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Retail industry comment from retailers and experts. What’s your view?
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Nick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer - Could a turnaround be on the horizon?
Profits at M&S only seem to have gone backwards since Marc Bolland took over as chief executive, but could a big step forward now be not too far away?
Comment: Retailers should offer a personalised online experience
Being relevant and personal online has never been more important.
Comment: Why F&F expansion will work while Fresh & Easy failed
Being relevant at a local level and understanding a market is the key to success for any retailer.
Comment: Walmart fights back with technology as sales slip
As Walmart was reporting its first same-store sales drop in seven quarters along with a barely increasing profit on May 16th, it also detailed its impressive IT and e-commerce growth.
Comment: Non-executives can add value to your business
There is an old joke that goes along the lines of: “What’s the difference between a non-executive director and a shopping trolley?”
Comment: Future-proofing in a multichannel world
What’s been the biggest breakthrough in multichannel retailing in the past five years?
Comment: Retailers need information to make multichannel decisions
The fact that multichannel supplements and articles are a regular feature across a variety of media testifies to the appetite, or simple need, for information to help retailers make multichannel decisions.
Comment: It's time to assess how multichannel retail is changing
The high street has experienced dwindling sales while ecommerce has picked up the pace and posted record figures year on year - and 13.4% growth is projected in the UK for 2013.
Nick Bubb's Verdict: Dixons - If only France and Southern Europe didn't exist
Dixons’ sterling progress in the UK and Nordics continues to be undermined, alas, by poor trading in Southern Europe and its French business Pixmania.
Comment: UK retailers can find success trading overseas
For the past four weeks I’ve travelled around the world: Hong Kong, Australia and the Americas, South and North.
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Comment: M&S turns on style but can it turn on customers?
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Comment: Best Buy’s venture into the UK retail market was misjudged
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Comment: Tackling business rates would create the lifeline that high streets need
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Comment: The Morrisons message has been drowned out by rivals
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Blog: Verdict on Mary Queen of the High Street, episode one
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Blog: Sainsbury's boss Justin King has delivered the goods
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Comment: Will ethics be reviewed following Bangladesh disaster?
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Comment: Seasonal launches have become outdated in fashion retail
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Comment: Customer focus is the missing ingredient
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Blog: How can the Ocado deal give Morrisons second mover advantage?
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Blog: Tesco director Kevin Grace on Bangladesh and improving standards
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Comment: Supergroup stores show what matters
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Comment: Shopping choices must suit customer needs
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Comment: Retail strategy is being overtaken by tactics
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Nick Bubb's Verdict: Sainsbury's - fresh food rather than fresh messages?
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Comment: Boss Justin King rules over Sainsbury’s success
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Comment: Digital may mean more in-store choice for customers
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Comment: Bangladeshi tragedy raises more questions for retailers
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Comment: Retailers must devote more resources to police supply chains
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