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  Even a few years on from when the cost-of-living crisis first hogged the headlines, small businesses up and down the UK continue to be under pressure.    In any case, as the summer gradually makes way for the autumn, you will probably be looking at how your firm can position itself best for the busy Christmas season. That, in turn, brings fresh pressures as far as small-business spending is concerned.  So, we decided that for today’s blog post, we would look at a few ways your business can be more cost-efficient in the lead-up to Christmas.    Make decisions on your inventory as far ahead as possible    The exact needs that a small firm has with regard to what it stocks for Christmas, will depend partly on what the business offers. And of course, you can’t always foresee whether any particular product will suddenly become “trendy” and in-demand between now and the peak of the Christmas period, thereby necessitating you ordering s...

  The concept of buying in bulk to save money is a familiar one for a wide range of individuals and organisations. The broad principle is that if you buy large quantities of almost anything, the price of each individual unit tends to be priced lower as a result.    In one sense, it sounds like a guaranteed saving. For instance, our own shredded tissue paper wholesale service here at Shredded-Paper.co.uk enables you to take advantage of discounted pricing when you order more than 50kg of a single colour or mix.    So, in theory, why wouldn’t you bulk-buy pretty much everything in your life that you need a continuous supply of, presuming you can afford it? Alas, as we explain below, the situation isn’t quite as simple as that.    Buying in bulk isn’t always a guaranteed way to save money     Let’s imagine that you are in a supermarket, and you see an opportunity to bulk-buy shower gel or body wash. This is the kind of product...