Power in Retailing: A Need for a Political Perspective in Account...
Recent developments in Cyprus, especially the imposition of capital export restrictions and the use of depositors’ savings as sources of bailout funds, have become...
Making Sense of the Savvy Consumer in Recession….
Consumer are now beginning to make some sense of the past six months of financial turmoil, are developing increasing confidence in their common sense...
The Private Equity Consumer?
Bearing in mind that the private equity retailer’s ‘long term’ objective is to re-sell the company to the stock market within a 3-5 year...
Four Shopper ‘Mind-Sets’ That Determine What Consumers Buy In The...
According to a Shopper study from The Nielsen Company, consumers experience up to four different shopping ‘modes’ during grocery shopping – and knowing how...
Private Equity Independency?
Despite the fact that City opinion indicates that the private equity boom is ‘somewhere near its top’, it is likely that the effect of...
Private Equity Investment – a New ‘Deriver’ in Retail?
Given the current rate of change of ownership in the retail market, one might be forgiven for assuming that buying and selling retailers has...
Gambling on ‘Loyalty’ Cards……..
Retailers who expect loyalty cards to build consumer loyalty are missing an important trick. Loyalty cards simply provide access to possible consumer need via...
