by Linda Ward | May 15, 2019 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
The retail apocalypse has arrived, or so the media are constantly reminding us, and don’t they love a bad news story. The good news stories are relegated to the back page or don’t make it to publication at all. This blog post is about the good news in the retail world...
by Linda Ward | Apr 12, 2019 | Comment, Retail trading
Mike Ashley may well be scratching his head today as he bemoans the loss of £150m worth of Debenhams shares and that he can’t add the title of CEO of Debenhams to his portfolio. But why does he even want to be CEO of Debenhams? In this first of an occasional profile...
by Linda Ward | Nov 28, 2018 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
Is Black Friday an opportunity or a threat for retailers and/or consumers? As this US imported event extends from the traditional one day to two, three and five days – or even a fortnight – is it a question of jumping on the discount bandwagon? How is this...
by Linda Ward | Nov 10, 2018 | Comment, Retail trading
This week has seen three major retailers release their figures with three very different takes on the current retail scene. IKEA To begin with the positive, IKEA’s total turnover increased marginally in the year end to August 2018 to €38.8bn with 422 stores in 50...
by Linda Ward | Aug 31, 2018 | Marketing, Retail trading, Top Tips
Sign courtesy of Network Café Aungier Street Dublin 2 In the good old days before the internet, marketing meant taking an advert in a newspaper or magazine, or printing a leaflet. If you had a big budget then a TV advert would trumpet your product or service. Today...
by Linda Ward | Aug 16, 2018 | Comment, Irish Retail, Retail trading
Retail has hit the headlines again with the news of Mike Ashley taking over House of Fraser. His aspiration is to make it the “Harrods of the High Street”. Changing the direction of any big company is like plotting a new course for a super-tanker. It’s slow and takes...
