Opinion – Page 126
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OpinionFormer M&S exec launches new fashion brand with Stuart Rose backing
Former Marks & Spencer executive Nayna McIntosh is launching a new women’s fashion brand with the backing of retail veteran Lord Stuart Rose.
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OpinionComment: Do the opposite of Amazon if you want to compete with it
All retailers should take note of Amazon’s symbolic eclipse of Walmart to become the world’s biggest retailer by market capitalisation.
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OpinionRetailers should take heart from Next's second-quarter trading update
Fashion bellwether Next’s second-quarter update reminds bosses that despite external challenges there are opportunities for good retailers.
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OpinionComment: Use digital technology to disarm the cost-profit timebomb
How can the multichannel retail experience exceed customers’ expectations and where can innovations in digital technology help?
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OpinionComment: Hosting pop-ups is the way forward for retailers and brands alike
The notion of what constitutes a pop-up may be changing, but it is an increasingly important approach for retailers of all kinds to consider.
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OpinionComment: The real picture of retail is not as rosy as it looks
The retail industry has never been so focused on price, and as interest rates rise it will force businesses to be more dynamic.
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OpinionRFID blog: Proving the business benefits for RFID
So you’re interested in the benefits RFID can bring to your business – but how do you move from this idea to making it happen?
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OpinionBlog: Why specialist retailers are forging ahead on multichannel retailing
Some of the best examples of multichannel retailing can be seen in specialist retailers, many of whom are well ahead of the market on their digitally enabled propositions.
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OpinionBlog: getting the right tools for the right job
Retail SMEs across the country are making use of Amazon Marketplace, eBay and myHermes for their business needs.
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OpinionNew West End boss: London needs longer Sunday hours to compete globally
New West End Company boss Richard Dickinson says a small change to Sunday trading rules will make a big difference to London.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to avoid being hit by website failures
How to avoid being hit by website failures
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OpinionComment: Why external retail labs are better than internal innovation
Big businesses often fail to innovate internally so forward-thinking retailers should look to external incubators for fresh ideas.
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Comment: Are Spain’s big retailers opening to private investment?
Top Spanish retailer Mercadona has no external investors – unlike compatriots El Corte Inglés and Inditex. Will it always be so?
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OpinionMarks & Spencer succession: Who should follow Marc Bolland in the top role?
The departure of M&S general merchandise boss John Dixon set hares running about succession at retail’s closest equivalent to royalty.
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OpinionAs the economy improves, retailers need to make hay while the sun shines
In a world where one of the largest economies suffers a massive stock market plunge, you could be forgiven for thinking you’d woken up in 2008.
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OpinionComment: How will Facebook’s shoppable brand pages impact the etail channel?
Facebook is taking another crack at becoming an ecommerce contender after listening to brands that made a first foray into Facebook Stores.
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OpinionComment: Red Sale signs no longer rouse the right reaction
The plethora of red signage up and down the high street means that Sales have become more or less an irrelevance to shoppers.
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OpinionRFID blog: What makes RFID beneficial to your business?
For any technology, such as RFID, to replace barcodes as the data capture method in the retail industry, there has to be a clear-cut relative advantage.
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OpinionWhy general merchandise boss John Dixon has left Marks & Spencer
The unexpected departure of M&S’s general merchandise boss has reignited speculation about machinations in the bellwether’s boardroom.
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OpinionBlog: Buying in to Amazon Prime Day
Promising ‘more deals than Black Friday’, Amazon’s Prime Day served to reward its loyal customers and raise the profile of the service.