All posts tagged "Prediction"
A Problem Shared is a Problem Doubled
June 1998. Retailing is a commitment to uncertainty. A long-term business plan is rarely straightforward. Anticipated events can be avoided, difficulties can reflect specific situations, but often the cause of problems is failure to empathise with the purpose of change. In general, problems arise when an expectation is out of sync with reality. Problems increase […]
Creepy?
Jul 2025 – Creepy? When you stop to think about it, the RICS is like an episode of Dr Who where an alien beast has a hold over humans that have to do its bidding. Over 150 years ago, a few surveyors got together to decide their standards were superior to everyone else at the […]
Recession: a time for transformation
Jun 2009 – As I say time and again, essentially, a problem is a fault in direction which, when left to its own devices, may fragment into seemingly different problems, so as to attract attention. It is not enough to resolve a problem: it must be transformed. Finding a solution simply dilutes the problem, until […]
The Future for Secondary Shops
Dec 1984 – The historic development of shopping centres makes fascinating reading. Originally, as people went to market, so came permanent shops. In the post-war housing boom, shops started going to the people and even today, new council housing estates boast a block of shops. The radical change in socio-economic patterns, and the real decline […]