Opinion – Page 270
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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.
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Group Gifting from Notonthehighstreet.com
Notonthehighstreet.com has become the first site in the UK to launch a new social commerce feature so groups of friends can share the cost of large-ticket items.
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Google explains how to approach international etail
International markets are a big opportunity for growth in the next few years, and there are plenty of companies keen to capitalise on retailers’ planned expansion. Google is one – although many of the tools it offers are free – and the company wants to offer retailers access to its huge swathes of data.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Does spending money on point of sale drive sales?
In the current economic climate does spending money on point of sale still drive sales?
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OpinionIceland is not for sale
Vultures are supposedly circling, but Iceland is fighting fit and battle-ready, says Malcolm Walker
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OpinionAsda should be doing better in tough times
It hasn’t been a good week for Asda. To lose a COO after six months might be considered bad luck, to have lost 0.4% of market share as well starts to look a bit careless.
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OpinionBetting on Dunkerton
It was a big day last week for fashion specialist SuperGroup when the City’s scribblers descended on Cheltenham for a bit of speed-dating with the management.
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OpinionThe public will still believe that Primark exploits workers
The news of the BBC Trust’s apology to Primark over fabricated footage in the Panorama programme about child labour in the retailer’s supply chain gave rise to some heated debate among the Verdict analysts - as happened more widely.
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Why would Home Retail want to buy Habitat?
Why Home Retail would want to buy Habitat is a mystery
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OpinionRead up and smell the coffee
The news last Friday that Starbucks took a £10m hit in the UK last year from the collapse of the Borders bookshop chain offers a piquant reflection on the ongoing transformation of our high streets from retail strips of independent and multiple stores (with banks, and estate agents aplenty) into elongated food courts.
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Power packed
The 2011 Power List has changed a lot from previous years, and is already provoking debate - which is exactly the idea
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OpinionPower List 2011: All change for retail’s high-flyers
This is the sixth year of Retail Week’s Power List, but the first time we’ve had a change at the top.
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OpinionCan't get no satisfaction?
The only was to let landlords know you’re a dissatisfied tenant is to tell them