Money magazine looks at how retail makes the world go round in its November-December issue.

From a consumer’s point of view, buying a product involves an investment of our senses, attention and money. For a retailer, manufacturing, producing and marketing a product entails issues such as credit, insurance, retail space, competition and marketing. In Money’s main interview, Vince Farrugia, director-general of the GRTU, discusses the challenges that local retailers must meet in order to survive in a highly competitive market.

Money also discusses whether high street shops and shopping complexes can coexist, showcases local franchise efforts, look at how marketing and branding enrich the conversation between retailer and consumer, and highlight issues such as traders’ obligations, consumer protection and the architectural elements involved in retail spaces.

Money has made a name for itself for combining business expertise with luxury, lifestyle, travel and fashion. In this issue, Money maintains and strengthens this reputation by proposing a stylish fashion shoot, a fresh travelogue to the Maldives, and a peek at this season’s hottest fashion.

Published by Be Communications Ltd, Money is printed by Progress Press and distributed by Mailbox Direct Marketing Group to businesses in Malta and selected Vodafone corporate clients and all their retail outlets, and five-star hotels, including their business centres, executive lounges and rooms.

The magazine is also distributed to Malta’s representation in the UK, Rome, Brussels, Moscow and Libya and government institutions and ministries.

For information one may call 2134 2155 or send an e-mail to money@becommunications.com.