Articles Worth Reading (Or Listening To) - 31/12/2017

These are some of the interesting articles that came across our desk this week. If anything catches your fancy, just click on the link.

An interesting podcast featuring Donald Hyslop from Borough Market in the UK

https://soundcloud.com/user-393443703/donald-hyslop-borough-market

Retail trend predictions –

http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2017/12/21/three-retail-trends-watch-2018

Business tools for success –

https://www.inc.com/nina-ojeda/20-tools-your-business-needs-in-2018.html

Why online retailers open physical stores –

https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/27/why-online-retailers-open-physical-stores.aspx?source=isafpbcs0000001&utm_campaign=tech&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=flipboard

How to stay confident even when you are broke – (don’t ask me why - this just seemed relevant) –

https://www.entrepreneur.com/video/305994

Disruptive merchandising –

https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2017/12/18/story-based-retail-and-the-evolving-role-of-merchandiser/#50555ed026c2

New York’s store vacancies are caused by rent, not Amazon –

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/dec/24/new-york-retail-shops-amazon-rent

New supermarket technology enabling pay as you shop –

http://www.businessinsider.com/kroger-customers-check-out-without-registers-or-cashiers-2017-12/?r=AU&IR=T

The psychology of change -

https://hbr.org/2017/12/to-get-people-to-change-make-change-easy

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