March 2011

If you have never been to China you probably have a view of what the country is like and perceptions of what retailing is like. Travel to China and you will be surprised at some of the aspects of retailing and business. We arrived at Shanghai’s new airport and travelled west to Hangzhou, as expected […]

I recently spoke at the Hangzhou Lifestyle Conference in China. One of the other speakers was Kevin Castllani, Publishing Director of Furniture Today, the USA trade magazine. He presented some interesting data on the lifestyle furnishing industry which I thought some of you may be interested in. According to the US Customer Service International Trade

I recently shared the conference stage in the USA with Richard George a professor of Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Richard is from the food industry, but his presentation was based on his book and the rules of marketing. After the presentation I was presented with a book and it is one

While in Manitoba we attended and spoke at the conference. Another speaker was Dianna Mae Hocaluk who is responsible for the organisation of the markets in the Province. She gave an excellent talk on the 10 qualities needed in a farmers market and I would like to share those thoughts with you; The RIGHT vendors

This may have been the longest and whitest winter for many years in the USA, but it has not stopped farmers being innovative retailers. I have come across three initiatives that are worth noting; 1 National Apple Month This is organised by the US Apple Association and is held in the fall. The best apple