Opinion – Page 126
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OpinionComment: The seven deadly sins of customer relationships
Point of sale plays a crucial role in enhancing customer relationships – yet many retailers are not optimising their checkout experience.
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OpinionComment: Protect our endangered independent retailers from redevelopment
High street innovation will suffer if smaller independent retailers remain exposed to the excesses of property redevelopment.
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OpinionJD holds its own against Sports Direct in retail’s equivalent of the Ashes
Amid the turmoil in sports retail over the past few years one retailer stands out for its prowess on the pitch – JD Sports.
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OpinionComment: Does Harvey Nichols' Birmingham revamp 'surprise and delight'?
Harvey Nichols in Birmingham unveiled a glitzy refurb on Friday, but is it too much to say that a shop dazzles consumers?
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OpinionBlog: More woe on the horizon for UK's food suppliers
The major supermarkets’ decision to take food manufacturing in-house could lead to a tidal wave of closures for food suppliers.
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OpinionRFID blog: EPC the cheaper, faster and better way to do RFID
The success of getting a product from the point of manufacture to the customer is reliant on the supply chain so efficiency is key in the success or failure of a retail business.
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OpinionComment: Are UK retail parks still destinations or dinosaurs?
The continued rise in online retailing could be seen as a threat to the physical store environment. Are retail parks doing enough to adapt?
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OpinionComment: Agile supply chains are essential to retailer profitability
Changing patterns in shopping behaviour have challenged retailers to rethink supply chains or face the prospect of diminishing profits.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I adapt to the rise of mobile payment?
How can I adapt to the rise of mobile payment?
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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