Opinion – Page 107
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OpinionOpinion: Gap is stuck in a vicious cycle, with no signs of getting out
This has been a disastrous quarter for Gap and one during which all of its main engines not only stalled, but went into reverse.
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OpinionOpinion: In or out of Europe, we need better regulation
UK retailers must comply with a huge array of regulation, much of it from Brussels. The referendum raises key questions about that regulation.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers must let the customer drive their supply chain strategy
This year’s Retail Week Supply Chain Summit focused on why putting the customer at the heart of your strategy and embracing change are essential.
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OpinionOpinion: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to women’s returning habits
Statistics showing that retailers’ profits are being hit by women practising multi-size shopping hide a much more complex returns picture.
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OpinionOpinion: Lord Kirkham on learning from the champions
What can we retailers glean from Leicester City Football Club’s great success as Premier League champions? Plenty, I bet.
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OpinionOpinion: The union of shopkeepers should be preserved
The world’s top 50 retailers (Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing, 2016) include 21 from the EU and 21 from North America.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does an effective digital strategy look like?
How can retailers ensure their digital strategy is really working?
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OpinionOpinion: What technology retailers should learn from Apple stores
On the 15th anniversary of Apple’s first store opening, retailers today could learn from the tech giant’s gamble on innovation.
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OpinionOpinion: Clarke's on Asda's throne, but Murray holds keys to the kingdom
In the wake of Asda’s seventh consecutive quarter of falling sales, the grocer’s boss, Andy Clarke, hit the proverbial nail on the head.
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OpinionOpinion: BHS’s big lesson is retailers can never grow old with their customers
As the BHS sale process draws to an end, the hope is that perhaps the famous retailer can re-establish its consumer appeal under new ownership.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S is upping its game and people need to know
There are lots of letters and statements about the difficult situation Marks & Spencer faces in its clothing and general merchandise department.
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OpinionOpinion: Will consumers buy their Austin Reed suits from Sports Direct?
As Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley expresses interest in collapsed menswear chain Austin Reed, John Ryan considers the likely outcome.
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OpinionThis week in retail: Asda seeks to recover trade from core shoppers
Asda issues its quarterly update this week, with pressure on CEO Andy Clarke after performance had reached a “nadir” last year.
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OpinionBlog: Protecting the integral role SMEs play in the UK
Hermes’ Mike Antwoon on the importance of supporting SMEs across retail and why they’re central to the sector’s ongoing growth.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to mitigate risks in the supply chain
How can retailers guard against supply chain risks?
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OpinionJacqueline Gold: We must adapt or die in a fast-changing world
It’s been a bumper year for obituary writers and a bad one for celebrities – barely a week’s gone by without someone who entertained us passing away.
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OpinionOpinion: The true cost of click-and-collect for retailers
Click-and-collect continues to gain popularity amongst shoppers, so retailers need to innovate to create a cost-effective offer.
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OpinionOpinion: Why shoppers are demanding fresh thinking from retailers
Chewing the fat with retail leaders is usually a fascinating experience, but a chat with the people who shop in their stores can prove equally illuminating.
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OpinionOpinion: BHS staff deserve more from this probe than a pantomime
The parliamentary probe into the collapse of BHS began this week and already the characters, rather than the issues, are taking centre stage.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Tesco's wholesale tie-up with El Corte Inglés is a no-brainer
Tesco’s reciprocal wholesale deal with Spanish retailer El Corte Inglés is far from a new phenomenon, but it makes plenty of sense.