It might just be alright

So Christmas is coming and people around me are gearing up for the festivities in varying moods of happy, grumpy and broke. Read more

Drapers Power List 2011

“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

M-commerce: still all mouth and trousers?

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.

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Is it just me?

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!

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It always comes down to Tescos

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.

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WLTM Testers

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.

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Great Merchandising: the heartbeat of your business

Amancio Ortega started his own business by designing and producing clothes on his kitchen table. He graduated from housecoats to fashion. Eventually he built a business described as ‘possibly the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world’ by Daniel Piette, fashion director of LVMH.

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Pure Fashion Redux

Of course I wanted to know if anything had changed in the last 12 months so off I went back to Olympia for Pure Monday.

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Just my favourite story of the week

August is normally silly season and whilst we aren’t actually bathing in a glow of hot days, along came some Aussie wallabies to brighten up my day ……

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Shift to online continues apace

The British Retail Consortium has reported that internet, mail order and telephone sales have grown again in July by 9.6%. Whilst this is down on June (which showed growth of 11%), it is hugely impressive given the state of high street sales. Not suprisingly then comes the news that more and more businesses are looking to online channels to make their retail operation successful.

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