Grow a Profitable Shop That Works for You

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Independent shopkeeping is harder than ever. Join our community of Smart Shopkeepers now and get real support from someone who gets it. Discover strategies and resources to make it easy for you to sell more, work smarter and build a thriving real-life business, without burning out. Take the quiz below to unlock your shops potential!

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Hello, I’m Sophie, a shopkeeper just like you

I’ve spent over 30 years building a successful independent shop and I'm still loving it today. I created an incredibly loyal customer base, in a zero footfall location, even while competing with one of the UK’s biggest retail parks! I've learnt the hard way what works, and what doesn't. Now I'm building a community that understands real shop-life. Helping shopkeepers like you rediscover their joy and passion. Together we'll make growing your shop less overwhelming, more joyful and more profitable.

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Sophie Edwards Smart Shopkeepers Club Resources and Strategies for Independent Shops

Does running your shop feel like a solo mission?

You're constantly juggling everything yet still feel like you're falling behind
You want to make your shop better - but you don't know what to do first
You have great taste, great products but sales still feel unpredictable
You're tired of generic business advice that doesn't apply to shopkeepers

You're not doing it wrong, you just need the right kind of support

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Running a Shop is Like Nothing Else

If you run a shop, you already know. If you don't, you have NO idea.

There’s no handbook. No head office. No HR department or operations team or marketing division. It’s all YOU - Showing up. Smiling. Serving. Stocking. Sorting.

You’ve got all the responsibilities of a corporation - without the back-up of a billion pound business.

You wear every hat: buyer, merchandiser, window dresser, marketer, accountant, operations officer, customer services manager, community liason coordinator, strategist, content creator… the list goes on

People around you don’t really get it. They say:
“Just post more Reels!”
“Go viral!”
“Have you tried being on TikTok?”

But you know it's not that simple. You know it’s about showing up again and again, and making magic happen in real life - even when it’s hard. But I’ve discovered ways to make it easier.

Welcome to Smart Shopkeepers Club

A space where you don’t need to explain yourself.
Where you’ll get practical, proven tools from someone who’s doing it every day alongside you.
Where you’ll finally get the support you’ve been looking for from someone who gets it.

Practical resources, seasoned expert advice and done-for-you marketing tools - designed just for independent shopkeepers.

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Smart Shopkeepers Tips

Free, bite-sized and practical advice, strategies and resources (actually relevant to real life independent shopkeepers like you) emailed straight to your inbox.

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Done-for-you Marketing Packs

All the resources and know-how you need to make running real life events and experiential campaigns in your shop easy, rewarding and stress free.

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Self-Paced Online Courses

Coming soon - Concise, convenient and comprehensive guides to help you overcome the overwhelm and focus on joyful profit creation in your shop.

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Proven in real shops - not just theory

Everything inside Smart Shopkeepers Club comes from the real-world strategies, systems and insights I have developed, tested and proven over decades of running a successful independent shop.

Our shop has weathered every twist in the retail world, staying profitable, purposeful and award-winning with features in press, radio and TV along the way. But recognition has never been the goal: what matters is that the results are real and sustainable.

Long before trends caught on, we were pioneering ways to connect with customers. We hosted our first Christmas Preview event back in 1999, setting the standard others would later follow.

What I share inside the Club is based on experience you simply can’t fake or fast-track. It’s built from years of hard-earned lessons, not recycled ideas and it continues to work today, right now, on real shop floors like yours.

When you join Smart Shopkeepers Club, you're not getting second-hand theory. You're getting direct access to the original, time-tested strategies that still power a thriving, modern independent shop.

Straightforward Tips for Busy Shopkeepers

No more overwhelm from ‘experts’ who’ve never stood behind a till. Just honest, practical advice to help you cut through the noise, get your head clear, and make shop life feel more manageable - all landing quietly in your inbox when you need it.

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