Opinion – Page 285
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OpinionRetail surgery: A customer harassed an employee of mine and now I’m faced with a claim of compensation. Is this right?
A customer harassed an employee of mine and now I’m faced with a claim of compensation. Is this right?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Are digital advertising screens worth the investment or just a fad?
Are digital advertising screens worth the investment or just a fad, and how can we ensure that the content delivers a good return?
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OpinionGood cost control can help bottom line
There’s no doubt 2010 was a school of hard knocks for many retailers and consumer sentiment suggests 2011 will be another tough year.
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OpinionOpportunity awaits in Ireland
Ireland might be struggling but retailers can capitalise if they time it right, says Simon Burke
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OpinionNext offers lessons for a difficult 2011
The shape of things to come for retailers in 2011 was evident in this week’s updates from Next and HMV.
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OpinionTesco is still the food retail star
Predictably the new year not only started with the VAT rise but also with a pledge from Tesco to save customers money by slashing prices.
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Why Amazon is resilient to cyber attacks
Amazon was one of several companies to be threatened with attack from pro-WikiLeaks group Anonymous recently. The group managed to cause problems for payments giants MasterCard and PayPal, but appeared to admit short-term defeat when it came to bringing down Amazon.
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What's going on?
Some sales lost due to the snow might be recouped, but its fanciful to think they all will be
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What's the right approach to mobile commerce?
There’s no shortage of advice when it comes to what retailers should be doing about mobile commerce, but there’s still a question mark over how much the channel will contribute to sales.
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Not so super
Supergroup’s stratospheric share price had to go into reverse eventually, but it faces bigger issues than the cotton price
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OpinionA time when retail staff need more help
Christmas can often be a tale of two halves for people working in retail.
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OpinionIt’s all about people
Times may be tough, but retailers cut back on staff training at their peril, says Gwyn Burr
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OpinionRetailers need a thaw for a happy Christmas
Retailers are in the habit of blaming the weather when things don’t go to plan, but this Christmas it’s a genuine excuse.
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OpinionNo trolley dash for retail
Many retailers have weathered the trading storms well post credit crunch but their efforts have frequently not been matched by investor enthusiasm.
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OpinionRetail surgery: As the HR manager of a department store, a member of staff has made a complaint against a worker who is employed by one of the store’s concession brands. Who is legally responsible?
As the HR manager of a department store, a member of staff has made a complaint against a worker who is employed by one of the store’s concession brands. Who is legally responsible?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will the Office of Fair Trading’s crackdown on misleading pricing have much of an impact on the promotions run by retailers?
Will the Office of Fair Trading’s crackdown on misleading pricing have much of an impact on the promotions run by retailers?
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SPONSOR POST: Amazon Outage Aftershocks
As of just a little after 21:15 GMT on December 12th all domains hosted at Amazon’s Ireland data centre suffered about half an hour of downtime.