Growing Pains
“Expansion is not always as easy as it seems.” Super Group, the international clothing retailer behind the Superdry clothing brand, is hiring some experienced management to help it continue to…
The Future of Retail
“The appointment of an American CEO is a very good move for Argos, as long as they listen to what he has to say.” Although Argos is the largest…
A Class Act
“One of the UK’s leading value brands has more to offer than sausage rolls and stottie cakes.” At one time you could stand on any street corner in central Newcastle…
Being Emma Watson
“Is Stagecoach Theatre Arts just ’resting‘ and waiting for the ’squeezed middle‘ to recover its spending power?” Stagecoach Theatre Arts started trading in 1988 and now it operates the largest…
Goodbye Game Group
“How can a market leader go out of business?” The Game Group, a video games retailer with more than 600 stores in the UK and Ireland, and nearly twice as…
Small is Beautiful
"Aga Rangemaster, the manufacturer of cast-iron cookers, among a lot of other things, has reported 2011 profits down by two-thirds or doubled – it depends how you look at it.”…
Airline Magic
“Ryanair will be the main beneficiary of the painfully slow restructuring of Europe’s flag carriers.” Even with the famously creative accounting that some airlines have used over the years, many…
Bribery Works
“Why bother with all the difficult stuff when you can gain competitive advantage by other means?” I have worked in more than one country where you need a Mr Fixit…
Is The Future Bright for Brightsolid?
“In an expanding market, followers can make money too.” Have you ever wondered what happened to Friends Reunited? Well, after being sold to ITV for £120 million in 2005 it…
Engineering Advantage
“Rarely do you see such a well positioned and aligned business.” Engineering group IMI is doing rather well. It has just posted pre-tax profits of £301.4 million, on revenues of…
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