All Opinion articles – Page 39
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OpinionOpinion: Will new direct-to-consumer wave outlast pandemic?
As the health emergency forced the world into lockdown, businesses adapted as fast as they could to cater for cooped-up customers and create alternative revenue streams.
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OpinionOpinion: Flexibility will be key in post-pandemic jobs market
Worries about job security will, I’m sure, be dominating the thoughts of many people working in retail right now.
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OpinionOpinion: No-deal Brexit would be a greater challenge for grocers than coronavirus
UK grocers and the food supply chain have stood tall and fed the nation during the coronavirus pandemic, but a no-deal Brexit in January could be a crisis too far.
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OpinionDispatch: How UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim is adapting to Covid-19
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts who provide insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: JC Penney is a cautionary tale of how not to run a retailer
JC Penney has been a staple of the US retail landscape for as long as most Americans can remember.
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OpinionOpinion: Now is the time for retailers to get to grips with data
Following the recently announced changes to the lockdown, retailers are busy preparing for a new normal.
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OpinionDispatch: Is Italian retail ready to emerge from lockdown?
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionOpinion: Next phase of Covid-19 crisis will present even tougher challenges
We are now into week 10 of lockdown and, after the government published its recovery strategy, it’s starting to feel like we’re perhaps coming to the end of the beginning of this crisis.
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OpinionOpinion: Job retention scheme extension is welcome news for retail
As we begin to descend the coronavirus mountain – to borrow the prime minister’s analogy – the thoughts of business leaders have turned to the question of how to get Britain back to work.
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OpinionOpinion: Oxford Street needs post-pandemic retail reinvention
It’s the UK’s premier urban shopping destination, but London’s Oxford Street will need a lot of TLC to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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OpinionOpinion: Morrisons, Next and Pret show even the best must adapt to coronavirus
“Adapt or die” was already a well-worn mantra in the world of retail, but it has perhaps never been as relevant as it is during present times.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spain’s El Corte Inglés is preparing for life after lockdown
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionRichard Lim: How to tackle the deepest recession in 300 years
The UK economy is clearly facing an extraordinary crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves across communities, financial markets and has caused paralysis within many businesses.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Bray’s Amazon exit is a warning sign
What impact will Covid-19 have on talent acquisition and retention? It’s a question I found myself pondering this week on reading the news that a senior Amazon executive has quit over its treatment of warehouse workers.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must take back control of their digital marketing destiny
The Javits Center in New York City is currently being used as a 2,500-bed field hospital run by the National Guard.
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OpinionOpinion: Culture will be king for retailers that conquer coronavirus
There was a time when sceptics, me included, might have taken the words ‘company culture’ with a large pinch of salt.
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OpinionPeter Pritchard: How to win the trust of colleagues and customers after lockdown
I think the entire retail community would agree with me when I say that we’ve simply never experienced anything like the current situation before.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must adopt new normals for post-coronavirus world
“Won’t it be great when things are back to normal?” you hear people say.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spar International is thinking like a marketplace amid coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionAjaz Ahmed: There are no queues on Google – why are there on retail websites?
Your office is now empty and meetings are being held using video conferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts.