Opinion – Page 273
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OpinionHigh street crusade ignores the facts
“The high street should be at the very heart of every community, bringing people together, providing essential services and creating jobs and investment; so it is vital that we do all that we can to ensure they thrive.”
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OpinionLet me show you the way
Applications to help shoppers navigate stores are likely to be the next big thing in m-commerce.
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Maplin's iPhone app
Specialist electricals retailer Maplin has added to its multichannel offering with the launch of a transactional iPhone app, allowing customers to browse and shop for more than 15,000 products.
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Live and let live
Independent and chainstore retailing do not have to be mutually exclusive.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the safest part of our online operations to outsource?
We’re considering outsourcing part of our online business model – which are the safest or least risky components?
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A Daunting Task?
The announcement of a deal to sell Waterstones is good news for the bookseller but where does it leave HMV?
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OpinionEU legislation will stop etailers in their tracks
The internet is a great leveller. From Asos to Ocado, it has allowed entrepreneurs with an idea to take on the established order with imaginative concepts. These two businesses have grown into giants of the online world, but there are many thousands more online retailers that are still small businesses ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I make video work for me?
I have video on my website but it’s not making a difference. Am I doing something wrong?
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OpinionNo secret to making the Rich List
Hard work and a good idea mark out the retailers who make the Rich List, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionSocial by design
Social media is yet to deliver volume sales, yet its founding principles are something that everyone designing customer-facing technology should be focused on.
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Mum's not the word
Mothercare is one of the retail businesses which doesn’t make the wider headlines that often. Possibly that’s because its story has remained largely the same since Ben Gordon came in from Disney and undertook what has been a very successful turnaround.
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OpinionGoing the extra mile
I am beginning to wonder whether, in the world of retail, we are moving towards a world of super specialism and super service if high street shops are to survive.
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Survival of the biggest
The best shopping centres are attracting visitors, but the challenge is converting visits to sales
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The Mary Question
Mary Portas’s appointment to advise the government on the high street is a strange move, but the main thing now is that she does the right thing by all retailers
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Taxing issues
Boots had a good year, but the headlines tomorrow will be dominated by its tax affairs
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Know a great website?
The online world is filled with brands that have become as well known as some high street stalwarts, and much of the retail industry’s most interesting innovation is to be found online.
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Superdry: the danger of being clunky
There is more to a winning brand than a good shopfit. Once in place it has to be capable of being updated.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can my landlord let adjoining units to competitors?
Am I able to restrict my landlord from letting adjoining units to competitors?
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OpinionRetailers need flexible friends
Greater flexibility in retail costs would help retailers weather tough times, says Neil Gillis
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Sainsbury’s is great again: now what?
It wasn’t that long ago that Justin King was the plucky upstart of the grocery world. Now, after a year of upheaval at its rivals, he’s now the elder statesman.