Opinion – Page 268
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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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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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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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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
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OpinionProperty panic
The retail property industry is worried that they might be made the whipping boys in the Portas high street review
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OpinionShoppers want service, not self-service.
A US retailer has called time on self-service checkouts, but is this the right thing and will there come a point when we embrace the potential speed that DIY transactions offer?
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OpinionThe challenge of multichannel pricing
Multichannel retailers have converged on a simple axiom for pricing across channels: in-store prices and web prices must be the same
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OpinionThe Power List is an anti-climax
The Retail Week Power List has been issued and frankly I feel it’s an anti-climax.
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OpinionRetail surgery: In light of new EU regulations on the use of cookies, how can I avoid breaking the law?
We use internet cookies to log our online user preferences. In light of new EU regulations on the use of cookies, how can I avoid breaking the law?
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OpinionCompetition system needs flexibility
The OFT needs to be allowed to take a broader view when making decisions, says Ian Cheshire
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OpinionYouth of today will still want stores tomorrow
Understanding how customers behave today is vital for retailers
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OpinionM&S cruising?
Marks & Spencer’s army of private shareholders will descend on the Royal Festival Hall on Wednesday for the usual beanfeast.