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Category Archives: Education
Happy 50th to/from the University of Stirling
I’ve mentioned it a couple of times in this blog, but more often on Twitter – 2017/18 is the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the University of Stirling. Whilst I have not been here since the start (honest), though … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Art, Christmas, Corporate History, Education, Heritage, History, Institute for Retail Studies, Japanese, Retail Degrees, Retail History, Retailing, Singapore, Stirling, University of Stirling
Tagged 50 Objects, Asia, Campus Supermarket, History, Institute for Retail Studies, International, MBA, Photography, Retail, Singapore, Singapore Retailers Association, Stirling, Supermarket, University of Stirling
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My Serious Academic Use of Blogs and Twitter
Today I am presenting at an internal, informal, lunchtime session on Case Studies in Using Social Media for Public Engagement (there may be some tweets at #stirsocialmedia). Four of us (I am joined by Rachel Norman: @AFSRachel, Paul Cairney: @CairneyPaul, … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Education, High Streets, Institute for Retail Studies, Public Engagement, Research, Research Impact, Retailing, Scottish Retailing, Social media, Town Centres, Twitter, University of Stirling
Tagged Academics, Blogs, Impact, Institute for Retail Studies, Public Engagement, Research, Research Impact, Retailing, Scotial media, Serious academic, Twitter, University of Stirling
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An overview of (UK) retailing
One of the common questions that I get asked, generally and by journalists and students, is ‘what is going on in retailing?’ There are many ways to answer this, and in the various presentations I do, some of the themes … Continue reading
Retail Thought Leadership
Regular readers of this blog will know about the work we do with the Local Data Company (LDC). As a University we are not alone in this. A couple of weeks ago I attended the LDC/CDRC Retail Thought Leadership event … Continue reading
Livingston Lecture 22nd May 2012: Growth of the Retail Sector
Free lecture/discussion! If you are anywhere near Livingston next Tuesday (22nd May) evening and want a couple of hours dicsussing retailing, then there is a free event at West Lothian College from 1800-2000. There are various speakers as in the … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Change, Education, Retail Economy, Scotland's Town and High Streets
Tagged change, Clothing, Food, Retailing, Scotland, Skills
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Double Jeopardy
I am Welsh by birth and upbringing, though have lived in Scotland for almost the last 30 years, so there was a fair degree of spluttering into my muesli-encrusted white sausage supper the other night. A few deep fried Mars … Continue reading
Posted in Consumers, Diet and Health, Education, Food, Pricing, Regulation, Tax, Uncategorized
Tagged Diet, England, Food, Health, Income, Scotland, Tax
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Catching Up?
Just back from my latest travails. This time to Singapore where the IRS signed a new agreement for scholarships for our undergraduate retail degree. The Singapore Workforce Development Agency are sponsoring 90 scholarships over 3 years at an investment of … Continue reading
