by Charles | Jan 10, 2024 | Current affairs
Dear Friends, it has been months since I blogged, 2023 was a rollercoaster, but here we are in 2024. A new year with new challenges, opportunities and possibilities. Since I turned 50 last year in April so much has happened in my business and personal life. Focusing...
by Charles | Apr 3, 2023 | Retail Consultancy, Uncategorised
Charles Walters was born on 10 April 1973 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He always reminds his friends that 73 was a great year for retail. Billabong and Timberland were founded in 1973, Levi was founded in 1873. Bespoketrends PTY (LTD) was founded in April 2020,...
by Charles | Dec 30, 2021 | Current affairs
Dear Friends As 2021 draws to a close we all reflect on the year, to be honest the past two years. Firstly, we must celebrate the lives of friends, family and colleagues we have lost with great sadness. I do not think there is a person on the planet who has not been...
by Charles | Jul 18, 2021 | Current affairs
Dear Friends As we celebrate Nelson Mandela Day today 18 July, I can not help thinking of HIS Legacy. A man of stature and principle, the true father of the South African nation. Google: ‘Legacy isĀ about life and living. It’s about learning from the past,...
by Charles | Jun 3, 2021 | Money
Dear Friends Hope you all well as winter has arrived in South Africa, we deal with load shedding (when you do not have electricity for selected hours of the day) and the third wave of COVID. In the past 18 months, frugality is a skill we have all been forced to learn...
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