Opinion – Page 222
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OpinionBlog: Reach out to the wealthy on Facebook
Much has been written about the potential – untapped or otherwise – of social media networks for fashion brands, but a new report by market research company Sparkler suggests that Facebook could help luxury brands reach out to Europe’s most affluent customers.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Tesco - not very Fresh & not very Easy
Tesco didn’t help themselves by launching a store format with a range that was not very fresh and not very easy to shop in.
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OpinionComment: Not Tesco's finest hour, but possibly not its worst
So, Tesco’s Fresh & Easy misadventure in the US is drawing to a close.
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OpinionComment: Tesco needs to use technology to engage customers
Tesco needs to focus on using its huge wealth of technological innovation to engage customers and avoid focusing on gimmicks.
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OpinionComment: Tesco boss Philip Clarke blogs on the Fresh & Easy strategic review
Today I’ve announced Tesco’s decision to begin a strategic review of Fresh & Easy, our business in the US.
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OpinionBlog: Amazon offers customisable pages and posts
Online giant Amazon has launched Amazon Pages and Posts to improve the look, feel and performance of other retailers’ pages on its site.
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OpinionComment: Look after the retailers of the future
It is not uncommon for British prime ministers to call on the Blitz spirit when they want to appear statesmanlike, and David Cameron certainly evoked some Churchillian rhetoric last week.
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OpinionComment: Pop-ups mean trouble
The life has gone out of many pop-ups and they’re there because they have to be.
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Blog: eBay is putting the fun into Christmas shopping
It’s not Christmas without an eBay festive themed pop-up shop.
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OpinionComment: Even a white-goods knight won’t be enough to save Comet now
I’m writing this on the day that a ‘white-goods knight’ is meeting with Comet’s administrators to thrash out a deal to acquire the bulk of the Comet business.
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OpinionComment: Why did the OFT's decision on promotions take so long?
The OFT’s announcement that eight retailers have agreed to a set of principles over special offers and promotions is a welcome move.
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Blog: Ignore your customers and provide them with a better service
‘The customer is king’ is a long accepted truism in retail. Everything retailers do revolves around the customer.
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OpinionComment: Christmas will be the real multichannel test
The sceptics remain in the ascendancy when it comes to whether the UK can replicate the consumer feeding frenzy witnessed around Black Friday in the US.
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OpinionComment: Retail today is web, web, web
Consumers can fulfil their every need online, so it’s vital retailers invest.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I avoid temporary staff breaching data protection laws in the run-up to Christmas?
How can I avoid temporary staff breaching data protection laws in the run-up to Christmas?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can a retailer maximise the chances of their new shopfit being completed on time?
How can a retailer maximise the chances of their new shopfit being completed on time?
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OpinionComment: Dixons needs to tackle falling sales in southern Europe
Rather like Gatwick Airport, Dixons is split between the north and the south, and although life is generally grim ‘up’t north’, in Dixons’ case it is the other way around.
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OpinionComment: Fond farewell to the BRC
“You’ll need a very thick skin.” That’s what Kevin Hawkins, my predecessor as BRC director-general, told me as I took over from him five years ago.
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OpinionBlog: Google glasses make me feel like Marty McFly
Former Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones was waxing lyrical about the rise of mobile shopping at our sister magazine Drapers’ Fashion Summit last week.
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OpinionComment: Mothercare boss Simon Calver is making progress
New Mothercare boss Simon Calver is making progress with his turnaround of the maternity specialist, last week’s interims showed.