Simon Weir

Commercial features writer

Simon Weir has been a specialist consumer journalist for more than 25 year, has edited magazines for the biggest publishers in Europe and wrote the...

Simon Weir has been a specialist consumer journalist for more than 25 year, has edited magazines for the biggest publishers in Europe and wrote the...

Latest articles from Simon Weir

Food review: Mangiare, Newmarket - 'Authentic and delicious'

Sometimes, a little spontaneity is a good thing. For instance, this is not the food review I was expecting to do. I had planned to do something traditional and British, visiting a local gastro-pub but the first two I emailed for a reservation replied to say they weren't opening and it was a case of third time unlucky finding somewhere apparently suitable.

Future 50: Upside report aims to aid retailers preparing for 2022

Retailers have faced two years of ups and downs through the pandemic – so what’s coming next? The people behind the innovative Upside app, which uses open-banking technology to reward shoppers for each purchase, have produced a white paper called Retail Predictions for 2022, to help businesses prepare.