The land of the dead
In Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005, I mentioned Thanet’s expanding retail estates around Westwood Cross, opened…
Shabby stores and rip-off prices
I didn’t even coin this post title: it’s a quotation. The cover photo on Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in…
A fact of life
I wanted to sell Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005 for less than my other books,…
Closed for Good?
Closed for Good? The “Retail Apocalypse” in Britain since 2005 was supposed to be a palate-cleanser and a distraction while I…
“Iconic” kitchen design
Here’s the full text of my piece for kbbreview. The magazine suggested the topic – one with which I don’t…
A tweak
I’ve tweaked the cover typography on The Heart of the Home. Saw some extra sales before Christmas. If you’ve bought…
In Memoriam
So in the end, Homebase wasn’t able to recover from the most ill-conceived retail takeover in recent history. Before all…
Finding the heart
I mention in The Heart of the Home that I’m not the first to call the kitchen “the heart of…
Consultative selling
In The Heart of the Home, I write about selling and buying kitchens as well as about designing them. I…
Changes
Because I spent so long, on and off, writing The Heart of the Home, I had to keep deciding whether to…