tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23992350.post5437584561839451817..comments2009-01-01T23:11:14.444ZRobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233833428126146585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23992350.post-10713645493717039142009-01-01T23:11:00.000Z2009-01-01T23:11:00.000ZIt wasn't my intention to start a conversation around these businesses, but to highlight the questions that arose whilst I was thinking about them. The questions I think we should all be asking ourselves during our working day, from the individual to company strategy essentially come down to, but are not exclusively, process improvement, competitive analysis and risk management. These funnel directly towards "how can I deliver for short term gains and long term prosperity?".<BR/><BR/>This, like everything else, is a balancing act.Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233833428126146585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23992350.post-42699076533359835642008-12-29T13:37:00.000Z2008-12-29T13:37:00.000ZIf you are in such a price-sensitive business such as retail, and that competition drives you to reduce costs, then the risk of a single distributor may be the only way to survive.<BR/><BR/>Like you I know nothing of retail, but I have at least read The Goal.Paul Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200834827137944552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23992350.post-18653572903839402282008-12-28T00:26:00.000Z2008-12-28T00:26:00.000ZI don't think I'm that wrong, I never said I agreed with what Tesco were doing, I don't study retail. However, it's pretty clear that Tesco are doing something different and it's working for them. I'm pretty sure if you could only shop at Tesco, you could get everything you need, at a decent price and decent quality.<BR/><BR/>I've had this argument before when Microsoft were bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. Yes, it's disruptive to competition, but they're not doing anything wrong.<BR/><BR/>As for Zavvi it's like I said, if they'd indentified the risk of a supply chain collapse they wouldn't have gone into administration. <BR/><BR/>It's like software as a service, if you allow someone else to perform a function for you and they go out of business, you damm well better have an exit strategy at least penciled down somewhere.<BR/><BR/>As for Play.com, I don't know how much they spend on advertising, but I have seen them in print, on the radio and on the TV. What I said was about brand awareness. My parents won't have heard of Play.com, but they'll certainly know about Woolworths.Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233833428126146585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23992350.post-21927698221828602522008-12-27T19:18:00.000Z2008-12-27T19:18:00.000ZYou are sooooooooooooooo VERY wrong.<BR/><BR/>Tesco is KILLING this countrys retail.<BR/><BR/>zavvi were a victim of a supply chain collapse. Prior to that they were flying and they were cheap!!<BR/><BR/>Play.com spend a fortune on advertising. Open your eyes!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com