This blog aims to share and stimulate dialogue around ideas for small business development and growth.
1. There was no internet
2. There were no mobile phones
3. You couldn’t shop on Sundays
4. There were no superstores
5. No late night shopping
6. We only drank Nescafe and Maxwell House
7. The only safety feature in our cars was the seat belt
8. There were only four channels on television
9. We had little choice
10. We didn’t know what croissants, butternut squash and fajhitas were
11. Only women shopped
12. Coffee was an adult drink
13. You bought a book from a physical store in the high street
14. If you couldn’t afford it, you didn’t buy it
15. It was about location, location, location
16. We had cumbersome cassette recorders
17. You could hide and not be seen!
18. We had time
19. We trusted the police, doctors and advertising
20. You got what you were given