Your June issue is out – read online now!
As we’ve moved into June, I don’t think I’m alone in wondering where the first half of the year has gone. Everyone I speak to at events talks about how busy 2025 has been, with no sign of the pace slowing even a fraction. With trading conditions as challenging as they are at present, it is clear that we are all feeling the same pressures to deliver more than ever before at a time when growth is harder to come by and resource a little lighter on the ground.
This is one of the reasons why we’ve taken a closer look at the benefits of buying groups in this issue. As the landscape evolves, it is crystal clear that there is strength in numbers and collaboration is the key to success. Combining resources, sharing best practice and joining forces certainly has many benefits, but choosing the right group for you is far from an easy decision.
Turn to our in-depth feature on buying groups on pages 35 to 46 to read all about each group and what they have to offer that will enable you
to future-proof your wholesale business and drive it forward.
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to attend the Women in Wholesale speed mentoring event, which is always a major highlight in the calendar. On page 6 you can read all about it and the very real difference events such as these can make.
As always, there’s much, much more in the way of features, news and insight to be discovered in the new issue, which you can read here now.
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Stephenie Shaw
Editor-in-Chief
