Synopsis
Business guru Geoff Burch is on a mission to improve Britain's small shops by teaching them how to turn a profit and please their customers
Episodes
1E1CardiffGeoff pounds the pavements of Cardiff's suburbs to underline the importance of marketing for small businesses. He meets a bridal shop owner who is a bit of a wallflower, a toy shop and cafe owner who has neglected to tell anyone he has opened up, and a pet shop owner who simply hates selling30m2E2MacclesfieldGeoff doles out lessons in professionalism to three shops owners in Macclesfield. He meets an antique dealer who is feeling bit of a relic himself, a children's show shop owner whose obsessions with pink sparkly shoes is effecting her business and two arty sisters who can't translate their designs into profits.30m3E3TauntonGeoff is in Taunton getting to grips with the small shop owner's lack of professionalism. He tackles a florist who's hiding her best assets, a coffee shop owner who blows hot and cold, and a gift and joke shop owner whose sense of humour is affecting his profits.30m4E4BristolGeoff casts his eye over three shops in Bristol. He visits a coffee shop combined with a second hand book store whose owner can't cope with more than a couple of customers at a time, a health store in need ofd a check up and a glass shop that doesn't reflect its owners passion for art.30m5E5SouthseaGeoff descends on Southsea to remind small shop owners to keep their eye on the game. He meets a model shop owner drowning in old stock, a tailor failing to measure up, and a hairdresser whose business needs a brush up.30m6E6NottinghamGeoff visits Nottingham to help amateur retailers who've turned their passion into a business. He offers help to the owner of a costume hire business who's hiding her wares, a vintage guitar shop hitting the wrong note with its opening hours, and a specialist chocolate shop that despite its sweet appeal is getting only fair trade through the door.30m7E7LeicesterGeoff gives Leicester's small shopkeepers a lesson in basic maths. A crusading crystal therapist, a serious cyclist and a campaigning children's bookshop owner all get the Burch treatment.30m8E8LeedsGeoff strives to go up-market in Leeds. He tackles a lack-lustre linen shop, a struggling apothecary and a cheap and cheerful costume jewellers.30m9E9Series 1, Show 930m10E10Series 1, Show 1030m11E11Series 1, Show 1130m12E12Series 1, Show 1230m13E13Series 1, Show 1330m14E14Series 1, Show 1430m15E15Series 1, Show 1530m16E16Series 1, Show 1630m17E17Series 1, Show 1730m18E18Series 1, Show 1830m19E19Series 1, Show 1930m20E20Series 1, Show 2030m21E21Series 1, Show 2130m22E22Series 1, Show 2230m23E23Series 1, Show 2330m24E24Series 1, Show 2430m25E25Series 1, Show 2530m
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