Opinion – Page 141
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OpinionComment: 2015 will be the year online retail gets physical
The year ahead is set to be one in which established online merchants reach for a bigger slice of the physical store market.
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OpinionComment: Should retailers worry about the Russian currency crisis?
Russia is facing yet another currency crisis as the rouble has been depreciating drastically this year.
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OpinionComment: Seeking inspiration from the retail market as a whole makes sense
Knowing your competitive backyard is just not good enough. Take a look at what retailers en masse are doing to sell more merchandise.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I increase conversion and close sales online?
Seventy-four percent of Britons purchased online this year, according to ONS.
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OpinionComment: The nightmare hire that could have been avoided
Retailers should carry out thorough checks on job candidates before hiring to avoid costly and embarrassing situations.
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OpinionComment: No truce in supermarket aisles this Christmas
Popular misconceptions about Iceland’s offer abound, but the grocer is fighting back in the run up to Christmas and beyond.
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OpinionComment: Get ready for the new retail normal at Christmas
This year’s golden quarter is set to be another nail-biter as Black Friday and last-minute shoppers make Christmas sales evermore uncertain.
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OpinionAnalysis: How grocers can embrace new food labelling regulations
Retailers must try to engage their shoppers when trying to meet the needs of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC).
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OpinionComment: Carpetright’s new boss Wilf Walsh is a nice fit
When Wilf Walsh was appointed chief executive of Carpetright a few eyebrows were raised but things are looking up under his watch.
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OpinionComment: a retail chaplain's Christmas in Bristol Shopping Quarter
Service personnel or hospital staff may be familiar with what a chaplain is – I fulfil a similar role in the world of retail.
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OpinionComment: Retail ‘labs’ create the impression of forward movement
Retail has always been adept at purloining words that have little to do with the business of buying and selling, the retail ‘lab’ is a prime example.
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OpinionRetail Week's 12 days of Christmas: Mark Price looks back at 2014
John Lewis deputy chairman and Waitrose boss Mark Price gives his thoughts on 2014 and what the future holds for grocery retail.
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OpinionBlog: The strange places people do their online Christmas shopping
Research from Hermes shows some of the interesting and unusual places consumers choose to use their smart devices to shop online this Christmas, as Mark Pettit explains.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can etailers put the soul into Christmas shopping?
Shoppers in the UK will spend £1 in every £4 online this golden quarter, so the pressure is on for retailers.
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OpinionComment: Never underestimate the power of ‘new’ in retail
While many shoppers turn to online for convenience, stores will always attract consumers who want new and unique products.
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OpinionComment: For retailers this will be the Christmas of logistics
Retail’s golden quarter is in full swing and this year retailer’s must juggle the logistics of online and in-store sales and fulfilment.
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OpinionComment: Retailer’s must offer unique experiences to get shoppers talking
Giving consumers and experience or customer service something worth sharing with their friends is at the heart of retailers’ success.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's clean-up is necessary, but will investors stick with it?
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis can’t put a timeframe on the turnaround of the grocer. And it’s probably just as well.
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OpinionComment: Pop-ups are not always cause for universal rejoicing
Unfettered greed and short-termism are endemic to the retail property market across London, and the outcome is moribund empty shops.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do we appoint an external chairman?
External executive recruitment is one of the most perilous decisions in any family company, according to Barracuda Search joint managing director Jamie Zuppinger.