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Entertainment and the environment: how should the arts be…
Some years ago, I worked as a professional opera singer. At that time, touring formed a significant part of my career. I keenly remember one job in particular, which required me to drive my trusty (yet clattery) diesel...
Navigating volatility and dodging curve balls: 10 predictions for…
Long-time readers of our Weekend Edition will know that, each January, I write a column outlining my predictions for the year ahead. Given that “expecting the unexpected” is now the norm, it is with some trepidation...
How M&S have spearheaded the Say Pants to the…
Over the past two weeks, the retail industry has rallied together in support of M&S’ Say Pants to the Tax Campaign, which calls on the Government to slash VAT on period pants. In 2021, the Government made the...
Parcel deliveries: a very modern Christmas miracle
Approximately 4.2 billion parcels were delivered in the UK last year. That’s 80.2 million parcels per week, or 11.4 million per day. If my maths is correct, that equates to 132 parcels delivered each and every second!...
Vision-led leadership and conscious consumption: in conversation with Cora…
Two weeks ago, The MBS Group hosted a behind-closed-doors conversation with three of the brightest minds in corporate sustainability and ethical fashion. Looking to deep-dive into what consumers care about, and a...
Reopening: Lessons from Stockholm
Throughout Europe, we are gradually seeing the world return to a semblance of normality. Step by step, people are returning to work, visiting restaurants and cafés for takeaway and shopping in non-essential retailers...
Purpose
Purpose. We have heard this word be used time and time again by candidates talking about their own career aspirations – but never has the term had so much practical gravity than now. In the midst of the current...
A nation of shopkeepers: proud to serve in a time…
What a week! Our world, at least temporarily, is almost unrecognisable. As individuals, families, communities and businesses we are being tested in ways we haven’t seen for generations. Our consumer sectors are under...
Australia: leading the way
I have just returned from visiting our clients in Australia and New Zealand. The New Zealanders were still reeling from their loss against England in the Rugby semi-finals – so it was very easy to move the...
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