The case for swimming against the current

The case for swimming against the current

Brian Walker There is no decision that we can make that doesn’t come with some sort of balance or sacrifice. – Simon Sinek I have also always loved the term, coined by Simon Reynolds, that “when they zig, we zag”. If you read and learn about the greatest leaders of...
Insight, Intelligence, Innovate!

Insight, Intelligence, Innovate!

Brian Walker Launched by Singapore Retailers Association (SRA), this year’s 28th annual retail conference was organised at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre and aptly themed Insight, Intelligence, Innovate! No less than 400 retailers, traders, and...
Nine ways to grow in a tough retail climate

Nine ways to grow in a tough retail climate

Peter Sheppard  It seems one cannot read the retail news these days without learning about the demise of at least one retail business, and in some instances these are iconic national or international businesses. This week it’s about the likely collapse of Topshop and...
The new retail acronym you need to know

The new retail acronym you need to know

Brian Walker Let’s get physical, physical I want to get physical Let’s get into physical – Olivia Newton John What an amazing couple of years we have experienced in this sector – from the over-exaggeration of online dominance, to the growing understanding that the...