Diesel-11Its good to see a brand take a marketing campaign so thoroughly into its store presentation. Diesel recently launch its “Extreme Weather” campaign and quite literally subjected its Carnaby St Store to the concept, almost destroying it.  Some say it looks just awful – personally, it makes you stop and look and isn’t that a large part of what its all about?

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Airport Retail and the Psychology of Stress: What Makes Travellers Spend?

Airport Retail and the Psychology of Stress: What Makes Travellers Spend?

That overpriced chocolate bar at Gate 14 wasn’t about hunger—it was about control. In this in-depth essay, we explore how Mood Repair Theory explains airport retail behaviour, especially in high-stress domestic terminals, and what airports can learn from global best practice to meet travellers’ emotional needs.

The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East

The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today’s Middle East

There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.