Business Strategy

To plan - To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result.

So Uchumi is back in operation I am made to understand. No idea what the strategy is but I assume it is just to sale more than competitors!
Strange way we do business in Kenya. So far and I again forgive my ignorance I have not heard anything about the strategy of the new chief steward at Uchumi. So how are we to tell we are on the right path?
I think I feel sorry for those with Uchumi shares - Why is no one talking about the direction the management is taking?

Only thing I know is politicians are generally people who follow the opinion polls. Is that not John Kerry was famous for? So yes I am worried when I hear nothing from the man in charge of Uchumi - I hate it when I appear to be rude but history is on my side when I say leave business to the business men.

Not to suggest that our honorable MPs lack business skills. On the contrary they possess a strength which in this case does not work for them here. Most politicians have private businesses, are learned and have had exceptional careers it's only that Uchumi is in the public eye and could lead to bad publicity.

Interesting when a Japanese car maker hired a westerner (Scottish) to run the company rumor had it that he was supposed to carry an axe in a cost-cutting measure. Apparently in the culture in Japan, employers don't just sack people - this is a Western concept.

All I'm saying is there's need for a formal plan to be laid out - I'm sure the many will be interested - not just the suppliers! Issues like profitability and getting back to Stock Exchange listing - remember the forgotten lot (shareholders).


A.O.B:
Now I have to pay for some of the content on The Daily Nation it was almost exclusively my only source of information on what was happening in Kenya. The strategy not very original, but a step in the right direction? Only time will tell. I'm waiting for the newspaper to announce it's quarterly results (oops!) - what the impact would be. I mean is there a viable market to sell Kenyan stories to (Kenyans in the diaspora?)

On VALUE it has been said it is what customers are prepared to pay. Can I part with $10 (£6!) every month to access the premium contents? For the few months coming I don't think I'm ready to part with that! Some justice here? I think so. Someone in Nairobi is buying the paper why should I get it for free!