Katie shows how local shops can survive

You may recall that last year, Barnstaple-born Katie Hopkins, who appeared on ‘The Apprentice’ TV programme with entrepreneur Alan Sugar, visited Buckland Brewer to help troubleshoot our shops cash flow issues. She reported for BBC – Inside Out:

Katie Hopkins tells how she changed things around in this web exclusive interview…
“Village Post Offices have always been a matter of contention. Old people seem to love them.

“Young people don’t use them. Governments want to rationalise them. And locals fight for them.”

A direct result of Katie’s advice was longer opening hours and more shop promotions. She showed that local shops can carve a niche and compete with the big supermarket chains.