Product and inventory management can consume a huge amount of time and can be the biggest drain on cash. Selecting the right product, achieving the right levels of stock and doing this, along with all the other demands, is …
When doors reopened after the March lockdown, UK golf clubs saw the steepest rise in membership numbers ever recorded. Finding themselves spending longer at home and fewer hours travelling to work allowed former commuters more time to enjoy …
Despite the disruption from the pandemic and subsequent adaptions we’ve made to our routines this year, when it comes to retail, some things don’t change. For golf retailers, Autumn heralds the time for planning and buying for the following …
Last month, Phil Barnard wrote about the importance of good stock management and how holding too much stock can seriously damage your bottom line. Here, in the second of our two-part series, we talk to retailers about stock turn …
2019 was a tough year for many people in the golf retail sector. While the weather hit profits during some of the wetter months, we also saw a lot of movement, and some pro shops even closed by their …
Huge thanks to all our customers who took part in #Stocktober last month, and especially to Head PGA Pro Lee Brotherhood and the team at Hollywood Golf Club for winning the much coveted prize for the most stock takes …
Golf retailers! We may be almost half way through the month but there’s still plenty of time to take part in our #Stocktober competition. We’ve combined forces with the TGI Golf Partnership this month to extol the virtues of smaller, …
With tee time bookings, running club competitions, motivating staff, managing a retail business and coaching members just a few of your daily responsibilities, no one could say role of a golf professional isn’t demanding. What’s more, many golf professionals …
October signals the wind-down after a busy Summer season and is the month you’ll be refreshing the pro shop with new stock. As a retailer, your attention also turns to Christmas and planning your transition to a gift shop. …
Phil Barnard’s Half-Year Market Update Can you believe the season for golf majors is already over, and we’re only just half way through the year? It’s hard to think that the big events are finished for 2019. Will this allow …