Trade thoughts: Has ‘essential’ classification helped or hindered the mobility retail sector during lockdown?
Unfortunately, greeting the industry after Christmas and New Year was the third national lockdown. Unlike…
Trade thoughts: What have you learned about yourself as a business leader over 2020?
What a year 2020 was! Lockdowns, disruption, tiers, restrictions, COVID-secure measures and overwhelming uncertainty kept…
Ableworld ranks among the UK’s top 50 franchised businesses for 2021
National mobility retail chain Ableworld has been ranked among the top 50 franchised businesses in…
Second lockdown hits high street & shopping centre footfall hard but retail parks prove resilient
Retailers that have chosen to locate in retail parks are seeing more shoppers than high…
Ableworld boss promises to share any ‘essential’ retail clarification with dealers ahead of firebreak
Mike Williams, Managing Director of Ableworld, has approached the Welsh government for clarification regarding if…
Ableworld intensifies investment in growth as stairlift business continues to rise
Ableworld, the largest mobility retailer with 36 stores across the UK, has reported another strong…
Trade thoughts: Is discounting the post-lockdown solution for mobility retailers?
After months of slow or no trading for the mobility retail sector, many dealers will…
Trade thoughts: What support do retailers want from suppliers during the pandemic?
With many mobility retailers across the country planning to reopen their doors for the first…
Trade thoughts: What will the long-term impact of the pandemic on the mobility sector?
With such uncertainty on a day-to-day basis, considering what will happen tomorrow is tough enough, let…
Ableworld bucks the trend as it outlines ambitious growth plans and three store openings for 2020
Ableworld's new outlet in Blackfield set to open in later summer/autumn As many in the…