Given that we are now five years since Lockdown and still experiencing the business consequences coming through, the big lessons learned have been the...

Decades of low-interest borrowing and debt-fuelled spending have resulted in ‘artificial’ growth in demand, causing a surplus of capacity at all levels, including consumer...

As governments begin to signal a gradual emergence from lockdown, NAMs need to plan for the action required on the Monday morning following release......

Over the past 12 years, following the global financial crisis, people have lost faith in politicians (see voters everywhere…) and bankers (see 1% interest...

Back in the day, grocery shops simply sold tomatoes.  But now shoppers are faced with a bewildering variety comprising Cherry, Plum, Vine Beef, and...

Following a global financial crisis that has left governments floundering, business managers have lost confidence in both bankers’ and politicians’ ability to reverse downward...

With this the fourth year of flatline growth and cutbacks, the recession has brought a whole new meaning to ‘scarce’ resources. In practice, ‘scarce’...

With the current confused turmoil in the ‘double-dipping (?)’ market, causing savvy consumers to buy even more cautiously, with private label growing faster than...

With UK multiples currently achieving ROCE levels of approximately 10.5% to 13%, it might be felt that this level of performance was simply a...

Given the current rate of change in UK retail, including Qatari’s acquisition of Harrods, possibly followed by an outright bid for Sainsbury’s, the imminence...