INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY 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.
INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY 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.
INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY 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
INQUIRY The Horse is Long Gone I’m from a place. We all are. I was born in St Helier. It means something to me. So what makes that place? I think it’s a combination of identity and community. The heart of our community is our town: a place to work, a place to shop,
INQUIRY If Not Now, Then When? At the Channel Islands Cooperative Society we see day in, day out, that people achieve much more when they work together. We combine strengths, offset each other’s weaknesses and achieve far better end results through bridging divides – between producers and retailers, between consumers and the origins of their purchases,
INQUIRY Dealing with the Disconnect “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My two boys love this question. Aged 7 and 4, you can be whatever you want. Swashbuckling adventures fill their minds, tripping up their developing vocabularies as they urgently respond. All parents try to give their children the best start
INQUIRY Do You Have a Kindness Policy? Where is diversity on your agenda? At the heart of how you do what you do? Buried in a pile of risk assessments in compliance? On the 'Can't see the ROI' list? Two big reasons to give this some thought are just around the corner. Firstly,
INQUIRY What Answer Do You Want? You tell me who you want to be cheapest, give me half a day to do a price survey, and I will get the evidence. Whilst in no way denouncing the excellent work the Consumer Council do to keep value at the forefront, I do think it’s only fair
INQUIRY Amalgrow: The Tragedy of Small Markets Last week, the largest commercial grower in Jersey entered a consultation period with its workforce. Amalgrow, a business at the heart of our growing community, seemingly just can’t make the economics of a small population work. This follows news of the eventual demise of the Guernsey Growers’ Association at
INQUIRY Use Your Head Use Your Head: Then Your Heart Being ethical in business is about being good at business and good in the way you do business. If they are to be sustainable and competitive sometimes businesses have to make difficult choices. These decisions through necessity are made on the facts, or made
