I get asked constantly about my views on how innovative technology will make a difference to retailers and how they can capitalise on it. This question betrays the fact that we are culturally fixated on the concept of a magic ta-da moment Read more
It’s been a while I know but I have been busy preparing for the Retail Expo last week at Earls Court. If you already follow our Twitter, you will know we had a good show and lots of favourable press coverage. So I thought I would just mention a couple of things we learned whilst we were there.
It’s the beginning of February and most new year resolutions now lay busted on the stockroom floor as we all revert to familiar bad habits. Here are the top three: Read more
This is just a great idea. It matches everything I believe about making things happen both for the business and for other businesses too.
If the Big Lemon Bus Company is watching in, we should talk about this coming to the UK.
So Christmas is coming and people around me are gearing up for the festivities in varying moods of happy, grumpy and broke. Read more
“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it” Terry Pratchett Read more
Mobile commerce has been a big media buzzy thing for ages. ‘Game Changing’, ‘mustn’t be left out’ and other such epithets regularly litter the retail press. It is very difficult for most retailers not to think that here is yet another thing they are clearly failing at.
Am I the only person out there who remains utterly mystified about the way in which the high street clothing industry keeps shooting itself in the foot by being so far ahead of the seasons? Actually, add large retailers generally and it will allow me to add to the pre-Christmas grumbles whilst I am at it!
I have an unusual career and I am probably the only MD in the country who has such an apparantly incongrous skillset. As MD of Anya Media, I help manage the retail and merchandising operations of our online clients. As MD of Anya Designs (Media’s big sister company) I help manage the back office and online operation of our legal clients.
A new edition of our successful Smart Merchandising software will be ready for external testing shortly. This is your chance to work alongside our very experienced retail and merchandising team and to learn the art of merchandising at the top level.
