mrktplcs round-up: 12th July 2020
mrktplcs round-up: 12th July 2020 The UK government has announced £700m of spending to ready the borders for #brexit That doesn’t sound like what you’d spend for a smooth end to partition. Border delays in any form are bad news for #marketplaces and #ecommerce merchants selling online. This is in the Guardian. In Russia, #aliexpress …
Mrktplcs: 10th July 2020
The Covid crisis has changed #ecommerce and #marketplaces in more ways than just ‘people bought more online.’ Increased activity had caused a problematic lack of worldwide warehouse space. (pymnts) (Will this become a bigger problem as we approach peak?) We’ve seen a possibly important conversion of occasional shoppers into loyal customers. #onlineretail DigitalCommerce360 And also …
Visiting St Patrick in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland: 17th March 2019
On Sunday 17th March 2019, there was only once place to go. Downpatrick in County Down where history says he is buried by where the cathedral now stands. They had a parade and festivities.
Visiting Annalong harbour, County Down, Northern Ireland
The rather beautiful harbour at Annalong boasts a beautiful stone quay and also an old cornmill. And the town has several well-regarded restaurants.
Looking across the border to the Republic of Ireland
To many, if not most, British politicians, indeed to most people who live in the United Kingdom, the border that crosses the of Ireland is just an idea. To some it’s irrelevant and just doesn’t matter. It’s basically just a complex political problem. But is also real. And I’m spending some time in Northern Ireland …
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An example of why Amazon is winning against eBay
We were looking at small desks online and identical items are available for sale on both eBay and Amazon. These identical desks, for reference, are the first of this specific products offered under the search ‘small desk’. Here are the two offerings to compare and contrast: And on Amazon: A few things leap out. Firstly, …
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Another vintage Postcard of El Puerto de Mazarron, Murcia, Spain
I’d say that this new postcard is very much a companion to the previous one I published here. It shows PDM before the major redevelopment of the harbour area so I estimate the date as late 1970s/early 1980s. The loggia in the image is now gone. Thankfully the Puerto de Mazarron skyline hasn’t (really) risen …
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#37shadesofshakespeare Macbeth from Filter Theatre at the Vaults, London
My Facebook review of Macbeth at the Vaults in London from Filter theatre in 2015. #37shadesofshakespeare It’s a long way from the rarefied reverence of Stratford to the squalid, graffitied tunnel underneath Waterloo station where Filter theatre staged Macbeth at the Vaults last Friday.
#37shadesofshakespeare Time and Space coordinates
In 2014 and 2015 I set out on an odyssey to see the traditional Shakespeare canon in a year. This is an aide memoire, mostly for me, of where I saw the plays. Did you see any of them too? 1) 27/11/14: Julius Ceasar, Lewes Town Hall 2) 23/12/14: The Winter’s Tale, Lion & Unicorn …
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Vintage Postcard: El Puerto de Mazarron, Murcia, Spain
Here is an old postcard showing El Puerto de Mazarron (which I tend to call PDM or the port) in the Murcia region of Spain. I’ve spent a fair whack of time here in the past year and more. More knowledgeable people than me will know the rough date. I estimate the 1980s. It is …
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