Opinion – Page 269
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can we cut rising energy costs?
Rising energy costs are becoming a real problem for us. Are there any simple and effective methods for cutting our costs?
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Hacked off (updated Thursday 1030)
The shocking allegations against the News of the World have left retailers with a dilemma
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Middle of somewhere
The middle ground used to be where no retailer wanted to be - now it’s looking like a safe haven
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OpinionPutting Asda into context
Being the best in an area is sometimes better than reigning supreme overall.
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OpinionThe importance of promotions
At the supermarket recently a staff member on the public address system announced the latest offers available.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should retailers provide multichannel offers?
Is it now essential for retailers to provide a multichannel offer?
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OpinionTime to mobilise
Retailers need to capitalise on how mobile devices are changing habits, says Simon Burke
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OpinionTesco shines in central Europe
As headlines here were dominated by retailer collapses such as Habitat and Homeform, Tesco was reminding the City of its international counterweight to the troubled UK market.
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OpinionGeneral retailers defy market and bad news
Retailers may have gone down like dominoes over the week but despite the slew of bad news publicly quoted general retailers were up versus the market generally.
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OpinionRetail’s week of woe could be just the start
In bad times, weak retailers fail. None of the names that have hit difficulty in the past week will have come as a surprise to anyone who follows the sector.
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OpinionAt the crossroads
The fourth Retail Week Interiors finds the retail design industry at something of a turning point.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Which area of online retail achieves the most growth?
Which area of my online retail business should I focus attention on the most to achieve higher growth?
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OpinionKicking the red tape habit
“The Red Tape Challenge in a way has slightly backfired. People who want more regulation are bombarding the website… if you want to get your voice heard you’ve got to muck in because you’ll be drowned out if you don’t.”
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OpinionNet-a-Porter live
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has launched an innovative tool that allows customers to see what other people in the Net-a-Porter community are buying in real time.
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OpinionStore closures: why the internet is not to blame
The internet doesn’t kill retailers, retailers do.
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Chocs Away
Thorntons boss Jonathan Hart’s biggest task is restoring the prestige of the brand
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OpinionReaping what you sow
It’s no coincidence that a flurry of retailers have hit the wall in the past week
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OpinionRetail surgery: Does localism have implications for warehouse development?
Does the Government’s localism strategy have implications for any new warehouse development?
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Waiting on Waitrose
Ocado has just made its maiden profit and inspires affection from customers most retailers can only dream of; what’s not to like?
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Habitat’s London stores may still not survive
You have to wonder whether all three of the remaining UK Habitat store are enjoying a temporary stay of execution.