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Bringing it home: How brands are thinking differently about…
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...
The High Street is Dead: Long Live the High…
The best discussions are often also the most contentious! When something matters people are passionate, and so it was at MBS’s latest event, held in partnership with Livingbridge on the future of the high street....
MBS white paper: Harnessing the power of data
Are you excited, confused or overwhelmed by the potential of data to transform your business? If the answer is “all of the above”, rest assured - countless executives who are racing to keep pace with the...
Our fast delivery culture shows that today’s consumers call…
January is the month of Christmas trading updates, when we get to see how some of the country’s biggest retailers and high street brands performed over the festive season. So far this year we’ve seen a very mixed...
Hope for heritage brands
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...
Bold change at the top can give department stores…
Many of the oldest retail brands on the high street are department stores. From Fortnum & Mason, which opened its doors in London in 1707, to the opening of the first Macy’s in New York in 1858, these companies...
My annual USA Road Trip, Part II: Secret Shopping…
It helps to travel the USA with a curious 16-year-old who loves fashion, film and brands. Isaac is one of my best sources for all things new, so our first stop in Boston was a store called Bodega. No one that I know...
My annual USA Road Trip, Part I: Panera Bread…
July is the time of year when I take to the road in the USA in search of new retail concepts and brands that are doing particularly well. This time I was travelling on the East Coast and, as with any road trip, picking...
Data: The next great dividing line between success and…
Spending every day speaking to leaders of businesses of all shapes and sizes, the executive search consultant gets a unique “wood from the trees” view of the common threads, themes and trends impacting entire...
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