Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Cameron Geiger, Senior Vice President of Walmart Technology Business Engagement. We discussed Walmart’s approach to blockchain, the benefits of including it in supply...

When Josh Wood, one of the world’s premier hair colourists and founder of Josh Wood Colour completed his hairdressing one-year YTS training course in Barnsley, Yorkshire, the salon where he was training let him go...

Glossier, the direct-to-consumer beauty brand from Emily Weiss, did not begin with a product - it didn’t even begin with a firm plan to create a product. In Emily’s own words, she didn’t have “some huge...

Wimbledon and a World Cup - what more could you want from a summer? The Jules Rimet trophy would have been nice of course but I don’t think one can complain and (even as a Welshman) watching the country come together...

In the Middle East, when you say you work for MBS, they roll out the red carpet. When they realise you work for a leading executive search company of the same name – and not the radical leader and change-agent in...

The meal kit industry has grown rapidly in recent years and has seen a spate of stratospheric valuations and targeted acquisitions as grocery retailers move to get a slice of the pie (or part of the delivery box?). But,...

Over the last decade London has become a key hub on the world fashion scene – indeed, fashion is now so important to “brand UK” that even the Queen made a highly publicised visit to London Fashion Week just last...

We’re living in a golden age of ‘challenger brands’ – those agile, fast-moving brand start-ups that are shaking up the norms of FMCG. From Fever-Tree in the drinks category, to Kettle and Propercorn in snacking...

Like many of you, we at The MBS Group have recently gone through the process of revisiting our strategy and vision for the coming years as we crossed over from one financial year into the next. I always find it’s a...