Reading an article about The Future of Shopping  in all its glory, the browsing online, videoconferencing, superimposing items, click-and-collect, scanning barcodes, price-matching , Quick Response and technological advances mean the future seems less leaps-and-bounds and more vaulting and ricocheting.

With a question being posed:  ‘Is E-Commerce a disruption for retailers’?

For the small business that isn’t evolving,  a resounding, yes!

For the small business that wants to evolve, but has revolving pressures, a less resounding but probable frustrating, yes.

With a history of transforming itself, Shake-ups aren’t anything new in the evolution of business, transformation never stops.

We’ve been fortunate for another year to come across businesses who react and illustrate a favourite phrase for us – evolution not revolution.  We’ll be back next year with some more , until then, may we take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and healthy and prosperous 2012.

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