This year, for the first time since before lockdown, I went to the US to check out stores and new concepts on the West Coast, just like I used to. To be honest, it was not what I was expecting. LA, which is a city...

Until 2012, I had never been to watch athletics before. I, like many others, got carried away on the wave of the Olympics and the positive atmosphere that permeated London. As a family we went to see many races, bit the...

I’ve always been a proud advocate, supporter and servant to the FMCG sector, and particularly so - with a degree of smugness - about its marketing excellence. The sector is home to some of the best and most ubiquitous...

Just over a year ago, in partnership with the BRC, we set out to hold up a mirror to UK retail and measure the true status of diversity and inclusion in the sector. This week, we are delighted to share the second...

Covid-19 impacted every corner of the world, leaving no sector of the economy untouched – operationally, commercially, financially, and strategically. It presented business leaders with challenges few had foreseen,...

On Thursday evening, it was a real delight to celebrate the thirty-third anniversary of The MBS Group. Joined by clients, candidates, colleagues and friends, we gathered at the Serpentine Gallery in the heart of a very...

In the summer of 2020, the fashion industry called for change. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, businesses of all sizes and scopes denounced racism, and committed to prioritising diversity and inclusion...

I’m not normally one for last-minute gifts. But last Christmas, I found myself at my in-laws in the Cotswolds, late on the 23rd December, trawling through the internet for a site that would offer next day delivery for...

This week, I was reminded of the power of stories during the first meeting of the MBS book club. What started as a discussion of Meg Mason’s Sorrow and Bliss ended as an honest reflection between colleagues on...