Category archives: Historic posts

Our high streets (apparently) attracted 1.4% more shoppers in June this year compared with June 2012. And (drum roll) this trend is growing.Mary Portas has just headed off on her summer hols. She told us via Twitter: “I’m heading offline for family holiday and some R&R. Back in a few weeks (if I can keep […]

Mary Portas, Queen of the High Street, is back on TV. This time she is heading to Liskeard in Cornwall.?? C4’s own pre-broadcast preamble tells us that Mary is in for a testing time. A box delivery scheme for a grocer and butcher. A ‘local shop’ as a community approach. And then we’re left hanging […]

Wasting money. That’s something my Granny and her amazing generation would never have condoned. Waste not, want not … So why do we blindly accept it? I learned a long time ago that trying to show some companies or organisations that they can save money is like pushing water uphill. Pretty pointless. They’ll either nick […]

A quick line to say that at 11am tomorrow (Wed 27th), I am running the third and final webinar in our series. This will cover ‘Total Engagement’ for shopping centres. It focuses on digital and social media planning, delivery and support for the Centre, its retailers and shoppers. What has become very clear after many […]