Every industry needs its ‘Poundstretcher’, its entry-level to whichever, to gain market traction and to provide a perception of good value, where none may exist, and Iain Robertson believes that the Renault sub-plot is as good a starter brand as any. At various stages in the motor industry’s illustrious history a smattering of brands has […]
While it has taken some time to obtain a test example, Iain Robertson has now managed to put the current Jaguar E-Pace under his intense scrutiny, from which it emerges shaken, stirred and only lightly bruised but questioned for its poor sales results. Vaunted as Jaguar’s potential best-seller, when it was unveiled in July 2017, […]
As one of the largest vehicle and technology companies in the world, Toyota has an important responsibility to fulfil, highlights Iain Robertson, but he also questions the point at which vehicle branding becomes intrinsic to survival of the human race. Toyota has revealed ambitious plans to build a prototype ‘city of the future’, on a […]
Had you told Iain Robertson that acquiring and running a 1.0-litre crossover motorcar was a rum idea, he might have agreed with you a couple of years ago but, today, 4,000 miles down the road, he can also tell you he’s never been happier! The most frequent question that I am asked is, ‘You write […]
Rob Burlison, director of corporate affairs at Intuit QuickBooks, explains why UK small businesses should get on board with the Open Banking revolution. Open Banking, via a combination of EU and UK legislation, was introduced to the UK two years ago, promising a world where individuals and businesses can be in control of their finances […]
Gone are the days where money transfer seemed to be a tedious task. A few years ago, if asked to express their opinion about sending money to Philippines, a number of people would express that they were highly intimidated by this task. This was because there was only a limited number of service providers in […]
You have a business plan you, have a marketing idea and the chances are you’ve been doing this for some time. You’ve had late nights, early mornings and a lot of coffee. And you know your business plan is absolutely perfect. But there are a few things that you have probably missed out. And it […]
It does not take miraculous juggling of figures to see that the UK’s medium sector is now dominated by the ‘Teutonic Trinity’, writes Iain Robertson, which begs the question, ‘What the heck happened to Ford/Vauxhall’s mainstream popularity?’. To be fair to history, which seems to whistle past in a trice, it is over 20 years […]
Alternative lenders and fintechs have been threatening banks since the economic crisis from 2007 – 2009. Reports show that 2019 biggest lenders were direct lenders for both consumer credit and business loans. What is a direct lender? Direct lender loans are not really all that different from a bank or any other kind of credit. […]
Economics is defined as the study of the production and distribution of wealth. As a social science, it primarily focuses on how individuals and, ultimately, society buys and sells merchandise. It has two main branches. Microeconomics deals with the dynamics between individual consumers and businesses. Macroeconomics, on the other hand, studies the economic behaviour of […]
