All articles by Ian Middleton – Page 2
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OpinionOpinion: Retail needs a rethink amid consumer fatigue
I know there have already been many commentators holding forth on the outcome of the general election, but as a candidate for the second time in two years, I felt I couldn’t let the opportunity pass.
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OpinionOpinion: Supplier attitudes to etail are out of date
In my early years as a market trader, I always had a question that tentatively preceded any conversations with prospective suppliers.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates burden may force retailers online
Another Budget and another raft of bolt-on, quick-fix, placatory afterthoughts to prop up the creaking, outdated system of business rates.
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OpinionOpinion: How business rates reform is a blow for retail
I always get a feeling of déjà vu when I start to write something about business rates, and this occasion is no exception.
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OpinionOpinion: Company culture, not body searches, can combat staff pilfering
There were evident differences between the recent appearances of Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green before a parliamentary inquiry.
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OpinionOpinion: CVAs are no magic wand for embattled retailers
The collapse of two major retailers within weeks shows that no company, no matter how iconic or well established, can rest on its laurels.
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OpinionOpinion: The grocers' 'special' offers seem anything but to me
The grocery sector is overdue for a radical rethink in terms of how it handles product promotions and incentivises customer loyalty.
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OpinionTesco's pay stance epitomises the concerns of big and small retailers alike
The recent changes to pay at Tesco, Wilko and B&Q demonstrate how the the national living wage puts pressure on retailers of all sizes.
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NewsThe living wage could spell the end for some smaller companies
The number of major retailers announcing impending pay increases seems to be growing by the day, seemingly inspired by the Chancellor’s surprising commitment to what he called a National Living Wage.
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OpinionComment: Protect our endangered independent retailers from redevelopment
High street innovation will suffer if smaller independent retailers remain exposed to the excesses of property redevelopment.
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OpinionBritain’s commercial property model is sinking amid a quagmire of debt
Our broken business rates system needs a comprehensive review before it has a devastating impact on the country’s economy.
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OpinionComment: Economic reports should be approached with caution
There are so many factors affecting retail at present that basing predictions on the latest economic reports can prove somewhat precarious.
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OpinionWhy I took time out from retail to stand as a general election candidate
Independent retailer Ian Middleton ran for the Green Party during the election, he explains why he chose the party.
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OpinionComment: Why I closed the retail chain I’d spent 20 years building
After shutting his last shop, Ian Middleton believes the property market must change if high street entrepreneurs are to succeed
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OpinionComment: High street revival needs collective of retailers and landlords
In the wake of the Government’s Future High Streets Forum, does retail recovery lie with landlords or retail entrepreneurs?
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OpinionComment: Retailers underwhelmed by ‘business-friendly’ government
Last week Labour wheeled out its creaky ‘business-friendly’ bandwagon ahead of next year’s election campaign.
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OpinionComment: The Co-operative Group needs to get back to its roots
The news that investors have backed the Co-operative Bank’s latest capital raising round gives me mixed feelings.
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OpinionComment: Fancy footwork from high streets minister at Retail Week live
It’s not often you’re turned away at the door to a conference event, let alone when it’s for something as seemingly dry as a talk on retail property development.
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OpinionComment: Retailers' Christmas ads - the good, the bad and the ugly
Mid-November and it’s little more than a week since stores were festooned with vampire costumes and we’d all been merrily sending a week’s wages up in multicoloured smoke.
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OpinionComment: Winning the battle of the high street needs engagement from Westminster
It was perhaps appropriate that Bill Grimsey chose the Churchill Dining Room in the House of Commons to officially launch his review of the high street.
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