Opinion – Page 268
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OpinionWho are these new shopping centres being built for?
I was struck this week by the juxtaposition between two stories in a Retail Week email update.
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OpinionInvest in people and get a dog
As the demise of the News of the World shows, nothing is forever, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionThe party is over for the supermarkets
The past five years have been a story of almost unbroken growth for the big four supermarkets. Since the mid-decade recoveries at Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, general retailers have looked on in envy as the grocers appeared immune to fluctuations in the economy, while everything new that they tried seemed ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is using Groupon a short-term gain?
I’m interested in getting involved with Groupon but concerned about the impact on the growth of our online business. Is it largely a short-term gain?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I get the maximum benefit from increased affiliation with voucher code sites?
I want to increase the amount of work we do with voucher code sites, but how I can ensure we get maximum benefit from increased affiliation?
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OpinionBack to base camp for Blacks
Almost four years after Neil Gillis took over as chief executive, the bulk of his turnaround ambition for Blacks remains just that.
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OpinionPrivate equity still has an eye for retail
The £533m acquisition of Jimmy Choo by Labelux is the latest of a stream of retail M&A transactions to successfully complete since the credit markets reopened.
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The not-so-mighty Quinn
Superquinn’s failure is the latest example of what can happen when property investment and retailing mix
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Jigsaw's mobile site
Fashion retailer Jigsaw has taken steps to increase its m-commerce activity by developing a transactional mobile site.
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OpinionMagic moments
With a variety of retailers signing up for O2’s Priority Moments location marketing scheme, can mobile wave its wand over the high street?
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OpinionRetailers should consider a foreign holiday
Slowing consumer spending at home need not preclude splashing out overseas.
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OpinionThe real impact of the web
Consumers are now only just experiencing the full force of the internet, explains Peter Williams
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OpinionManaging in an inflationary world
“Inflation is like sin; every government denounces it and every government practices it.”
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OpinionM&S in good shape, but tougher times lie ahead
If he didn’t know already, this is the week when Marc Bolland will have discovered what running Marks & Spencer is all about.
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OpinionRetail surgery: E-Money Directive - what are the affects?
How will the gift card industry be affected by the new E-Money Directive?
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OpinionFrom crisis comes opportunity
The retail collapses of the past few weeks were sad news for those losing their jobs, but the focus on failure meant the bigger picture was obscured: crisis for one means opportunity for others, and good quoted retailers are seizing it.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Where can savings be made in my business?
I need to cut more costs in our business. What areas are most commonly overlooked when savings need to be made?
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OpinionConsumer voices must be heard
Last October something happened that caught one of the world’s largest retailers by surprise.
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Try Someone New Today
Jamie Oliver has worked well for Sainsbury’s over an 11 year period, but the time is right for a change