Like most people with any interest in business, I have watched the Northern Rock fiasco unfold with some interest. I need to admit right now that my political leanings are conservative, that I support laissez-faire economic strategies and despise the current trend towards micromanagement. I am hugely worried at the wasteful public purse, which as [...]
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This year’s January sales began in, er… December. In fact several stores, whilst obviously closed on Christmas day, used their 24/7 web marketing capacity to launch online sales on Christmas Day. Why the manic push for retail sales? Well, what with the credit crunch and an obsession with shareholder value, big retailers spent the last [...]
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