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Season of Goodwill?

With the countdown to Christmas already in full swing, there are question marks as to whether Santa will bother making it down the chimney this year? After all, the turmoil in the retail sector has already seen Woolworths and MFI go into administration. John Lewis, usually the barometer for the retail sector, has announced poor sales figures and word’s out that Marks & Spencers is struggling.

The government’s response to stimulate consumer...

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This is getting serious.................

Twenty years ago, cinema introduced us to the fictional character Gordon Gekko, and his infamous “greed is good” adage.  At the time, although such characters were acknowledged to exist, they were considered a dying breed, a relic of the 80’s penchant for materialism and egoism.  Fast forward to the present day, it’s abundantly clear that these individuals never really disappeared.  In fact, after lying low for a decade, they resu...

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E-Commerce - recession proof?

It takes a brave man (or a sadist!) to read the business papers these days.    Banks are reporting record losses, share prices are sliding, energy and food prices are soaring, housing market is stagnate and business confidence is at an all time low. Surely it’s only a matter of time before the “R” word can readily be used to describe the state of the UK economy?

Despite the tough economic conditions, there will inevitably be some...

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New Partner in the House!

For those of you who don’t know already, I was made a Partner of the firm in June 2008.  Having begun my Goodman Jones career back in May 1999 as an audit senior, I didn’t fit the “boy in new school” scenario.  Nine years in any organisation is a long time. So why have I stayed?  Was I given an offer I could not refuse? Did I wake up with a horse’s head in my bed?

The firm is undoubtedly different from my early days. In 1999 the....