Opinion – Page 143
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OpinionComment: Tesco must find its heart to regain core customers
Tesco’s continued difficulties are the result of hubris and the inability to engender affection among core UK consumers.
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OpinionComment: Retailers lead the way on what matters to shoppers
From labour conditions to food-supply integrity, retailers lead the way on listening to customers and building responsible businesses.
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OpinionComment: Discounters to pile more pressure on the Big Four this Christmas
The discounters have had quite a year - and this Christmas they are set to pile more pressure than ever on the Big Four grocers.
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Sainsbury's new strategic plan is a tipping point for UK grocery
A very overused cliché, but today might come to be seen as a tipping point in the evolution of the UK grocery sector.
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OpinionComment: Three clever omnichannel ways to combat showrooming
Some savvy global bricks and mortar retailers are finding creative ways to recapture sales lost to online competitors. It’s just a matter of fine-tuning online and in-store offerings.
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OpinionComment: Mike Coupe is right to update Sainsbury’s offer
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe’s decision to update the retailer’s offer is a necessary response to grocery’s changing landscape.
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OpinionComment: B&M’s maiden results will show its ‘treasure hunt’ appeal
B&M Bargains, the value variety store group that pitches itself as a treasure hunt experience for shoppers, posts maiden interims next week.
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OpinionComment: What is Shop Direct’s secret to ecommerce success?
Following Shop Direct’s latest pre-tax profits increase, how has the etailer gone from a catalogue company to digital department store?
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OpinionComment: Netto’s double-act with Sainsbury's looks a canny move
The return of the discount retailer to the UK, in concert with Sainsbury’s, will put pressure on the other discounters.
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OpinionComment: Why customer relationship management is no longer enough
Customer relationship management (CRM) is too focused on transactions and now retailers must build two-way relationships.
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OpinionBlog: When high-profile supply chain disasters hit
Making the right risk management decisions is critical for supply chain heads managing highly complex, global supply chains.
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OpinionComment: Should retailers be worried about the holiday pay ruling?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s ruling on overtime will change how holiday pay is calculated – how will this verdict impact retailers?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the complexities of trading in China?
As online retail goes from strength to strength, China’s potential as an international ecommerce leader cannot be underestimated.
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OpinionComment: If Morrisons can win shopper loyalty it can win over investors
Morrisons suffered another sharp fall on like-for-like sales at its stores over the past quarter to November 2, when sales fell 6.3%.
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OpinionComment: It's a long road to scale, but Netto has made a good start
When the Netto/Sainsbury’s joint venture was revealed, I had to pull the car over while driving to fully understand what had been announced.
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OpinionComment: The fulfilment essentials for a successful Black Friday
Collect+ chief executive Neil Ashworth explains how retailers should prepare for the fast-approaching Black Friday opportunity
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OpinionComment: Trading challenges will slow the Christmas rush
As Christmas approaches, unseasonable weather and a looming grocery price war have confounded predictions of a vintage retail year.
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OpinionComment: What do M&S’s results mean for CEO Marc Bolland?
A year ago the Marks & Spencer interims on November 5 were a damp squib, but today the shares have taken off like a rocket.
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer stores must reflect its fashion-led product
Marks & Spencer’s results show that Bolland’s strategy for turnaround is slowly taking hold, but does the retailer need to take more risks?
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OpinionComment: As profits rise, M&S may at last be moving in the right direction
There’s not much in retail that’s worse than a minus in front of a sales or profit figure but M&S looks as if it’s going the right way.