Opinion – Page 171
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OpinionComment: Euroshop - when Dusseldorf rules
There are relatively few times when the entire retail design world beats a path to Düsseldorf, but this week is one of them.
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OpinionComment: Why usernames and passwords are too old-fashioned for ecommerce
The news that over 2,000 user credentials from Tesco have been posted online does not come as a surprise given the recent frequency of attacks on major retailers.
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OpinionComment: Falling food sales show how habits are changing
Seven years of the toughest trading conditions in living memory have embedded a high level of caution into the psyche of retail bosses.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Does Ao.com's valuation signal another dotcom bubble?
The old Appliances Online business may have changed its name to the anonymous Ao.com but that hasn’t changed its appeal to US Internet investors.
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OpinionBlog: One month to go to enter BT Retail Week Technology Awards
There’s one month to go to get entries in for the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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OpinionComment: Why it's worth investing to create retail destinations
This week it was revealed that Asda may be considering a bid for Mothercare’s Early Learning Centre as it looks to fill excess space in its stores.
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OpinionAnalysis: Taking Morrisons private could raise fears for Ocado
The news this week that Morrisons’ founding family are attempting to take the company private came as a surprise.
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OpinionComment: What makes a float successful
As interest grows in IPO, Gareth Iley, consumer partner at advisory firm Clearwater Corporate Finance, discusses conditions that are conducive to a successful IPO.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers battle it out in Retail Week's 2014 Omni-lympics
As the world turns its attention to the Winter Olympics, today sees the launch of our own retail-specific games - The 2014 Omni-lympics.
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OpinionComment: Dixons boss Sebastian James on keeping a retail brand relevant
For the last few years at Dixons – but thankfully no longer – my team and I have been the worried-looking doctors and nurses clustered round the bedside of this Great British institution.
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OpinionComment: Will investors make a £1bn bet on Ao.com as it lines up IPO?
White goods etailer Ao.com has made its presence keenly felt in the industry over the last few years, whether for the way it has put customer service at its heart or its amusing ads.
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OpinionComment: How wearable technology will make little difference
The idea that by donning a pair of Robocop-style glasses things will be better is the stuff of Never Never Land.
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OpinionBlog: Thriving housing market is giving home retailers a boost
As a business benefiting from the housing boom, Next Homeware demands a seamless supply chain.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must consider new technology's return on investment
Across the retail sector a lot of effort is going into finding creative ways of using technology to create new customer experiences.The question is, will that investment trickle down into a return for the business, or is it just window dressing?Marc Jacobs recently revealed that it plans to open a ...
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OpinionComment: Transforming supply chains is top priority
From big-name fashion, electronics and furniture retailers to the major grocers and department stores, existing supply chains are being tested to the max.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the best way to adopt new technology?
Despite vast investment, retail IT projects routinely fail to deliver. Retailers spend a lot of time and effort on increasingly sophisticated technology, so how should they be developing and adopting it?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What impact will wearable technology have on retail?
Wearables, or wearable technologies, are different to mobile devices.
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OpinionComment: Retailers race for a slice of the sportswear market
In just four weeks since the peak Christmas trading period, it is clear that sportswear will be in the retail spotlight in 2014, with both specialists and non-specialists targeting it for growth opportunities.
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OpinionComment: Look beyond losses to see Ocado’s success
The ongoing scepticism from certain quarters about Ocado’s ability to turn a profit has become a familiar companion to the online grocer’s results.
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OpinionComment: Mixed messages for retail economy in 2014
There have rarely been so many mixed messages about what really is going on with the economy and what 2014 will look like. It seems we are enjoying rapid economic recovery.