Corporates doing authentic retailing – yummy or yucky?
Watch this:
http://www.hartman-group.com/cultural-trends-trek/
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Archive for September, 2009
Starbucks new store concept video, plus more examples of new concepts.
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009X factor Ice-cream with a passionate experience
Monday, September 28th, 2009Just when you thought Ice-cream has had every flavour possible, try this site for something completely different!
Putting the X factor into food is not for everyone, but wow this is ballsie stuff that will receive plenty of attention:
A great reminder that food is for pleasure, just a question of how much?
Enjoy:
http://www.theicecreamists.com/#/BASE%20CAMP
Waitrose gets grip on Duchy Originals
Friday, September 11th, 2009Rob’s review:
WAITROSE now effectively owns the Duchy Brand. What does this mean to retail market across the UK?
Is this a first for a national supermarkets to buy a food business?
The answer is NO, but the implications are complicated.
All of the nationals retailers, such as, Co-op, ASDA, MORRISONS have some sort of their own production. It maybe under a different business name, but it is still owned by the parent company.
So, what’s the big deal?
Well, fantastic as they are, WA (more…)
Entrepreneurs Turn to Alternative Finance
Saturday, September 5th, 2009With bank lending standards not loosening any time soon, asset-based lenders, factors, and merchant cash advance providers are filling the void
By John Tozzi
The credit binge and the crash that followed have left entrepreneurs in a bind. Banks, faced with rising defaults, dramatically tightened lending standards to reduce their risk. Small business owners who borrowed liberally when credit was easy were blindsided by the downturn, and many now find their credit scores wrecked. Those with l (more…)
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