Last week, a fashion retailer told me that they’d had to complete a full digital transformation in the space of just four weeks. This feat is part of a wider trend: when it comes to innovation and truly embedding a...

The consumer sector looks set for a flurry of investment and acquisition activity. As we move into the next phase of Covid-19, large businesses across the consumer sectors will re-evaluate their portfolios, and begin...

Perhaps it’s the clocks going back this weekend that makes me want to turn my attention to my home, South Africa. Or it might be the arrival of Naspers in our papers this week, the South African firm whose $5bn...

Luxury, steeped in years of tradition, is a sector that has resisted the allure of ecommerce. However, the industry appears to be experiencing a change of heart. Disruptive technology has been rolled out by major brands...

June was a very busy and positive month in London on many fronts. London Tech Week 2019 featured four days of events centred around ‘uniting tech and talent in a world-class hub of innovation’. I kicked off the...

Last week, the UK became the first country to declare a climate emergency - one of the key demands put to the Government by Extinction Rebellion after haranguing London last month. But, the fact that it’s the 10th...

One of the joys of moving to the UK from South Africa in the late ‘80’s were the newspapers. A frustration of living under the apartheid regime was the censorship of newspapers and the banning of certain books and...

With over 1,000 restaurant companies filing for insolvency last year, dining businesses are going bankrupt at record levels. The reasons for this have been widely commented on and indeed have been explored by MBS in...

Waves of innovation are fundamentally reshaping the dynamics of the sectors we serve. Scaling tech-led challenger brands and transforming corporates are converging on the benefits of Direct to Consumer business models....