Monthly Archives: February 2011

The return of the milkman?

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Now here’s an interesting bit of repositioning: Milk & More.

So what’s been the course of events:

  • The milkman used to deliver to your door every day.
  • Convenience stores started selling milk at lower prices than the milkman.
  • Supermarkets started selling milk at much lower prices than the milkman.
  • Milk roundsmen see their business in decline.
  • Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado et al deliver milk and everything else they sell to your door.
  • Milk & More go on television with a swanky ad for the re-born milkman delivering groceries from a milk float.

The thing is the new milkman still looks like the expensive option. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Anyway, here is the advert which I quite like:

Incoming search terms:

  • www kevinharrington com groceries

India’s Prepaid Leaders look towards an exciting future at the industry’s 2nd … – India PRwire (press release)

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India's Prepaid Leaders look towards an exciting future at the industry's 2nd …
India PRwire (press release)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, February 23, 2011 /India PRwire/ — Hosted by Global Prepaid Exchange and Venture Infotek – An Atos Worldline Company, the 2nd edition Gift and Prepaid Retreat India – Prepaid, the India Way took place on February 15th. …

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Will Johnny Morris buy a Morgan?

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Like Johnny Morris I too have a love of independent businesses and especially independent retailers. This blog post from Johnny shows his enthusiasm for the quirky independent that delivers quality.

He cites the Morgan Motor Company and says:

I love these cars. The automotive equivalent of a Saville Row suit, you can have them made to order in whatever exterior and interior colour you choose. I don’t drive one, yet, because I don’t think I’m old enough…

Oh, I think you might be, Johnny icon smile Will Johnny Morris buy a Morgan?

Anyway, scroll to the bottom of the article and see why I might arrange a flash sale soon.

Britons ‘ignoring credit card debt worries’ when booking holidays – ClearDebt

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Britons 'ignoring credit card debt worries' when booking holidays
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The news contrasts with comments made recently by managing director of Global Prepaid Exchange Kevin Harrington. He said people are tending to use credit cards a little less than before with pre-paid cards being an alternative more consumers are …

Paul Lawrie: ‘I use a prepaid card for pretty much everything’

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When Paul Lawrie, the Scottish golfer and former Open Championship winner was asked, “How do you prefer to pay for things: cash, card or cheque?” his response was:

I use a prepaid for pretty much everything now, topping it up a couple of times a year. I like using something where you know the money’s already there, rather than using something you’re going to have to pay for when the bill comes in.

via Paul Lawrie: ‘I use a prepaid card for pretty much everything’ – Telegraph.

Good for Paul, though I’m intrigued by the concept of just topping up the card twice a year. I’m not sure that would work for me.

Mobile will transform commerce

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If the following extract intrigues you in the slightest read the rest of the article now.

Disruptive technologies often serve as a wedge used by attackers to work their way into markets, and not incidentally to edge incumbents out of the action. One of the most striking examples in the mobile industry been the recent dethroning of Nokia as the world’s most popular mobile platform. Nokia, which rose to the top of the market by creating sleek phones with great reception and long battery life, blinked for a moment and found that the game had suddenly changed. The playing field had shifted from practical functionality to phones with apps that can do fun things, like help you find cool places to go, shop, and share stuff with your friends. Now, Nokia must leap from a burning platform (in the words of its new CEO Stephen Elop) into icy waters if it wants to thrive again.

via 5 Ways Mobile Will Transform Commerce.

I think the interest part of David Sims thoughts are around the new players and market disruption that we can expect as mobile payments and NFC technology progress.