GLG News by Direct Mail Marketing Experts (EU)

Expected reductions in orders to OEM partners from Apple and Asustek are based in two very different circumstances. Apple is preparing for new product mix/categories while Asustek is preparing for new competition in key categories. The Asus brand is going on defense just as Apple prepares its newest...

Apple has indicated a willingness to accept lower margins. The indications are that it will start to control more of the "secret sauce" as it begins to develop specialised processing platforms for increased operational time and computational performance in its mobility products: the iPod, iPhone, and...

Woolworths is outgunned in every product category by faster, keener and way more effective competitors. Too many stores and too much space plus a story that no one wants to listen to... irrelevance and extinction beckon. Years of under investment and poor management focus have resulted in Woolworths...

Land of leather's woes herald more than a downturn in the housing market and consumer big ticket jitters. The age of the "disposable" value driven leather sofa has come to an end. Customers were already growing tired of the edge of town shed format occupied by Land of Leather and fellow struggler...

The automotive sector in the 'generally acknowledged' established markets are in for a rough time.  Over the last decade as consumers have surrounded themselves in debt - much of it either on 'plastic' or 'attached to property' the motor industry has enjoyed great success, but what happens when...

Dell's decision to attempt to outsource its manufacturing is little more than the sign of the times when it comes large international business.  Dell has ploughed a lone furrow for years but when it comes down to it mass consumers, and businesses alike buy a brand, they demand value, and within...

The new Emerging Markets are here to stay and will totally change the Retail map of the world. US and European Retailers who wish to grow over the coming years MUST step up their International Expansion plans. There is a real need for "Isolationist" Retailers to wake up to these major opportunities...

US and European Retailers who wish to grow over the coming years MUST step up their International Expansion plans. There is a real need for "Isolationist" Retailers to wake up to these major opportunities before it is too late and a "New World Order" has taken shape without them!