I recently sat down to chat with Louise from Better Trends Co to chat all things Trend Forecasting. It was the most interesting chat about why forecasting is so important, particularly for small business owners, and how you can use this to help move your business forward with the trends!

I don't know about you, but I can't resist popping into an Oliver Bonas store. "Good morning, are you looking for anything in particular?" the friendly sales assistant asks me as I wander into the Balham store one morning. "No, I just can't resist taking a look at what's in" I answer her. And that's what Oliver Bonas gets so right, it's a browser's paradise.

We live in a world where social media can, and is, used to share anything and everything, from cat beards to political petitions, and most of us will have become used to seeing a string of hashtags on almost all posts. But can they do more - can they make a statement?