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THE WEEK IN RETAIL ISSUE 41
EDITOR’S COMMENT
IT’S A FUNNY OLD GAME, IS RETAIL
The world has been turned on its head over the last year and the consequences of that have been farreaching. Mostly, it’s just been brutal and weird – but very, very occasionally it has also turned out to be wonderful. Having known former IRN Publisher Helen Lyons and former Convenience Store Editor David Rees for over 20 years, it would have nonetheless been unthinkable even a year ago that we would be able to welcome both of them onto the Scottish Local Retailer and The Week In Retail teams.
But that’s exactly what we did last week and we now find ourselves, all former competitors of one another, working on the same team. It’s a funny old game, is retail.
I’m not suggesting for one moment that this was all part of some grand plan. No, it was more down to dumb luck – and coronavirus – than anything else. Helen left IRN publisher emap in 2019 for a fresh start after decades with the same company while David’s 15 year reign as Editor of Convenience Store came to an abrupt halt last year when the magazine was taken online.
Two recognised leading lights of the industry like this don’t become available every day so we were delighted to be able to secure their services and bring them into the SLR team on a permanent basis.
It’s a sobering thought that, between the three of us, we have over three-quarters of a century’s experience in the local retailing sector. The new appointments give us an even stronger platform to build upon in future and it just goes to show that, if you keep your eyes open for opportunities and if luck shines on you, there are treasures to be discovered even in the darkest of times.
I thoroughly look forward to bringing you, our readers, the fruits of their experience and expertise in forthcoming issues of The Week In Retail and SLR.
