All articles by Charlotte Hardie – Page 6
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AnalysisCan you cut it?
Cutting staff budgets can be tricky, but can retailers save cash without compromising customer service, asks Charlotte Hardie
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OpinionSupply chain up against more challenges
Life is not going to be easy for many retail professionals this year, but supply chain teams are among those going into overdrive.
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AnalysisThe Dixons family tree
Lord Kalms created an academy for high flyers at Dixons. Charlotte Hardie traces the company’s family tree and speaks to its founder about how it became a finishing school for the retail elite
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AnalysisTime for retail to come in from the cold
After three snowy, sales-depleting winters in a row, are the icy temperatures here to stay in the UK and can retailers do anything to lessen the impact of the weather? Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisSourcing from Bangladesh: Out of the comfort zone
It’s cheaper, but sourcing from Bangladesh brings with it a whole host of logistical challenges. Just how much of a supply opportunity is there in this corner of Asia? Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisThe ultimate retail board
What mix of personalities and skills make up the perfect board, asks Charlotte Hardie
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AnalysisThe power of the network
There are a few online sites that are seriously important to retailers. So what are they and why do they affect your business?
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2011
All the signs are that 2011 will be a tough year for retail, so how can businesses prepare? Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report
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AnalysisJingle all the way
Festive ad season is here again, but with budgets tighter than ever has this year’s campaign money been well spent? Charlotte Hardie finds out
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AnalysisGet online returns right
Retailers need to be at the top of their game when handling returns to offer piece of mind to online shoppers. Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisWill the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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AnalysisA lot of hot air?
Many retailers are still struggling with reducing packaging for online orders. Charlotte Hardie puts some big names to the eco delivery test
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AnalysisHow to turn online sales into a profit
Selling online is one thing, making money from it is quite another. Charlotte Hardie reveals how to convert clicks into profit
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AnalysisRetailers must make their own luck in 2010
There won’t be a double-dip recession, Retail Week Conference delegates heard, but this year will be bumpy.
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NewsRWC2010: Tesco aims to make F+F biggest global fashion brand
Tesco wants its Florence + Fred clothing range to be the biggest global fashion brand within five years, Tesco chief executive of clothing Terry Green told Retail Week Conference delegates.
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NewsRWC2010: Rose raises prospect of very different M&S under Bolland
Marc Bolland is “absolutely the right man” to become chief executive of Marks & Spencer, executive chairman Stuart Rose insisted, hinting that the retailer may be poised for a period of radical change.
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NewsRWC2010: Tough trading conditions to continue, Stewart Binnie warns
Retailers should brace themselves for a further VAT increase within the next year, Aurora Fashions non-executive president Stewart Binnie has warned Retail Week Conference delegates.
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AnalysisA chain that won’t break
After several years of investment and hard work, Sainsbury’s supply chain has overcome its availability problems. Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisThe supply chain depends ultimately on people
Despite the retail supply chain depending on myriad systems, vehicles and machinery, running an efficient operation depends ultimately on people.