Brand Valuation – Tesco Most Valuable UK Retail Brand
I wouldn’t have believed it if a brand valuation consultancy hadn’t told me so.
Tesco is the UK’s most valuable retail brand, worth £8.6 billion according to Intangible Business, an International Brand Valuation Consultancy.
Sainsbury’s came second at £4.9 billion, bronze medal to Marks & Spencer at £3.9 billion and Asda a 4th place at £3.6 billion. Poor Woolworths was one of the worst performing retail brands as it now carries a quarter of a billion £ in debt.
Download the full The UK’s Most Valuable Retail Brands 2008 in Full PDF Glory or scan the summary at the html summary of the report.
Globrix Property Search Engine
Globrix.com Stupid Name, Great Property Search Engine. How else would I find my new mini server colo in a Scottish Nuclear Bunker or buy a £95,000 parking spot in Mayfair . Only works for the UK right now and if it wasn’t partially owned by News International it would be bought pretty sharpish.
The Near Future of Flight
Costlier, slower, smaller & noisier.
Huge increases in fuel costs are driving airlines towards (TurboProp) propeller aircraft which have traditionally slower cruise speeds, more in cabin noise and higher levels of vibration (as the propellers flick air against the aircraft body causing buffeting). Many TurboProps can carry around 78 passengers compared to the 50 passengers of smaller regional jets so this will add a few extra minutes to boarding and disembarkation.
It is probable that the turbo probs will turn up across routes that are both currently supported by small jets and fill in at less popular journey times on traditional heavy jet routes. Savings are unlikely to be passed on to the consumers as airlines use cash to either hedge fuel costs of pay for the fleet replacements. Business Week covers the trend in an article titles “Amid soaring fuel costs, a new generation of turboprops is selling briskly“
Considering the average TurboProps generally cruises around 415 Mph compared to a small jets 500 – 530 Mph it is worth making a note of how long regional flights used to take before the aviation marketing police erase our memories and convince us all that a 400 flight was always 20 minutes longer.
The good news is Turbo Probs cease to be as efficient as jets around the 500 mile mark so it will be a while until the B29’s and Lancaster Bombers are dusted off for the San Francisco to London run.
