feel his pain
Enquiries/demand slows this time of year but always (gratefully) beyond capacity and super fussy with what we take on.
As I'm in gardening products we are out of season here.
Still, November has been awful, website sales down 25% on last year.
Pretty odd really as our sales have been up generally all year until now.
Might be partly because competitors are blasting the Black Friday offers early?
I try not to 'over-communicate' with my customers in the off-season - don't want to hassle people with multi-emails etc.
Also, in my game, the weather plays a big part.
Looking at the met office website mid-November was mild last year.
(Nov 23 has been very wet.....but then Nov 22 started off with 100mph winds too)
I'm not going to lose any sleep over this sales drop but just thought I'd chip in to the thread.
Inflation dipping below 5% announced today should put a bit of goodwill into the consumer market for you guys needing a busy Christmas??
Good luck.
Still, November has been awful, website sales down 25% on last year.
Pretty odd really as our sales have been up generally all year until now.
Might be partly because competitors are blasting the Black Friday offers early?
I try not to 'over-communicate' with my customers in the off-season - don't want to hassle people with multi-emails etc.
Also, in my game, the weather plays a big part.
Looking at the met office website mid-November was mild last year.
(Nov 23 has been very wet.....but then Nov 22 started off with 100mph winds too)
I'm not going to lose any sleep over this sales drop but just thought I'd chip in to the thread.
Inflation dipping below 5% announced today should put a bit of goodwill into the consumer market for you guys needing a busy Christmas??
Good luck.
Stupid plastic sportscar sales are still ticking along.
Rewind 12 months and the situation is much better last November/December were two of the worst months I can remember. It was the start of the gas bill apocalypse plus Ukraine was in the news a lot at that time. We did I think two sales in those two months which is very poor performance for us. I did take 3 deposits directly before the Christmas break though. This year although it still feels slow I'm already way past what we did in those two months halfway through November but as I say last year was a terribly low baseline to compare to.
Last couple of years January has been a stellar month for us so 2024 will hopefully get off to a flier I think we'll be busy again come Spring.
Rewind 12 months and the situation is much better last November/December were two of the worst months I can remember. It was the start of the gas bill apocalypse plus Ukraine was in the news a lot at that time. We did I think two sales in those two months which is very poor performance for us. I did take 3 deposits directly before the Christmas break though. This year although it still feels slow I'm already way past what we did in those two months halfway through November but as I say last year was a terribly low baseline to compare to.
Last couple of years January has been a stellar month for us so 2024 will hopefully get off to a flier I think we'll be busy again come Spring.
MrsLoafer has decided to close down her online retail business in the craft sector whilst she is still able to take money out, and to spend a bit more time with her mum.
Is there any value in the digital assets?
Domain (which is product agnostic in name) - 23,000 users in October, 20,000 New Users, 4m average engagement time
Mailchimp - 38,000 Contacts 19,000 Subscribers Open Rate 25-30%
Instagram - 20,000 Followers
Facebook - 36,000 Followers
TikTok - 2,800 Followers
Threads - 1,700 Followers
Pinterest - 7,200 Followers - 532,000 Monthly Views
If anyone can help with advice/experience, that would be appreciated.
GardeningEcomm said:
New data today from the Office for National Statistics shows retail sales volumes fell by 0.3% in October, missing forecasts for a 0.3% rise.
That follows a revised 1.1% decline in September – worse than the 0.9% drop first estimated.
Definitely reflects what I've been hearing via digital agencies - nearly everyone is quiet right now, with only slight uptick in sales reported by a few stores this month.That follows a revised 1.1% decline in September – worse than the 0.9% drop first estimated.
jammy-git said:
May I ask why she's not looking to sell the business as a going concern?
It’s just about breaking even at the moment, but probably harder to sell the business than just run off the stock.Let me know if you are interested - I see you have a digital agency - it would likely fly with the right skills to hit the market more aggressively.
We’re a good couple of weeks into the Christmas Peak. Well, it’s a bit of a weird one.
I don’t really know what to make of it. My numbers are up around 30-35% on what I’ve been doing as an average so far this year. But what I haven’t seen is the HUUUGE ramp-up which I saw this time last year, or the year before.
This doesn’t mean that it’s quiet. Far from it. I’ve been doing really strong numbers since April, with none of the seasonal troughs that I’d typically expect.
I have to wonder what sort of an effect the unseasonally mild weather has been having on peoples spending habits. I saw 16c this lunchtime, which must be 10c up on what we’d usually expect in late November?
I don’t really know what to make of it. My numbers are up around 30-35% on what I’ve been doing as an average so far this year. But what I haven’t seen is the HUUUGE ramp-up which I saw this time last year, or the year before.
This doesn’t mean that it’s quiet. Far from it. I’ve been doing really strong numbers since April, with none of the seasonal troughs that I’d typically expect.
I have to wonder what sort of an effect the unseasonally mild weather has been having on peoples spending habits. I saw 16c this lunchtime, which must be 10c up on what we’d usually expect in late November?
105.4 said:
We’re a good couple of weeks into the Christmas Peak. Well, it’s a bit of a weird one.
I don’t really know what to make of it. My numbers are up around 30-35% on what I’ve been doing as an average so far this year. But what I haven’t seen is the HUUUGE ramp-up which I saw this time last year, or the year before.
This doesn’t mean that it’s quiet. Far from it. I’ve been doing really strong numbers since April, with none of the seasonal troughs that I’d typically expect.
I have to wonder what sort of an effect the unseasonally mild weather has been having on peoples spending habits. I saw 16c this lunchtime, which must be 10c up on what we’d usually expect in late November?
You can't compare to last year , RM were on strike so you'd of mopped up there work unlike this year .I don’t really know what to make of it. My numbers are up around 30-35% on what I’ve been doing as an average so far this year. But what I haven’t seen is the HUUUGE ramp-up which I saw this time last year, or the year before.
This doesn’t mean that it’s quiet. Far from it. I’ve been doing really strong numbers since April, with none of the seasonal troughs that I’d typically expect.
I have to wonder what sort of an effect the unseasonally mild weather has been having on peoples spending habits. I saw 16c this lunchtime, which must be 10c up on what we’d usually expect in late November?
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