Fiona Hamilton
MarketsAirports fly ahead of global retail trends
Airports today are a unique, complex mixture of experience and ambiance. No longer merely spaces of passenger flows, they have evolved into locations that offer a sense of place for consumers on the move.
InsightHMV is retail dog that failed to learn new tricks
Fact: there are more devices connected to the internet than there are people on Earth.
InsightChina’s exponential growth makes me think I’m going to like it here
One of my favourite books is Lost Horizon by James Hilton — an unusual choice, some might say. However, in these days of wars and challenging economic times, haven’t you ever dreamed of a place where there is peace and security, where living is not a struggle but a lasting ...
InsightNever mind flag-waving at home, retailers look abroad for growth
The Diamond Jubilee, Olympic Games and Wimbledon all provide highs against a backdrop of retail groups crashing, euro troubles and the threat of nations defaulting.
InsightWomen have more chance of becoming an Italian gondolier than UK board director
The recent Women In Property debate raised the issue of the “gender agenda” and whether quotas are the necessary evil we require to ensure more talented women make it to the boardroom (professional, 18.05.12).
InsightPortas’s retail vision relies on new fiscal models for success
As we step forward into the somewhat unknown territory of 2012, it would be all too easy to continue to paint a bleak and desolate landscape, as companies and even nations are defaulting on a daily basis.
InsightApp and away - airport shopping is evolving
Airport shopping is one of the fastest-growing retail markets and, despite these challenging times, it continues to produce outstanding growth prospects
InsightGroupon, apps and e-tail spearhead US retail revival
If we are to believe our American cousins in the retail sector, we are past the worst of the great recession
InsightTime to unclench and throw caution to retail’s wind of change
He picked up a pebble and threw it into the sea…
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“App-tailing” is the next fix for this retail addict
Few things in life distress a retail junkie more than the loss of a favourite store. In the last 12 months several of my “couldn’t live without offers” have disappeared, among them Borders
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Embrace retail as a catalyst for economic recovery
There are very few of us who have experienced the true onslaught of a natural disaster, but those who have will recognise the established reaction processes
InsightRetailers wrestle with ‘flipping’, ‘rustling’ and ‘swishing’
New consumer trends are driving shopping, says Fiona Hamilton
