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The changing face of product data (and why YOU need to know about it)

Alison Folwell

4 days ago
5 min

The changing face of product data (and why YOU need to know about it)

Product information standards are changing and it's vital that you know how the changes will affect you

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3Cs - the guiding principles of an industry in recovery

Alison Folwell

Apr 8
4 min

3Cs - the guiding principles of an industry in recovery

After a turbulent year, there are some guiding principles emerging from an industry in recovery to help us all move forward and thrive

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Want happy customers? Start with happy staff

Alison Folwell

Mar 25
4 min

Want happy customers? Start with happy staff

Every merchant business ultimately depends on one thing: customers. So how do you keep customers coming back to you, time after time?

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Tech Tools for the Timber Trade: how Woodscanner can help merchants prepare for the future

Alison Folwell

Mar 18
8 min

Tech Tools for the Timber Trade: how Woodscanner can help merchants prepare for the future

The merchanting sector is up against some unprecedented challenges and merchants need to use the technology tools available to move forward

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Why bother blogging? Marketing for merchants 101

Alison Folwell

Mar 11
7 min

Why bother blogging? Marketing for merchants 101

Think blogging is a waste of time? You could be missing out. Blogging can attract new customers, drive loyalty & much, much more

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BMF Timber Forum highlights supply chain as key challenge for merchants

Alison Folwell

Mar 5
4 min

BMF Timber Forum highlights supply chain as key challenge for merchants

On Friday 26th February, the BMF brought together several leaders from different areas of the timber industry for the regular Timber...

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"Covid has lit the digital fuse and merchants need to keep up or risk becoming obsolete"

Alison Folwell

Feb 25
9 min

"Covid has lit the digital fuse and merchants need to keep up or risk becoming obsolete"

The message from eCommonSense founder Andy Scothern is crystal clear: digital transformation for merchants is far more than a nice-to-have o

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5 purchasing features to simplify everyday tasks

Alison Folwell

Feb 19
4 min

5 purchasing features to simplify everyday tasks

Merchanter is packed with easy-to-use features to make every day easier for every person in every department in your business

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eCommerce & Digital Transformation for Merchants in a post-Covid World

Alison Folwell

Feb 11
6 min

eCommerce & Digital Transformation for Merchants in a post-Covid World

On 10th Feb 2021, Andy Scothern of eCommonSense hosted a webinar run by the BMF about the role of ecommerce and digitalisation for...

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How much is habit costing your business?

Alison Folwell

Feb 5
4 min

How much is habit costing your business?

Every person, every team and every business has habits. Some are good, some are bad, but the point is – we all have them. Ingrained ways...

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5 key differences between online and offline shoppers

Alison Folwell

Feb 2
5 min

5 key differences between online and offline shoppers

Ecommerce is growing fast in the merchant sector as an increasing number of merchant businesses add webshops and click and collect...

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Alison Folwell

Jan 29
4 min

5 features for better stock management

As a merchant business, optimised stock management is really important. Having better visibility of what stock you have available where,...

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Alison Folwell

Jan 22
11 min

How to choose a new ERP system

Choosing an ERP system is no easy task, so where do you start? Here's our 10 step guide to choosing a new system that's right for YOU

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Startup Steel - the new steel distributor taking the Midlands (and the rest of the UK) by storm

Alison Folwell

Jan 15
3 min

Startup Steel - the new steel distributor taking the Midlands (and the rest of the UK) by storm

Midland Steel Distribution have taken a 5 year plan and accelerated it to just a few months - find out how they did it!

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Alison Folwell

Jan 11
6 min

How's your stock confidence today?

Discover how the new Stock Confidence rating can help merchants optimise stockholding and have a much easier life in the process

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Alison Folwell

Jan 8
3 min

Lockdown like it's 1981

What would lockdown have looked like in 1981? We take a look at how technology has changed in recent years to celebrate our 40th birthday

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Alison Folwell

Dec 16, 2020
4 min

Merchanter: the new name for UT400

Merchanter is the new name for UT400, the pioneering cloud ERP merchant business system from Ten-25 Software

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Timber comes out on top for sustainability - and wellbeing

Alison Folwell

Dec 11, 2020
3 min

Timber comes out on top for sustainability - and wellbeing

Timber comes out on top in architecture and design webinar for sustainable and effective learning environments – with some surprising...

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Global Timber Products goes digital for future expansion

Alison Folwell

Dec 3, 2020
4 min

Global Timber Products goes digital for future expansion

With business growing fast, Global Timber needed to future-proof operations to prepare for expansion - discover why they chose UT400

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Everyday Easy: why simple should be top of your software sourcing wishlist

Alison Folwell

Nov 27, 2020
3 min

Everyday Easy: why simple should be top of your software sourcing wishlist

When everyday tasks are difficult, everyone loses out. Isn't it time you made "easy" a priority for your business?

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