More on Me + Em – Page 2486
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AnalysisSearch and selection
Using an executive search firm helps find the top performers in your sector to recruit, says Mathew Dixon, director of Hudson Walker International
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AnalysisDiversity in the workplace
Diversity in retail at board level is very low, says Steve Baggi, co-founder of Green Park Interim & Executive Resourcing
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AnalysisAn Englishman abroad
There are many important factors that a retail professional needs to consider for international relocation, explains Harveen Gill Associates director Harveen Gill
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AnalysisThe happy medium
A good work-life balance can benefit both the individual and the business, explains Pauline Hudson-Evans, founder and director of Hudson Walker International
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AnalysisA great customer service culture
Retailers need to adopt customer service initiatives that stick, says Liz Morrell
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AnalysisA big day for retailers and royalists alike
Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding lift shoppers’ moods in 2011 and how can retailers make the most of it, asks George MacDonald
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OpinionRetail surgery: We are reviewing our expenses system to improve efficiency. What is the best way to ensure that all expenses claimed are accurate?
We are reviewing our expenses system to improve efficiency. What is the best way to ensure that all expenses claimed are accurate?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is there enough time to implement an online consumer finance strategy to maximise sales before the VAT increase in January?
Is there enough time to implement an online consumer finance strategy to maximise sales before the VAT increase in January?
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AnalysisMultichannel Now
Based on exhaustive interviews with many of the biggest names in UK retailing, Retail Week’s groundbreaking report Multichannel Now is the definitive guide to multichannel in the UK. Here, in an extract from the introduction to the report, its author Joanna Perry sums up the challenges the multichannel world is ...
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AnalysisThe green tax goes off-colour
An energy efficiency scheme was supposed to incentivise retailers to think about carbon emissions, but the Government has backtracked on its commitment to recycle the money. Liz Morrell reports
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GalleryStore gallery: Comet's new look
Electricals retailer Comet is introducing a new look to its stores designed to make shoppers feel more at home. John Ryan and George MacDonald visit the Purley Way store to find out more
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AnalysisMorrisons United
Retail transformation projects have a habit of causing disruption and falling short of their goals. Halfway through a radical four-year systems overhaul, how has Morrisons avoided the pitfalls? Tim Danaher speaks to the key players in the biggest transformation project in retail
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AnalysisMike Barnes
Signet’s incoming chief executive joins on Wednesday. He keeps a low profile, but those that know him warn he should not be underestimated.
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GalleryForever 21, Birmingham
Three floors of fashion, 56,000 sq ft and the first of its kind in the UK. This was the prospect that greeted shoppers queuing outside the Forever 21 store in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago.
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AnalysisMarketplaces
A marketplace lets retailers be seen as a one-stop-shop for shoppers to source a particular product, but etailers need to avoid the potential pitfalls
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OpinionChristmas will be fine, but...
With December just around the corner, consumers and retailers are preparing for the annual game of cat and mouse.
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OpinionCooking up ways to connect
The most successful retailers are bringing their brands to life, says Mark Price
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OpinionA white-knuckle ride into Christmas
It’s ironic that while Christmas decorations come into stores earlier every year, customers are leaving their spending even later.