Tag: have a nice day

  • Is Black Friday Good for UK Retailers?

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    We seem all too happy to follow US fads; Halloween and “have a nice day” continue to grate on me. One of our latest adoptions is Black Friday. I set out to look at the impact on retail profits and the issues I found shouted out cautionary notes to all retailers. My starting point was…

    Black Friday - retail madness
  • Annoying Verbal Platitudes

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    The umpteenth person this year just said, “Enjoy,” as they delivered my order to me. Is that a request or an instruction? Whatever it was, was she thinking about what she was saying? I doubt it. I suspect it was just an annoying verbal platitude. I then read this wonderful letter (above). What a great…

    Annoying verbal platitudes