Opinion – Page 269
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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Opinion
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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OpinionRetail surgery: Should retailers provide multichannel offers?
Is it now essential for retailers to provide a multichannel offer?
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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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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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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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OpinionAt the crossroads
The fourth Retail Week Interiors finds the retail design industry at something of a turning point.