Clocking up the retail miles - and business

摘要

Idistinctly remember claiming mileage for a road trip from London to Swansea when I was a graduate at Edward Erdman and thinking that 420 miles (including a theoretical detour) at 8p per mile seemed like a major journey. No iPhone, Bluetooth or satnav-just a pocket full of 2p pieces to phone the office to prove I was roughly where I said I would be going, and Meat Loaf on the cassette player of my 205 GTI. How times change. With the advent of conferences, trade shows, study tours and meetings with international partners and retailers, demands on time (and budget) are acute.