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OpinionJJB Sports has an uphill battle on its hands
As expected JJB Sports figures this morning did not make pretty reading and although steps have been made to start turning the business around it is going to be a long uphill marathon rather than a quick sprint to recovery.
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OpinionFamiliarity breeds contempt
Loyalty is a hot topic at the moment. But retailers need to be mindful of the wider privacy debate when deciding just how much consumer data to collect.
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OpinionIs Crossrail worth the hassle?
Crossrail is going to disrupt West End retail for years. Is it really worth it?
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OpinionReputation, reputation, reputation
There are three pillars to any retail proposition: product, service and environment. If any of these wobble, shoppers notice
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OpinionHow to pick your retail dream team
Retailers were delighted when England qualified for the 2010 finals. Our delight has been transformed into practical actions. Stores across the country are featuring imaginative promotional themes and campaigns, focusing on World Cup 2010.
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OpinionA sporting chance for supply chain workers
The World Cup represents a chance to help workers in the retail supply chain, says Mark Price
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OpinionPrivate ownership has turbocharged Boots
Have a conversation with Stefano Pessina and it won’t be long before he utters the phrase “double-digit growth” in his distinctive Italian accent. People who work with him probably hear him saying it in their sleep. It is his mantra and Alliance Boots has pulled it off again this year ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can we minimise the dilapidations we have to pay out for our stores when leases come to an end?
How can we minimise the dilapidations we have to pay out for our stores when leases come to an end?
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OpinionRetail surgery: We want to run a marketing campaign to coincide with the World Cup. Are there any rules about how we do this?
We want to run a marketing campaign to coincide with the World Cup. Are there any rules about how we do this?
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OpinionA nail-biting time for Ocado
Now the election is out of the way, chiefs of private retailers with an eye on a IPO - Ocado among them - will anxiously follow the political and economic weather reports and consider whether they can get their floats away.
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OpinionTopshop Scunthorpe. Go there… in six months
When Topshop opens in Knightsbridge later this week, it will be interesting to see what Arcadia’s in-house design team come up with — and whether they will end up in, say, Scunthorpe.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.