All Opinion articles – Page 31
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OpinionOpinion: Fenwick leadership changes are a huge roll of the dice
Department store group Fenwick is taking a risk as it parts company with both chair Richard Pennycook and chief executive Robbie Feather.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Ted Baker’s new boss faces its toughest ever test
It is testament to the job Rachel Osborne has done under the most difficult of circumstances that the former Debenhams finance chief has been trusted to lead Ted Baker through the toughest period in its history.
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: We are hurtling towards unimaginable social and economic crisis
In the latest in our series of columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive warns chancellor Rishi Sunak of the stark reality their business faces without access to one of the government’s coronavirus support loans.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must act now to help its people through this crisis
Retail always has been and always will be a people industry. People are the heart and soul of this sector and help make it such a vibrant and dynamic trade for us, as journalists, to have the pleasure of covering.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus outbreak will drive investment in new directions
The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy that will have a profound impact on the global economy.
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OpinionRichard Walker: Coronavirus has brought out the best in retail
It feels like we have suddenly stepped into a parallel universe, where none of the normal conventions that have framed our lives apply.
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OpinionOpinion: Exceptional times call for compassionate leaders
Across the UK, and the world, millions of employees will have packed up their desks this past week and retreated to the sanctuary of their own homes.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers may face further pain from force majeure disputes
In little more than a week, the retail landscape in the UK has suffered unprecedented upheaval. When the dust has settled, the fallout from the Covid-19 outbreak may turn out to be one of the most significant economic events for a generation.
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OpinionHelen Dickinson: Government must move quickly to save retail jobs
Businesses across the UK welcomed the chancellor’s announcement of a fund to help with employee’s salaries last week. However, BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson says the government must urgently provide more details on how it will work
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t let rogue warehouses spark an online retail lockdown
Mass store closures ordered by the government to combat the coronavirus crisis have dealt the retail industry a devastating blow.
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OpinionOpinion: Putting people before profit will count long after coronavirus crisis
So here we are. Lockdown. It was a move we all anticipated, but Boris Johnson’s words on Monday night still hit home harder than a Tyson Fury uppercut.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus – government must give retailers respect they deserve
I’ve been a huge fan of apocalyptic films and TV shows since I was a teenager. With Covid-19 we seem to have come the closest to life imitating fiction with just as many twists in the tale.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Coronavirus brings a retail tipping point
In a crisis as big as this one, acting on the immediate challenges is critical. Thinking about the longer-term may seem impossible, or at least deferrable. But in many ways, it is even more important.
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OpinionOpinion: What past battles tell us about keeping retailers in business
Even before this week’s more draconian ‘social distancing’ guidance from the government, retailers were in uncharted territory.
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OpinionCoronavirus: Cash, agility and customer focus will mark retail’s winners
The likely collapse into administration of Laura Ashley is not solely the result of coronavirus. The pandemic was sadly the last nail in the coffin of a retailer that has struggled to appeal to shoppers for some time.
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OpinionThe Secret Retailer: Boris, we face fight for survival without your help
In the first of our columns from a ‘secret retailer’, one chief executive with stores nationwide calls on the government to up its game on coronavirus – and warns businesses will go bust if it doesn’t.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus – what retailers do now will define them in the future
As 21st-century consumers, we’ve gotten used to having the world at our fingertips. Then seemingly overnight, all the stuff we take for granted is in question – access to healthcare; groceries on shelves; the ability to travel, go to school, socialise with friends.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers are the unsung heroes of the coronavirus crisis
For too long, retail has been cut a raw deal.
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus will force retailers to rewrite rules of recruitment
It is inevitable that the coronavirus outbreak will cause significant disruption both to business and to our everyday lives.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail’s star quality shines through
Now more than ever, with retail facing some of the most challenging conditions it has ever known, we should take time to celebrate the accomplishments of this brilliant industry.