What role does retail play in the economy? | Business Unmuted #96

Welcome to Business Unmuted – the Northern Business Podcast, sponsored by Vertu Motors, one of the UK’s largest motor retailers. Check out its website at Vertu Motors .com

Our host is Graham Robb and he has owned Recognition PR for nearly 35 years.

We have 75 clients based across the UK, who between them have a turnover of approximately £6billion and around 30,000 staff.

We’re at the front line of the business community, and perfectly placed to discuss the economic climate.

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In the studio we have Graham Soult, a high street expert and the founder of retail consultancy cannyinsights.com. Down the line we have Stephen Patterson, chief executive of Newcastle NE1, the Newcastle business improvement district, the biggest BID in the UK, and also down the line we have, John Ashmore, editor of CapX, the news hub for the Centre for Policy Studies.