Archive for June 2024
When smaller is better
Wandering around the smart Belgravia area of London on Father’s Day involved passing some of my favourite pubs including the Fox & Hounds, Nag’s Head and The Grenadier, which I have frequented over many years. One common theme among them is that they are all pretty small, and their cosiness is an attractive characteristic that…
Read MoreSustainable Retail: Returns simply won’t go away
Welcome to the latest sustainability column that takes a look at what retailing is doing to address the issues in its industry. Much of the ongoing focus will be on fashion but not exclusively. This month’s column considers the returns conundrum that simply keeps on coming back – onto the agendas of retailers. We are…
Read MoreUber begins to bank on couriers to pick orders
Uber has unveiled fresh features in its app which will allow Uber delivery drivers to pick client orders in store for the first time in the UK. Other new in-app developments also include the ability for customers to edit orders right up until checkout and an aide for couriers which alerts them if they have…
Read MoreAvailability problems explode
Reading a recipe involving a new product, Gunpowder Potatoes, in the Waitrose excellent weekly newspaper Weekend sufficiently piqued my interest that I went in search of the tasty-sounding Indian-spiced spuds. Visits to major Waitrose branches at King’s Cross, The Brunswick Centre, Holloway Road and on Oxford Street in the John Lewis store simply threw up…
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