February 2015

Article by John Denton on preparing businesses ‘ready for sale’ because a business that’s ready for sale, is well worth keeping! As much as we would like to sometimes, we just cannot change history. Although, some business owners still try to turn the clock back! What do I mean by that? Well, every day in business […]

Jim Bradley contacted me and suggested I should read a book on coffee shops written by two authors from Northern Ireland. “Wake up and Smell the Profit…to Make More Money in your Coffee Business” by John Richardson and Hugh Gilmartin is a one of the most practical books I have read in a long time.

I am a great believer that retail clustering offers so many opportunities in the future. Last month I visited Torvehallerne in Copenhagen. It is called Copenhagen’s new designer pantry. It is a covered market with a farmers market on the outside. It has live jazz sessions, food and coffee outlets and independent retailers selling fresh

Start doing research on what the customer is looking for in 2015 and most research reports state that the market is being split into two. Consumers are either going for price and leaning towards online shopping or they are visiting a store for an experience. Bricks retailers need to provide an experience if they are

I checked into a hotel last month and there was a little orange book on the bedside table entitled “Get me out of here”. A strange title for a hotel room book, but I ventured further. I was in a Nordic Choice Hotel in Copenhagen and the owner is an advocate for healthy eating, saving

And finally, a must read book… Many of you will know the name Ernest Wertheim, a fellow consultant and good friend from California. Ernest is now in his 90’s and still consulting around the world, we met in Germany in January. He gave me a copy of his book “Chasing Spring” which is the story of