SWOT analysis for Britain’s leading high street retailers

A great piece in the Independent this morning does some crystal ball-gazing for ten of the UK’s leading retailers. As the economic downturn bites with vengeance in the Spring, which of the retailers featured are best placed to take advantage of the opportunities arising in a tough retail environment?  Which retailers face more threats than opportunities? 

John Lewis staff bag a bumper bonus

I’m going to have to keep this blog entry secret from my team at tutor2u.  News that staff at John Lewis are each to receive a 20% bonus certainly focuses the mind on how to use pay as a method of remuneration.