You’re most probably aware that on June 1, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors, triggering “the biggest industrial bankruptcy in history”. (There’s a good briefing in “The Economist” – “The Bankruptcy Of General Motors”.) Hard to believe now, but GM was once seen as a paragon of managerial and business excellence. Alfred […]
Marketers – The Perils Of Being In A Commodity Market
Out doing my weekend grocery shopping I decide to pop into the local Aldi store for a change. If you’re not familiar with the company, Aldi is a supermarket company with a very clear positioning at the no-frills and very low-cost end of the market. It’s a German company, privately owned by a couple of […]