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OpinionTax system should be based on ability to pay
It’s Sunday morning, October 2. I’m watching David Cameron on The Andrew Marr Show, reeling off an extensive list of business issues the Government is apparently dealing with.
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OpinionComment: Ted Baker is no ordinary retailer
“Better product, better design. It’s that simple.” That was the explanation given by Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin to analysts last week as he unveiled a 12.7% increase in first-half profits.
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OpinionHow can we win back customers’ trust?
One of the most striking findings of this year’s Retail Proposition Strength Index, launched by OC&C at the World Retail Congress two weeks ago, was that customers’ trust in retail brands is in sharp decline.
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OpinionSubstantial challenge ahead for Waterstone's
One of the most intriguing conundrums in UK retailing is Alexander Mamut’s prospects for reviving Waterstone’s, which he has entrusted to James Daunt, the highly regarded owner of a much smaller, seven-strong, London-centric competitor.
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B&Q goes mobile
Not having a mobile optimised website is the equivalent of not opening your store on Tuesdays.
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OpinionPrice wars are fine, but what about the suppliers?
Another day, another price war. Or so it feels. Great news for shoppers on a budget, terrible news for suppliers.
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OpinionThe future's multichannel
The good news for retail property is it’s becoming very clear that - with a handful of the very largest exceptions - the future is multichannel, not pure-play.
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Biting the Apple
When will other retailers understand what Apple has done and apply it to their own businesses?
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OpinionComment: Are recessions as much about psychology as economics?
Show faith in the worth of your offer and it’ll rub off on consumers, says Simon Burke
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OpinionGovernment needs to lift shopper confidence
As David Cameron sat down on Wednesday morning to make the finishing touches to his speech to the Tory conference, he could have done worse than take a look at that day’s statements from Tesco, Mothercare, SuperGroup and Sainsbury’s.
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OpinionLaura Ashley’s impressive revival
Despite a chequered history, descending from quintessential UK design icon of the 1960s and 1970s, enjoying international acceptance in the 1980s to spending much of the 1990s in deep trouble, Laura Ashley’s originally faltering but impressive 2000s revival is a textbook example of retail really being detail.
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OpinionAmazon on track to be the world's second largest retailer
Few retailers can touch Amazon at present in terms of growth, innovation, opportunities and pure excitement.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does 'shopper marketing' mean?
I keep hearing the term ‘shopper marketing’. What does it mean?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What should I look out for when outsourcing my data centre hosting?
I’m looking to outsource our data centre hosting to an external supplier. What should I look for in a potential provider and how do I ensure that I receive true value from the relationship?
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OpinionChinese whispers hit Burberry
For evidence of shareholder short-termism, look no further than luxury goods retailer and brand Burberry.
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OpinionThe shifting battleground on price
Tesco announces a new price initiative and the media proclaim a price war.
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Tesco comes out fighting
Tesco’s like-for-like sales fall in the UK is big news, but Phil Clarke didn’t seemed fazed by the challenge ahead today
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Thomas Pink utilises video
Shirt retailer Thomas Pink has redesigned its transactional website with a strong focus on video.
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Quick fix low cost design. There is no such thing
At a time when cost is almost everything, the notion that a low cost format will jump full formed from the computer screen is wishful thinking.
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Westfield revisited
Returning to Westfield Stratford two weeks after opening showed that trade had settled down after the first day frenzy, but that the shoppers now are the ones retailers will want