The big impact of pandemics is that they accelerate trends that are already underway. This was the message from Jay Samit in conversation last week with Kieren O’Connor and Costa Koizi of Growth Stream. The job of business owners, he says, is to find problems that need solving in a way that no-one else solves …
Rondi Allan, a supply chain expert and leading IBD-accredited business adviser, this week shared six great examples of how enterprises she works with are pivoting to return to growth. Her bite-sized presentation in the weekly IBD Business Clinic was thought-provoking. She highlighted one of the world’s classic business pivots, executed by Kutol Products in the …
Business owners need to review their strategy now to be ready for a resturn to “normal”
Keep in touch with your customers through the Covid-19 crisis
Most operators of small and medium-sized enterprises are focused on niche markets where they can make good profits if they have a differentiated offer and a reliable way of reaching and retaining customers. While the pace of change driven by the big technology companies has wiped out some businesses, many have adapted the way they …
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The top-up convenience market is a big opportunity for digital-savvy retailers, Harry Walker, who heads up Google’s UK grocery team says in a white paper published this month. As the growth of top-up shopping trips accounts for a greater share of grocery spend, Google’s research shows that shoppers are becoming less loyal to retail brands …
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In 15 year’s time, much of the food that we eat will be designed by software and made by processes like precision fermentation, an Exponential View briefing projects. Thought leader Azeem Azhar, who launched the EV newsletter five years ago, now has an A-list of innovators contributing to his weekly guide to the future. The …
I have been living at home with a voice assistant for just over a month and I now totally understand why people like Mark Cuban believe it is a game-changing technology. All it takes is a lousy song on the radio and I say “Alexa, play Radio XYZ”. I don’t have Alexa in my car and I …
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Technology is changing the way that people shop and with third-party software companies targeting the convenience food and grocery markets, retail owners need to be thinking ahead. Here Julian Fisher, CEO of jisp, offers a view about how to compete for customers. Q. Julian Fisher, can you tell us a bit about yourself? I have …
“What people don’t realise is that we need to work together to keep the local economy funded”, says Andy Craig, co-owner of Whittington’s Tea Barge, a successful floating cafe moored on the Thames by Reading Bridge. While most people like the idea of supporting local businesses, there is plenty of clever marketing that steers them …