Whatever your overall views of the Chancellor’s budget this week, and the overwhelming response from business seems quite positive, the confirmation by Alistair Darling that 15,000 civil service jobs will be re-located from London to the provinces provides the North West with a superb opportun... [More]

I chaired a ‘Mipim in Manchester’ roundtable event that was organised by marketing and PR agency MC2 this week, where the invited guests of regeneration experts and property sector representatives discussed how the forthcoming General Election and a potential change of Government may imp... [More]

As some of you may know, I host a radio programme on Sunday morning’s on City Talk 105.9 FM. This week, I will be talking to the author of recently published business ‘handbook’ ‘Bright Marketing’ Robert Craven. Robert was a keynote speaker at the excellent Small Firms ... [More]

Well, at last downtown comes to Manchester. After establishing our brand in Liverpool six years ago, and Preston three years back, I’m absolutely delighted that we have been able to bring downtown to the premier city in the north. It was, I suppose, almost inevitable that we would end up here ... [More]

It was with sadness, if not much surprise, that I heard the news of Lewis’ closure. The legendary Liverpool department store will be closing its doors after over 100 years of trading, with the loss of around 300 jobs. Every Scouser has a tale to tell about the grand old retail outfit. For my ... [More]