Opinion – Page 228
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OpinionComment: Is it wise for Tesco to introduce Fresh & Easy products to the UK?
Tesco has launched its US private label brand Fresh & Easy in its UK supermarkets, introducing the first in a range of products that will use the American branding from its loss-making US chain. What is the motivation behind this launch?
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OpinionComment: There must be a fairer way of setting business rates for retailers
Given the current state of the market, some of Britain’s leading retailers have called on the government to freeze business rates next year – and can you blame them?
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Blog: Omni-channel payments and the search for Atlantis
Whether you like the term ‘omni-channel payments’ or not – indeed whether you even think of distinguishing between payments, the channels you offer to your customers and your overall retail proposition – it appears to have stuck, for now.
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OpinionBlog: Government should listen to retailers on business rates
Retailers’ fears have been realised as today’s inflation rise of 2.6% could lead to an extra burden of £175m in business rates costs.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should take global labour relations seriously
Retailers with international operations, or reliant on foreign contractors, are increasingly being targeted by pressure groups complaining of poor labour practices abroad.
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OpinionBlog: Walker's craic makes him top o’ the grocers…
A glimpse into the world of Iceland Foods at its annual manager’s conference in Dublin proved an eye opener.
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OpinionBlog: Mobile apps – audience appropriate?
With their low barrier to usage and ability to reach the widest pool of consumers via their mobile phones, it’s easy to see why mobile-optimised websites have been the key investment priority for fashion retailers.
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OpinionComment: Davies should shift Halfords up a gear
A second-quarter rally at car and cycles specialist Halfords was given an extra shine last week with the news Matt Davies has filled the driving seat left vacant by David Wild in July.
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OpinionComment: New skills needed to lead multichannel
I’m asked almost daily, ‘what are the growing areas of the market for senior retail appointments?’
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I increase customer loyalty?
How can I increase customer loyalty and ensure shoppers keep coming back?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Is RFID a cost-efficient way to improve my supply chain?
I’ve read a lot about RFID and how it can help improve my supply chain, but is it a cost-efficient way of doing so?
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OpinionBlog: How m-commerce can help the tills ring out this Christmas
It’s that time of year again and retailers up and down the country are filling their stores full of party dresses as Christmas looms near.
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OpinionComment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
Many people will be left shaking their heads in wonder today when they find out that WHSmith’s pre-tax profits for the year to the end of August have risen 10% to £102m.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith - The margin was the message
Kate Swann’s real achievement over the past nine years has been engineering a huge rise in the company’s gross margin.
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OpinionComment: WHSmith, where less is more
Unchanging interiors and falling sales – what makes WHSmith so efficient…and good?
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OpinionComment: Seizing the Fifty Shades opportunity
Retailers of all sorts can benefit from the popularity of the risqué book Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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OpinionComment: Ted Baker’s unique appeal
The retail industry has frequently been home to maverick business people who have created unique and highly successful companies.
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OpinionBlog: Waitrose to launch online video channel
Waitrose is to launch an online video channel, Waitrose TV, later this autumn.
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OpinionComment: Why Zara's business model is paying dividends
As Inditex’s best-known brand Zara unveiled a 22% jump in UK pre-tax profits in the year to January 31, law firm DLA Piper partner Ruth Hoy examines how the Spanish fashion group’s model continues to deliver.
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OpinionComment: Summarising the World Retail Congress 2012
A year in the preparation and planning, and in three days the World Retail Congress 2012 was all over.