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AGORAPHOBIA Featured

Dawning of the Age of Agoraphobia?

Many of us will have watched Papillon, Cool Hand Luke or The Shawshank Redemption. Yes, these were all dramatisations, but all depicted the psychological impacts of solitary confinement. Of course, lockdown hasn’t been that bad, but make no mistake, for some, this will have really hurt. With the States

RETAIL STRATEGY Featured

Navigating the Perfect Storm

Retail was challenged by rapid economic, technological and social change before Covid-19. Multiply that by 10 now. The virus has had a profound impact on the sector. From frenzied stockpiling stretching supply chains to breaking point, to the lockdown of physical space strangling demand and leading to the largest fall

MISINFORMATION Featured

Social Transmission of Misinformation: The Biggest 21st Century Virus?

OPPORTUNISM IN CRISIS

The Razor’s Edge Between Opportunity and Opportunism

Step aside, Action Man. Wonder Woman, you can take a break. The coronavirus pandemic has called for a new brigade of real-life heroes to protect the planet.

MENTAL HEALTH

The Most Important Battles

There is a very real concern that the mental health crisis may actually cause more damage than Coronavirus. In his 1972 book ‘If you see Buddha on the Road, Kill Him’, Sheldon Kopp shared conclusions from his career as a psychotherapist. His advice was often provocative, sometimes dark, but always

Community

Why the Goodness Gang are a good influence on our younger generation

The Goodness Gang campaign teaches our children the many ways in which they can have fun with food and learn how to make healthier food choices.

Community

Variety Young Star of The Year Awards - the winners

A number of young people were recognised for their bravery, celebrated for their dedication to the local community and praised for their commitment to their families at this year's Variety Young Star of the Year Awards.

Children are the future generation – we must celebrate them

Every year Variety – the Children’s Charity of Jersey hold the Young Star of the Year Awards, to recognise and celebrate those children within our community who go out of their way to support our local community and their families. These children make a real difference to the lives of

Belonging is Everything: Rewarding and recognising the Co-operative way

Each year I look forward to the Society’s Annual Rewards and Recognition Awards event as this for me is the standout event in our corporate calendar.

PRICE CHECKS

Appearances can be Deceptive

It’s unsurprising that Iceland have chosen not to compare their prices with Marks and Spencer, Morrisons or Checkers. Given they are all under the same ownership locally, that would be like siding against your brother.

Co-op News

Co-operative Eco Fund - Alderney Wildlife Trust

We’re not the only ones to call the Channel Islands our home. We share the pleasure of these beautiful islands with a wide array of bird species. Whether they’re seasonal visitors or established locals, all birds that flock to Alderney’s rocky shores are cared for by Alderney’

Pride in our People

I was hugely proud to see that a number of my colleagues really do go that ‘extra mile’ and have been deservedly nominated as finalists in the Customer Service category in the prestigious Pride of Guernsey and Pride of Jersey Awards. Pride of Guernsey Customer Service of the Year Award

Society Success - A great business is built by great people

We recently held our Annual Rewards and Recognition Awards evening and this for me is the standout event in our corporate calendar. It gives us a chance to get together and celebrate the efforts of our colleagues and teams over the past year, and to share some remarkable stories of

The Changing Fascia of Retail

It wasn’t that long ago that I started out on my career in retail. But, looking back now, the retail landscape has changed beyond recognition in that time. And, with the announcement that Morrison’s will be making a return to our islands, albeit in the shape of their

The Foundations of Community

Jersey’s society, like many others around the world, has changed. Long gone are the days where multiple generations of the same family lived and worked in the parish they always had. While those times will undoubtedly be fondly remembered by the very oldest members of our community, had they

HammerHead and Captain StinkyPants take on the UK

When I first put pen to paper [https://www.colinmacleod.co/the-story-behind-the-book/#.WjvWzCOcbJw], I had no idea HammerHead and Captain StinkyPants would be published, let alone go on to help children less fortunate than my own by raising over £10,000 for charities in Jersey and Guernsey. I simply wanted

Future Retailers

This sea of curiosity greeted me in Jersey’s Royal Court recently. I was asked to present to a group of A Level students about the careers that were available to them on our islands. And, specifically, obviously, retail careers. Dispelling the myth that retail is about shelf filling and

A Walk Down Memory Lane

About a month ago I was transported back to the start of my career. It was a huge pleasure to host Robin Walker, now 82, whom I invited across from Guernsey to look at what we had laid on top of the foundations that he and others had built. Robin

"How do I get your job, sir?"

Meet Bruno, one my brilliant colleagues. Bruno started on the shop floor two years ago and, with our support is starting to develop his supervisory skills. “I started where you are now Bruno, so there is nothing to stop you doing it too.” I told him. “Oh, and call me

The way we walk!

Unlike many normal businesses, we use our success as a business to pursue our purpose, “to make a real difference to the communities we serve.” And we don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk too! So, I am absolutely thrilled that our Society was recently recognised for

The States' spectacular failure on all five basic principles of tax policy

Jersey Evening Post opinion piece: I find it difficult to understand why our Government is so anti local retail, and so in love with Amazon. “Big retailers may have to pay 20% tax.” To the average voter on the street, this sounds like a good thing, right? But who ultimately

“Basically, it was fantastic!” – Autism Quiet Hour

Stressful, bright, busy and loud. These are all words that can be used to describe the world we live in. Now, imagine how overwhelming the shopping experience in today’s hectic world can be for a person living on the autism spectrum. Autism is a lifelong neurological condition that affects

GENDER EQUITY

Gender: it only matters if you make it matter

The first female Doctor Who. The BBC shamefully revealing their sexist pay policies. The women of America powerfully revolting against a misogynist president. Gender equality, or inequality, has been making headlines in 2017. So, I felt the time was right to open a dialogue on gender in our Islands, which

Reasons to Feel Proud

One of the greatest things about being part of a successful business at the heart of the community is being able to use our success to make society a better place. This is why we are supporting Pride, an event that champions diversity, acceptance, inclusion and the right to be

Happiness Comes in Waves

I had the great pleasure of recently being invited to join children and teachers from Amherst Primary Summer School in Guernsey for a fun-filled day of surfing with Guernsey Surf School [http://www.guernseysurfschool.co.uk]. Watching the happiness come in waves that sunny morning at Vazon is a memory