Flying off the shelves

January 2015 by Jonathan Owen

‘Sell your shares in any company when it buys a company jet or builds a new headquarters’ they say.

Black Friday Sucks!

January 2015 by Raymond Linch

As Christmas fades into memories of short-term celebration and long-term debt, we hear that pre-Christmas trading within our markets was poor and below previous year’s results.

A Kiss for the Chancellor

December 2014 by Jonathan Owen

According to sources spending cuts have now been achieved. What’s still to come is going to be MUCH tougher. How will this affect markets?

Blowing the Whistle

November 2014 by Jonathan Owen

A whistleblower at Tesco thought the Chief Executive should be told half-year profit forecasts were being overstated by £250m.

Extreme Couponing

June 2014 by Jonathan Owen

According to UK service provider Valassis, more than £1.7 billion of short-term offers were redeemed by retailers last year.

Eye line is Buy line

May 2014 by Jonathan Owen

‘Eye-height is buy-height’ is a common saying in retailing, so product brands pay a fee for eye-level positioning.

Are ALL Banks Bad?

April 2014 by Jonathan Owen

The UK’s largest Foodbank provider, the Trussell Trust has confirmed a 51% rise in useage in the last couple of years.