Sir Terry
Leahy, CEO, Tesco Plc For Sir Terry, Tesco’s core purpose is ‘to
deliver value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty’. There is
no mention of products, no reference to the bottom line or market
share, but a clear focus on people - the customers.
Tribute to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the world’s longest reigning monarch Global economic crisis has highlighted the need for economic security and the capacity to protect oneself from external shock and instability. Sufficiency Economy may be the solution. Here is the first glance into the sufficiency concept Thailand’s highly-revered king has been demonstrating through royal initiatives throughout his reign of more than six decades. PAGE 14
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FOLLOW THE CUSTOMERS
Exclusive Interview: Sir Terry Leahy, CEO, Tesco Plc For
Sir Terry, Tesco’s core purpose is ‘to deliver value for customers to
earn their lifetime loyalty’. There is no mention of products, no
reference to the bottom line or market share, but a clear focus on
people - the customers.
RETAIL MARKET : CASHING IN ON THE CONFIDENCE CRISIS The crisis in Southeast Asian retail markets seems to be one of consumers’ confidence. Responding to this trend of cost-consciousness, retail businesses have tailored their product offers and adapt their promotions, focusing more on cost-saving than value-for-money tactics.
AseanArchives WHERE THE NAME ‘ASIA’ CAME FROM? Dr. Fikre Tolossa, is an Ethiopian poet-playwright and a movie-maker, has thrown some light on the origin of the name “Asia”.
Asean Marketing
Beyond Asean
“TAKE NO PRISONERS” APPROACH “At the end of the day it is all about sales and your ability to translate
that passion and belief into money,
” says Mark McClure, world renowned
success guru and author of the hugely popular ‘Ruthless Entrepreneur
System’, in this inclusive interview given to AseanAffairs.
Asean Regional Forum: SECURITY QUANDARY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA All of a sudden, Southeast Asia has become a centre of gravity in global politics. It was a rude-awakening for Asean when North Korea took its nuclear game into the heart of the region.
DANCE OF THE PARIAHS The
unsuccessfully voyage of North Korean cargo ship Kang Nam I to Myanmar
has again raised questions whether there is a secret bond between the
two pariah states - one of which already possesses nuclear-weapon
capabilities and the other possibly aspiring.
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