Opinion – Page 215
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OpinionComment: Retailers looking for financing could face a tough road ahead
This might sound like an understatement, but now is not the best time to be looking to refinance a retail business.
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OpinionComment: Direct-to-consumer sites need to communicate the benefits
Poor old brands. Once they held the upper hand over retailers, now they are fighting a constant battle to get their products on store shelves.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers line up for etail's top jobs
N Brown’s hire of The Original Factory Shop boss Angela Spindler as its new chief executive was a surprise to some who were expecting the home shopping group to opt for an online veteran.
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OpinionComment: The pace of retail quickens
January is the month when not much happens in retail traditionally.
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The Retail Trust Ball
Retailing remains one of the most fiercely competitive sectors in British business, but it is also bound by common values and an innate sense of togetherness.
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OpinionComment: Lessons from HMV's Twitter debacle
If it wasn’t such a damning indictment of retailers’ understanding of social media, there would be a delicious irony to be enjoyed in Thursday’s decidedly cautionary tale told by HMV’s staff through its Twitter account.While HMV executives drafted cautiously worded emails to investors, innovation experts supplied us with endless post ...
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Blog: Big ideas from the Big Apple
It’s a tough time for traditional retailers – as the number of prominent casualties on the UK high street in recent weeks testifies.
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OpinionComment: Tesco growth shows turnaround is on track
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke will not view the latest grocery market share figures as evidence that efforts to turn the UK business around are complete.
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OpinionComment: The real value of a fat cat's £1m bonus
Businesses should be seen as the heroes that pay this country’s bills, says Malcolm Walker.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can online retailers ensure that their terms and conditions are compliant?
How can online retailers ensure that their terms and conditions are compliant with changing consumer protection laws?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: What can I do to increase the returns rate on end-of-line stock?
What can I do to increase returns on end-of-line stock?
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Asos - From coal to global fashion fulfilment in a generation
Back in 1984, the coal-mining village of Grimethorpe became famous for its violent clashes between the miners and the police. But today it is the peaceful hub of Asos’s global logistics operation.
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OpinionComment: Debenhams’ fresh strategies impress city analysts
Department store Debenhams has been a bit out of favour since Christmas, when chief executive Michael Sharp’s comments on margin spooked some analysts.
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OpinionComment: Let’s be bold and shout about what retail has to offer
“We could be the ones who step up for our heroes just as they stood for us.” I heard Walmart’s US president Bill Simon telling the National Retail Federation conference in New York.
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OpinionBlog: Could the industry adopt Tesco law?
The horse meat scandal is nearing the finish line, but the repercussions look set to change the food and drink sector for the long term.
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OpinionBlog: Former Game boss Ian Shepherd on retail reinvention
I’ve shied away from commenting on the recent spate of retail administrations for a number of reasons.
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Blog: Mobile couch potatoes help rack up record online sales
Online shopping stats from our e-commerce platform, FrescaCommerce have revealed a new trend. It seems more and more of us are tuning in, switching on, and checking out while watching TV.
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Blog: Mobile couch potatoes help rack up record online sales
Online shopping stats from our e-commerce platform, FrescaCommerce have revealed a new trend. It seems more and more of us are tuning in, switching on, and checking out while watching TV.
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OpinionBlog: The BT Retail Week Technology Awards have launched
The BT Retail Week Technology awards have now launched, and they’re a great way both to highlight your hard work this year and to help boost the profile of technology in retail.
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OpinionComment: What Morrisons could do better
A visit to the refitted Morrisons in Camden on Saturday afternoon was revealing. One morning, in the autumn last year, the suits were out in force admiring the change that had been wrought in the store following a makeover.