All Opinion articles – Page 5
View all stories of the same content type.
-
OpinionOpinion: Has Mike Ashley made a meal of his masterplan?
Sports Direct’s postponement of its full-year results has set off City alarm bells – has the retailer’s founder Mike Ashley bitten off more than he can chew?
-
Opinion
Leader: Earth isn’t big enough for Amazon’s ambitions
Amazon’s annual Prime Day promotional extravaganza, which took place this week, will no doubt result in plenty of superlative-laden headlines – it usually does.
-
Opinion
Richard Hyman: Home is an expensive distraction for fashion retailers
As a throng of fashion retailers push into homewares, retail expert Richard Hyman argues they are chasing fool’s gold and should stick to the knitting.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Is Dunkerton’s passion enough to turn Superdry around?
He might “bleed orange” – but is passion enough to make Superdry’s interim boss Julian Dunkerton the man to return the fashion retailer to rude health?
-
Opinion
Opinion: How many more tomorrows will the City give Ocado?
Ocado has today reported a big slump in half-year profit – yet the City remains, for now at least, fairly sanguine.
-
Opinion
Obituary: Arthur Ryan, Primark founder who blazed a trail
In 1969, Apollo 11 flew Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon, Jeff Bezos was just five years old and Arthur Ryan opened the doors to the first Primark store.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Online retailers must face up to inconvenient truths
Online retail sales growth slowed to 0.6% in the 12 weeks to June 2, versus 8% in 2018. While we can point to the weather as being partly to blame, I think there are a few larger trends at play here.
-
Opinion
Move of the Week: ‘Beating heart’ of Pret A Manger steps down
It will very soon be the end of an era at Pret A Manger, following the news that Clive Schlee will step down as chief executive at the end of September after 16 years leading the business.
-
Opinion
Leader: Retail must help itself on Brexit if new PM won’t
As the clock ticks into a pivotal month for the future of the UK and its economy, retailers could be forgiven for feeling far from optimistic.
-
Opinion
Bryan Roberts: Sainsbury’s stores still a mixed bag
Against a backdrop of relentless discounters, a resurgent Tesco and a recovering Asda, Sainsbury’s put out its first-quarter update this morning, putting a brave face on what might be considered a tepid set of numbers.
-
Opinion
Opinion: JLP must beware death by a thousand cuts
John Lewis partners have been dealt a blow by the news that some of them will lose their partnership status – and thousands of pounds each year.
-
Opinion
Leader: Western retailers can't take success in China for granted
As Aldi launches in China, Carrefour is scaling back. The French retail giant is the latest in a long line of big international retailers to dial down their presence in the Chinese market.
-
Opinion
Missguided supply boss: Don’t demonise fashion’s democratisation
The retail sector’s issues around sustainability and ethics go much deeper than sounding off about a £1 bikini, says Missguided head of product quality and supply base Paul Smith
-
Opinion
Move of the Week: Kernan brings impressive CV to River Island
River Island has gone outside of the family to appoint its new chief executive.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Government rejection of fashion 1p tax is a cop-out
The government has rejected an additional tax on retail, news that might normally be welcomed, so overburdened with levies is this industry.
-
Opinion
Opinion: What can other retailers learn from Arcadia’s CVA?
Reading the coverage of Arcadia’s company voluntary arrangement (CVA), one could be forgiven for thinking that rather than being a matter of commerce it was, in fact, a popularity contest.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Time to take a leaf out of Waterstones’ book
It seems a long time ago – some people won’t even remember it – that Amazon was simply an online bookseller.
-
Opinion
Malcolm Walker: Iceland was right to fight GM food
In the headlines last month came news that another US jury had awarded huge damages against the chemicals giant Monsanto – $2bn in this case, to a couple who successfully argued that use of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup caused their cancers.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Founders bring authenticity – lose them at your peril
With all the recent activity, it seems a good time to review the role of founders in retail brands and when, if ever, they should step aside.
-
Opinion
Opinion: Ted’s tired product could make it vulnerable to takeover
Ted Baker, which was until very recently a stock market darling, has issued its second profit warning in four months.
