The long view of retailing
Are retailers delusional? I picked up a book at a jumble sale last week. It’s quite a novelty reading from paper. I bought “The Art of the Long View”, by [...]
Home Retail: cheaper and cheaper
Perspiration, patience and procrastination
In July, I thought Home Retail (HOME) was a suitable candidate for the Thrifty 30, but I wanted to research Dixons, another potential investment before deciding whether to add either of them to the portfolio. With limited space, I probably wouldn’t want to add both, and analysing another retailer might tell me...
Number one for value
Nice to see you…
Having released Marks & Spencer back into the financial ocean, I’m hauling up schools of big fish in my thrifty nets.
United Utilities, Dixons and HMV have yet to publish their annual reports but, even though I’m suspicious of retailers and have ruled-out HMV in the past, I’m interested in another, Home...
Survey: Economic Recovery to Drag Through 2011
Filed under: Economic Data, Recession
According to an Associated Press survey of leading economists, jobs and home values will stay unstable into 2011. The survey indicates that the recovery is going to continue trudging along through the year, which should prompt...
Sony Home users top 10m, Sodium MMO launches
A year after its launch, Sony has announced its Home virtual world, accessed through the PlayStation 3, has reached the 10m user mark.
The console maker is also introducing its first massively-multiplayer online (MMO) game within Home today, which it describes as a unique social gaming experience.
It certainly represents Sony leveraging the PS3’s superior technology -...
