OFF THERECORD

August 11, 2000, 12:23

n Along power battle would certainly lead to a second summer of Thomson being off the boil.

n Would First Choice be a better bet for C&N?

n How do you tell the difference between duty to shareholders andself-interest?

n Watch the big guys kick each other as they attempt to control ownership in resort.

n In-store retailing is going to get bigger as leases run out.

n There’s a lot of dreamy titled companies on-line, but is a package holiday to Majorca still a dream?

n Those 500,000 private investors don’t want anything less than 170p.

n Constant talk of the family makes Thomson sound like a mafia-owned operation.