“A glamour hangs over the glittering booth, and a tantalizing air of clever new things”. Selfridges? Abercrombie & Fitch? No – Henry James describing a WHSmith railway bookstall in 1888. Today a good bookshop still provides a focal point for its community, a peaceful haven to while away spare hours, and a stimulating environment [...]

For those of you seeking New Year cheer, look no further than Pali anayst Nick Bubb’s recent interview with Cantos. My advice: watch with a glass of your favourite alcoholic beverage to hand!

At the moment, I guess some would-be recruits would be scratching their heads about this. I was recently asked to write a piece for the graduate careers specialist Inside Careers. Here’s how I put it …
“A headline in last week’s issue of the industry’s trade journal Retail Week verged on the apocalyptic: ‘100,000 retail jobs [...]