Woolworth’s: what really happened

Woolworth’s is a big company, but small firms can learn from its demise. When it launched the retail chain was all about newness and fresh thinking.
You pick up stuff before you bought it (for the first time) instead of pointing at items behind the counter, there was a range of products instead of just a [...]

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Lessons in business from a drug dealer

Thought you couldn’t learn anything from a career criminal? Think again – drug dealers are businesses too and they have a lot in common with legit firms like yours and mine. Sales, customers, cash-flow, it’s all there. This article explains more.

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