One of the themes from number of speakers at the Future Focus was exactly that question and I thought that this was exactly the right time to stop and take stock. If you take the start of the recession from the collapse of the Lehman Brothers in September 2008, we are 9 months in now, time enough to review the success of strategies.
This is relevant to retailers, retail technology suppliers and consultants alike. In fact any business.
What are you doing differently? Is it working? Are you doing enough differently? What were doing before the recession which you look back on now as crass extravagance (you can rest assured that many consumers are doing this one!)? How can you make sure that when things pick up, you don’t become complacent again? Have you changed so much for the better that, the challenges of the recession have been valuable lessons which will stand you in good stead for the future?
