A Big Pile Of Chocolate
Thorntons has been eclipsed on the high street by a company more in tune with the zeitgeist. All of sudden Thorntons, the once dominant high-street chocolate retailer, is in demand,…
The Bristol Pound
Could the reintroduction of local currency make us think more deeply about the value of money? In May, a Bristol credit union will issue its own bank notes, backed…
More Blondes On Board
Is David Cameron’s enthusiasm for more top women just pandering to half of the electorate, or something else altogether? “The case is overwhelming that companies are better run if we…
What’s Standing Between You and Your Peers?
P2P lending seems to be here to stay, what other middlemen can we do away with? The first time I heard of peer-to-peer anything was when Napster appeared on the…
Being NABbed
Lack of obvious competition is a sign of a stagnant and underperforming industry. So last century! The word ‘nab’, according to Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, means “to seize…
Follow The Money
If you jump into a fast-flowing stream, and can stay afloat, you can become rich. During a course on small-business strategy at a well-known business school, the lecturer pointed out…
Clare’s Comet
When the world changes, past experience is less valuable than it once was. Comet, the electrical retailer, has just been sold to OPCaptia. Previous owners Kesa, the third largest electrical…
Converging on Sony
Just what are the consumer benefits of having one supplier rather than many? Sony’s chairman and CEO, Howard Stringer, has announced that after 7 years, or so, at the top…
Q: When is a customer review not worth reading? A: When it’s been astro-turfed.
Customer recommendations can influence our buying decisions, but can we always trust them? TripAvisor, until yesterday part of internet-based travel website Expedia, is its own man now. It has a…
Conquistador Banking
Colonialism isn’t as easy as it once was, but its legacy lingers. I’m a sucker for good marketing and I quite like the simplicity and difference of Santander’s 1 2…
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