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Scolari sacking shows short-term stupidity

February 10th, 2009 · Comments

I’ve been a football fan for as long as I remember, which is around 28 years – and for that whole time I’ve supported the same team through victory and defeat. The first 20 years or so were mainly defeat, with the last eight actually having some notable victories.
But being a Chelsea fan is becoming [...]

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Tags: business

Woolworths online is a case study in waiting

February 4th, 2009 · Comments

So Woolworths is going to return as an online-only retailer, having been bought by Shop Direct (which owns Littlewoods and Choice) after going into administration.
It’s going to be very interesting for a number of reasons.
The first is trying to guess what it will actually sell. It had a music download shop, which closed with the [...]

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Tags: business

The Bankruptcy of the Non-Descript

January 6th, 2009 · Comments

So far we’ve lost Woolworths, MFI and  Zavvi, while Whittards has been bought by a private equity firm after going into administration.
At least MFI and Zavvi still have websites notifying people of their current status – Woolworths has: ‘Our site is currently undergoing essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Please check back [...]

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Two adverts that irritate the s*** out of me

January 5th, 2009 · Comments

It’s the perfect time for ranting as I’m still feeling a bit poorly, so I thought I’d highlight two television adverts currently irritating the hell out of me.
First up, is the PG Tips homage to a Morecombe and Wise sketch, mainly because it’s so completely irrelevant to me, but seems to be on constant repeat [...]

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Tags: advertising · marketing