Opinion – Page 110
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OpinionOpinion: Fresh retail thinking needed as shopping habits change
In the run-up to the future of retail and consumer conference R:evolution, TrueStart explores innovation in retail today.
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OpinionOpinion: Clever shopping and the rise of artificial intelligence in retail
As retailers predict how consumers will shop in the future, artificial intelligence could have an impact in store, online and beyond.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco has calmer seas ahead, but still faces headwinds
Tesco’s full-year results represented a sea of calm compared with the turbulent and chaotic waters that investors encountered a year ago.
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OpinionOpinion: Asos sets standards others must meet to win tomorrow’s shoppers
The fast fashion etailer’s investment in technology and service mean it is still growing strongly. But even the disruptors get disrupted.
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OpinionOpinion: Fashion retailers should combat weather woes after March washout
Retailers would have been pinning their hopes on a sales boost from the earlier Easter, but some were instead left feeling under the weather.
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OpinionBlog: Are you a champion of the UK retail supply chain?
Be in with a chance of gaining industry recognition at the only awards which reward excellence in retail supply chain.
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OpinionAnalysis: How big is the 'big and tall' sector in fashion retail?
Athletics brand Raging Bull has attracted the attention of retail aficionados following the success of its big and tall range for larger men.
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OpinionOpinion: Marks & Spencer's stores should be so much better
The right product at the right time is all well and good, but if you want to attract shoppers, give them a shop they’ll want to visit.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail restructuring? You ain’t seen nothin' yet
As customers demand more services and retailers keep reaching for their ‘holy grail’, the future of retail is becoming harder to predict.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to stay operational as online traffic spikes
How can retailers stay operational as online traffic spikes?
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OpinionBlog: Are you loud and proud when it comes to your supply chain?
Combining creativity and efficiency by sharing behind-the-scenes processes with consumers can win their invaluable loyalty.
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OpinionJacqueline Gold: Shortsighted Brexit backing is bad for business
Voting to leave the European Union in the upcoming referendum would force the next generation into an insular and isolationist stance.
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OpinionOpinion: Pinterest promoted pins give retail insight into future purchases
Pinterest promoted pin ads have launched in the UK and could provide retailers with valuable insight into their customers’ future purchases.
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OpinionOpinion: How grocers' price-matching schemes have become irrelevant
Price comparisons were once commonplace across the grocery market, but as everyday low prices sweep the sector, they are becoming irrelevant.
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OpinionOpinion: How new accounting rules will impact retailers' balance sheets
Most UK retailers have significant property leases for flagship stores, shopping centres, other outlets and warehouses.
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OpinionOpinion: New boss Rowe aims to put the spark back into Marks
M&S boss Rowe sets the tone of his likely approach to leading the retailer and reviving its fashion division by going back to the shopfloor.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco in fightback mode ahead of full-year results
When Matt Davies opened Retail Week Live last month, the boss of Tesco UK claimed the grocer was “on the cusp of something special”.
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OpinionOpinion: Digital transformation and the danger of retail buzzwords
In the game of c-suite buzzword bingo, ‘digital transformation’ and ‘disruption’ are the latest hot terms, in the way ‘omnichannel’ previously was.
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OpinionNeil Saunders: Low gas prices no longer fuelling US retail growth
Americans may be saving money on fuel, but instead of spending the excess they’re exercising caution and choosing to save and pay off debts.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the grocers' premium ranges need premier presentation
There is more to shifting premium ranges in a supermarket than putting the stuff on the shelves and letting the product speak for itself.