Opinion – Page 112
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OpinionBlog: Hermes teams up with Co-op for click-and-collect service
Hermes’ Joanne Morley explains why the company has joined forces with the Co-op for its ParcelShop service.
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OpinionOpinion: Recognising the extraordinary talents of today’s retail leaders
The 21st Retail Week Awards with Oracle is an opportune moment to reflect on the change that continues to characterise this industry.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
How can retailers minimise the impact of a data breach?
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OpinionOpinion: Slight shift in business rates reform makes for 'lopsided' Budget
Before he had even posed for the photo outside Number 11, large elements of what Chancellor George Osborne would say were already clear.
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OpinionBlog: Could warehouse robotics be counterproductive without human supervision?
Retailers may want to prepare for robots in their warehouses but not at the cost of the human touch.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s focus on quality and value pays off as sales advance
When Sainsbury’s updated after Christmas, boss Mike Coupe said he expected sales in the second half of the year to be better than the first.
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OpinionBlog: Fulfilment costs could shrink retail margins to just 1%
Retail margins could shrink to 1% by 2025 unless retailers address the economics of online fulfilment, new research has revealed.
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OpinionOpinion: Why bricks-and-mortar stores are better than online
Reports of the death of the high street have been greatly exaggerated. Retail Darwinism will determine the stores of the future.
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OpinionBlog: Don’t rule out driverless lorries just yet
They may still seem to be the stuff of sci-fi, but driverless lorries are yet more proof that retail supply chains are at the cutting edge of technological innovation.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How retailers should approach digital transformation
How should retailers approach digital transformation?
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must invest in training to create valued jobs
As retail continues to change, so will jobs in the industry in order to adapt to new realities such as the national living wage.
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OpinionOpinion: The grocers' 'special' offers seem anything but to me
The grocery sector is overdue for a radical rethink in terms of how it handles product promotions and incentivises customer loyalty.
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OpinionOpinion: Sunday trading vote shows ignorance to retailers' needs
The vote against Sunday trading reform has demonstrated how ignorant many MPs are to what retailers really need and want.
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OpinionOpinion: How to enable smart transformation in the digital age
Agility and fresh thinking can enable retailers to transform infrastructure, despite the challenge of capex constraints.
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OpinionOpinion: Mixed track record of CVAs puts BHS and Beales on a knife-edge
CVAs can be a effective option for embattled retailers, but history is littered with examples where it was an ill-suited approach to pursue.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the Budget needs to bring action on business rates
George Osborne must deliver a better business rate deal, not just for the survival of bricks-and-mortar retail but for the sake of communities
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OpinionOpinion: The rise of the digital talent gap on retail boards
As technology becomes embedded in every part of the shopping experience, is the knowledge of current retail bosses up to scratch?
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OpinionOpinion: Value retailers face intense battle for the pennies never mind pounds
As Kevin O’Byrne prepares to settle into the chief executive’s chair at Poundland, it’s not just personnel that are changing in the value variety store market.
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OpinionOpinion: Marketing on Mother’s Day is about more than flowers
The days of doing the predictable should be behind us when it comes to marketing. But how free-thinking are retailers in this regard?
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OpinionOpinion: How Asia challenges Europe’s preconceptions of retail locations
It’s not every day you have the opportunity to fly 6,000 miles with three clients on the hunt for innovation and inspiration.