Retailing has done it tough over the last year, but Chritmas is the time when in theory all that changes. The day after Thanksgiving in the USA is when retailers in theory start paying money to themselves rather than the taxman. Thus Black Friday has proven to be a necessary positve retailing day in that […]
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Marketing has gone through a revolution over the last few years and month. It seems like every month a new idea hits the market place. Gone are the days when it was as simple as writing a newspaper advert and the job was done. The retailer of today has to consider the social media, conventional
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John Stanley Associates have been awarded the 2010 Small Business Export Award of the Year in Western Australia .This is the first time the company has put in for the award and the result came as a surprise. We work in 30 countries around the world and at present the growth is coming from the
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John and Linda Stanley, the owners of John Stanley Associates are having a year of awards. Belmont Small Business awards announced last week that their company John Stanley Associates had won the Belmont Small Business Export Award. This is the third recognition of their endeavours in the last twelve months. Twelve months ago the couples
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John and Linda have just spend three months working with the retailers in Poland, Hungary and Czech. This is a part of the world that is looking for new ideas to develop their businesses. Poland is particular has survived the financial crisis better than most countries and there is a buoyant attitude in that country.
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One of the things that hits me us as we travel up the west coast of the USA is how much more organised the marketing of markets is compared to most parts of the world. There seems to be a lot more cooperation between markets to build the pie for everyone. Oregon could be classed
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Three kinds of people influence garden retail: those at the point of sale such as the bosses of big retailers; those with a voice in the media; and those who influence policy. The GR Power 100 may not be definitive but it does highlight the breadth of talent in this industry. 65th on the list:
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Kalamunda company John Stanley Associates has been awarded Western Australia State Winner in Small Business Champions for Educational Services and its founder, John Stanley, has been awarded Western Australian Entrepreneur of the Year 2009. The small family business is better known in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe for its retail and retail tourism consultancy
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Travelling around the world you always pick up at least one new idea in any town. I was in Geraldton in mid West Australia in March working with a group of retailers. They are just opening their first Farmers Market in Geraldton. I discovered the T-shirt shown in the photograph whilst in town. A group
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A number of you will be aware that I was recently on the Australian TV programme, “Today Tonight”, to present a session on how retailing will change once we get over the discount mode of doing business. If you missed it click here to view. I discussed the fact that I believed “Bundle” retailing would
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