Reassuring
Prince Charles will no longer accept large bags full of cash https://t.co/Nrjv9Yptzg
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WHO warns of monkeypox risk to pregnant people #pregnantpeople 🙄 https://t.co/VWyzz4vT7j17 hours ago 0 0
Ze Zim Zir: Don’t like pronoun badges? You can go, Halifax tells customers https://t.co/zPJ7teXWR617 hours ago 0 0
Freezer crowd: Sainsbury’s says shoppers are turning to frozen foods https://t.co/6ieb8VQAMr1 day ago 0 0
The ‘wool’ M&S jumper that’s only a third wool… and the ‘silk’ dress made of polyester: How big brands’ products… https://t.co/o7ojWXiUmr1 day ago 0 0
There’s no question that switching off the global economy devastated retail. But we now have an exciting opportunity to take back our town centres and reshape them for a future we can all be part of.
HOWARD SAUNDERS
@retailfuturist
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SUPERHEROES TO THE RESCUE
Here in the West we may have lost faith in ourselves, but an unlikely gang of superheroes may just h… -
THE NUMBERS GAME
MALTHUSIAN MATHEMATICS AND THE BIG MAC Twenty years have passed since I first read Fast Food Nation … -
THE NEW VICTORIANS
Have you caught sight of your reflection in the shop window lately, longing to be recognised by your… -
DYSTOPIA 2041
ApMan is indispensable, frankly. Obviously you need it to get into a bar, store or a gallery, but no… -
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WHY I’M BETTER THAN YOU
I may sound arrogant but since everything turned upside down in early 2020 I’ve learnt so much mor… -
THE RETAIL RIDE
They’re getting smarter, you must’ve noticed. One minute you’re innocently wiling away a few m… -
COVID CULTURE
First signs of infection are a Cheshire cat of a grin and an obsequious tilt of the head. -
RETAIL ROLL OF HONOUR
The dark earth smoulders twixt broken bodies strewn
Whilst pale ghosts dance to a deathly tune
Now i… -
THE REBOOT
Looking back it was obvious really. Ridiculous rents and rates marching onwards and upwards meant ev… -
TEN LOCKDOWN LESSONS FOR LIFE
Lockdown was horrendous but it also forced us to adapt and see things differently. So what are the k… -
DEAR BORIS
We need your help urgently, but the good news is we want you to do absolutely nothing. I’m sure yo… -
LETTER TO AMERICA
Oh how I worry about you. I worry about your health, your moods, your mind. I worry that your once r… -
GOOD NEWS! THE FUTURE WILL BE REALLY MESSY
In troubled times the future gets scarier. Understandably, our visions for the rest of this century … -
THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS
The Grinch hated Christmas and the whole Christmas season And this year, especially, he had a good r… -
ARE YOU NON-ESSENTIAL?
I’ve wasted my life. I spent forty years training, learning, practising, reading and ultimately de… -
FORGET COVID. THIS IS THE KILLER VIRUS.
I was wrong. I thought that the crescendo of hysteria that’s been festering like a planet sized bo… -
THE RISE OF THE MINI TYRANTS
We all know the type. Dress a man in a hi-vis vest, armed with a clipboard and a biro, and you’ve …
