Expert Eye with
John Shepherd
Owner and Managing Director of Partridges
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“Late Bloomers”
12 October 2018 Expert EyeThis summer I stumbled across two facts that in particular stuck in my mind. -
“Summer Report 2018”
27 August 2018 Expert EyeSo far this summer for us at Partridges it’s been about 1 Royal Wedding, 2 heatwaves and 3 Lions and apologies yet again for being about to use the W word (that is weather by the way) -
“The rise of shrinkage”
17 July 2018 Expert EyeWhen times are tough for shopkeepers, several aspects of running a business take on a greater significance. Take shrinkage for example. -
“Spring Report 2018”
01 June 2018 Expert Eye"It was the winter of our discount eggs” would be an apt description of spring and Easter this year. (My sincerest apologies to the Bard by the way) -
“A perfect storm”
20 April 2018 Expert EyeThe expression 'A Perfect Storm’ has been used in the media a lot recently to describe current business conditions in the UK -
“Refurb – a leap of faith”
16 March 2018 Expert EyeThe importance of being furbished has nothing to do with one of Oscar Wilde’s great works, although retailing has often been described as pure theatre. Rather it relates to the general desire at this time of the year to improve and... -
“The Goldilocks zone”
03 November 2017 Expert EyeWhat has trading been like so far in 2017 at Partridges? The answer is on the whole not very good. Nothing to write home about or even an article about -
“When things go wrong”
29 September 2017 Expert EyeJust over 40 years ago on July 13th, during the summer of 1977, the whole of Manhattan Island and many parts of greater New York suffered an electrical blackout and were plunged into darkness. The cause was found to be... -
“The rhyme of the ancient mariner”
25 August 2017 Expert EyeAs I have recently entered my seventh decade of existence on this planet (61 and a half years to be precise), I was interested to read the observations about the age of our main political party leaders. It has widely... -
“Strange basketfellows”
07 July 2017 Expert EyeWeek ending 10th June 2017 – what a week that was! England winning a football World Cup for the first time in 51 years. I never thought I would live to see that. Then there was the small matter of a...