Opinion – Page 229
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OpinionComment: Some good ideas are emerging on 'showrooming'
In the otherwise futile battle against showrooming – do you really think making it harder for your shoppers to compare prices on their mobile devices isn’t going to backfire? – some chains have started to get clever.
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OpinionBlog: Gucci leverages its digital advertising assets
Last week’s announcement Gucci that it’s partnering with social advertising start-up Triple Lift shows the importance of Pinterest to fashion brands
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OpinionComment: Rents may be higher, but etailers need physical stores
Blurring the sense of difference between the real and virtual worlds should be the aim of all retailers.
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Blog: An idea from over here that’s doing rather well over there
Nobody does customer service like the Americans. So it was fantastic when our Clienteling tool helped Cole Haan win one of eight Store Operations Superstar Awards from Retail Touchpoints.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK recovery likely to accelerate
Tesco boss Philip Clarke will not have thanked the way the financial stars aligned this week to bring Tesco and Sainsbury’s results on the same day, albeit for different reporting periods.
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OpinionComment: Retail should be an industry for everyone
The Paralympics legacy can continue through fair employment for all.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How do I decide when to absorb cost increases or when to pass them on to consumers?
How do I decide when to absorb cost increases or when to pass them on to consumers?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How should brands use their web presence to support both online and offline customers?
How should brands use their web presence to support both online and offline customers?
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Blog: Is the fitting room losing its lustre?
The ease of shopping online for fashion may be behind the decline in popularity of one of fashion retailing’s great stalwarts: the in-store fitting room.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must heed Marks & Spencer’s international strength
Marks & Spencer’s international arm remains robust, widespread and underrated.
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OpinionComment: Competition in sports retail
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct was the market leader in its category last week and remains so this week following the drawn-out demise of JJB Sports.
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OpinionComment: Does Hong Kong still appeal to retailers?
For European retail, consumer and luxury goods companies looking to launch IPOs, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) once had tremendous appeal.
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OpinionComment: Clarke may face a tough road ahead
The fact that Tesco has announced a drop in profits this morning hasn’t come as a surprise to many – and yet that doesn’t make the news any more comforting to investors.
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OpinionComment: The UK is not Tesco's only problem
While all eyes are on Tesco’s UK business, today’s interim results show that the grocer’s domestic market is not its only problem.
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OpinionBlog: Best in class - Asos' web app
Asos have launched a web based mobile app called ASOS Daily Edit to offer customers a bite sized chunk of their products, tailored to their preferences.
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Blog: Retail technology - it’s a question of choice
It’s been easy for observers in recent years to conclude that the High Street is dying.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Sports Direct - Ashley 5, the OFT 0?
Mike Ashley has been running rings around Sports Direct’s rivals in sports retailing.
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OpinionComment: Closing the wrong stores can lead to a click-and-collect disaster
For the avoidance of doubt, I’m a practicologist not a proctologist.
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OpinionComment: Why in-store iPads may be rubbish
Handled the wrong way, in-store multichannel options are as likely to prove redundant for shoppers as the enduring myth that we all like to scan QR codes.
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OpinionBlog: The store of the future must be fun
The store of the future must bring together the online and the offline, but above all it must be fun.