Opinion – Page 235
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading may not be the road to retail gold
As the Olympic flag passed from London to Rio de Janeiro on Sunday and the nation began reflecting on the athletic and cultural success the Olympic Games have proven to be, attention soon turned to sustaining that momentum and building on the legacy left behind by London 2012.
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OpinionComment: An extra 1% effort can improve performance
It’s been an amazing few weeks, from Danny Boyle’s wonderful celebration of everything that makes us proud to be British in the Olympic Opening Ceremony to the Games themselves, with so many extraordinary athletes and outstanding performances.
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Blog: The secret to re-booting the high street is at your fingertips
Almost everyone has one. You can launch infuriated fowl at devious swine with them. And they provide the missing link between virtual and physical worlds.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: What are the benefits of a retail apprentice?
What are the business benefits of taking on an retail apprentice?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can I get accurate profit projections as a multi-channel retailer?
Now that we operate across multiple channels, we find it difficult to make profit projections accurate. How can we change that?
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OpinionBlog: Asda's Andy Clarke is a good sport
Asda boss Andy Clarke was man of the match today while reporting his team’s thrashing of the competition at its quarterly results.
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OpinionBlog: Could facial recognition be the answer to personalised deals?
Facebook check-ins could prove valuable for retailers wanting to deliver relevant deals to customers visiting stores, but as yet no one has found a way to capitalise on this activity.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Asda - is PR more important than performance?
Most businesses would say that performance is more important than PR spin, but this afternoon the formidable Asda PR machine is in full flow after the Walmart Q2 sales figures were published in the US, as Asda is “never knowingly under-promoted”.
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OpinionComment: Opportunity knocks at SuperGroup
Just as SuperGroup looked to be getting a stable management in place, the fashion retailer has suffered the sudden loss of its co-founder and chief executive for wholesale and international.
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OpinionComment: Desperate tactics won’t win the game for retailers
Inflation is at its lowest level in two years. But this isn’t necessarily a cause for celebration. Demand is so weak that vendors are desperate to generate revenue.
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OpinionComment: Sunday trading is less attractive than it may seem
While retailers in London, and across the country, have taken advantage of the relaxation of Sunday Trading hours over the last fortnight it is too early to argue whether this should become a permanent change.
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OpinionComment: The humble barcode is the future for m-commerce
The consumerisation of technology is bound to drive innovations in shopping, but nothing yet has had the same kind of potential as the increasing ubiquity of smartphones.
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British business targets international gold
While the main event took place at Stratford, Her Majesty’s Government was hard at work at Lancaster House selling the UK to the world during The British Business Embassy’s Global Investment Conference.
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OpinionComment: Retailers weren't welcome at the Olympics
As a confirmed internationalist, I watched the Olympic opening ceremony with a mixture of embarrassment and dread.
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OpinionComment: Westfield uses Google+ photo booth to boost social media profile
Westfield has launched a number of centres in this country and is now building its already huge profile across social media.
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OpinionComment: Cyber thieves are smarter than you think
There are two opposite views on the best way to protect sensitive retail data from cyber thieves, including payment card, CRM, inventory, pricing and payroll data.
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OpinionComment: With the Olympics over, what’s left for retailers?
Well that’s it then, today is the first post-Olympic day and already there will be people feeling the lack of screens featuring other people running, jumping or splashing.
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OpinionComment: Moore to do for HMV chief
The claim by departing HMV chief executive Simon Fox that his legacy is the survival of the entertainment giant should be taken at face value.
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OpinionComment: Wilkinson gives value a run for its money
Shopping at value retailers actually terrifies me. The overstocked, overcrowded stores make the shopping trip a mission to get in and out of the shop as soon as is physically possible so I can breathe again.
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OpinionComment: Will click and collect save the high street?
Short-term benefits make click and collect an attractive investment for many retailers but, ultimately, it won’t patch up the problems on the high street.