Peter Fisk’s Blog
Target’s private label strategy – good quality, mid priced, great value – is driving growth whilst other retailers struggle
October 12, 2019
Target, one of the US’s largest retailers has bucked the downwards sales trend afflicting almost every other physical retailer across the planet by focusing on high quality, great value private labels. The retailer currently has over 40 private labels …
Leading the Future, harnessing Man and Machine, and a bit of Design Thinking … inspired by % Arabica
October 11, 2019
This week I’m in Kuwait. First stop is my favourite coffee shop, % Arabica. A minimalist temple of glass shimmers between the towering blocks of dust and construction. Inside the cool vibe is an antidote to the 38 degrees bustle outside. The coffee is …
Futurecraft.Loop … Adidas launches its 100% recyclable performance running shoe … made to be remade, by using one material type and no glue
October 9, 2019
Adidas and Nike are not only in a competitive race to create the fastest running shoes, but the most sustainable too. Adidas launched its Parley shoes a couple of years ago, whilst Nike’s Considered journey to sustainability led to its Free shoes, Flyk …
The Next Factory of the World … Irene Sun joins me at EBF19 to describe her journey from Asia to Africa and America
October 1, 2019
Irene Sun was born in China, raised in America, found herself in Africa, later worked with McKinsey, and is author of The Next Factory of the World: How Chinese Investment Is Reshaping Africa. Her book highlights how China has become Africa’s largest t …
What can we learn from Asian business? … Linda Yueh, Christina Boutrup, Milo Jones and Tendayi Viki join me at EBF19
October 1, 2019
What can we learn from those fascinating markets of Asia and beyond? Jack Ma was rejected in the west, but thrived in the east, building Alibaba with the power of imagination and intuition. Indeed, a recent WEF study found that 90% of Asian business le …
In the City of Viking Gods, the best new ideas for business emerged … Moving forwards with the European Business Forum
October 1, 2019
This year’s European Business Forum ended in style. The lights went out. The City of Odense, our host for the last three years, has been transformed in that short time. When we sat down in the City Hall, back in 2016, I worked with the city’s innovativ …
Being Courageous … Leaders who can see a better future, and have the guts to make it happen
September 29, 2019
To lead effectively — really, to live effectively — you must be confident in yourself, connected to others, committed to purpose, and emotionally courageous. Most of us are great at only one of the four. Maybe two. But to be a powerful presence — to in …
Inspired by China’s Squirrel and India’s Oyo … Haiyan Wang and Anil Gupta at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum
September 27, 2019
Haiyan Wang and Anil Gupta are a power couple of business thinking who have come into their own in recent years, with the rise of Asian businesses and the focus of learning on the blitzscaling growth of so many companies, including the likes of Squirre …
Funky Futures: the matrix of cities, capitalism, and digitalisation … Kjell Nordstrom at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum 2019
September 25, 2019
Kjell Nordstrom is the Swedish academic “funkster” who gave the world the book “Funky Business” 20 years ago. To celebrate 2 decades of funkiness, he joined me back on stage in Odense today to kick off this year’s Thinkers50 European Business Forum. Do …
The centre of business gravity has shifted from America to Asia … Erin Meyer at the Thinkers50 European Business Forum 2019
September 25, 2019
Erin Meyer, INSEAD professor of organisation behaviour, created her “Culture Map” as a way to make sense of those many situations we find ourselves in today, when we work in international, multi-geographical, multi-cultural teams … and for some reaso …