Hello Hachette! Publisher prepares for partwork launch
No one predicted just how large the demand for the Art of Crochet would be when the partwork launched at the end of December, least of all its publish ...more
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Upgrade your software or face being left in the cold
You may think that it is just big companies that focus on their IT needs as a part of their business and security. But we all have to keep our systems up-to-the-minute in order to protect our businesses and ourselves. Google is phasing out support for Internet Explorer (IE) 6 following a series ...more
Hello Hachette! Publisher prepares for partwork launch
No one predicted just how large the demand for the Art of Crochet would be when the partwork launched at the end of December, least of all its publisher, Hachette Partworks, who admitted the title had far exceeded its expectations. Disgruntled retailers throughout the country were unable to get h ...more
Supply chain news you should listen to
Last week's announcement by Wal-Mart that it had set up a partnership with Li & Fung is big news. Perhaps not for UK corner shops today. But read on and think how this deal could make Asda stronger over the next five years. Li & Fung started out as a company that sourced products in China ...more
Upgrade your software or face being left in the cold
You may think that it is just big companies that focus on their IT needs as a part of their business and security. But we all have to keep our syste ...more
Supply chain news you should listen to
Last week's announcement by Wal-Mart that it had set up a partnership with Li & Fung is big news. Perhaps not for UK corner shops today. But read ...more
“Evidence base does not exist” to support display ban in Scotland
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Thinking about how your customers engage with your business
In my business we have strategies to acquire and keep customers, as proposed by Peter Drucker. We have a group of customers that we believe are fan ...more
Grabbags at 2-for-£1: who wins?
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The iPad: how will Apple’s latest gadget affect sales from your store?
Wow. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, says that his new company's new iPad device is "extraordinary", and if you take time to look at his launch p ...more
Another free newspaper for London – but will it last?
Not content with there being just one free newspaper in London these days, a new freesheet will hit the streets of the capital next week, hoping to ca ...more
Britain edges out of recession, but is the worst really over?
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Are bread and milk your bread and butter?
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