Opinion – Page 318
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OpinionIfoapplestore.com cements Apple's cult following
Few retailers command the sort of brand loyalty that leads customers to create online communities around their products - let alone their stores. Apple, of course, has a cult following, with specialist sites pouring over every vague patent application and rumours from the suppliers in Asia of the latest products ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Getting the best return on suppliers’ promotion money
How can we get the best return on the money suppliers give us to run promotions?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Freight trains and supply chains
Our competitors are using freight trains to move stock. Would it benefit my supply chain?
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OpinionDitch the gimmicks this Christmas
This Christmas shoppers will prefer true cost savings to promotional extras, says Andy Clarke
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OpinionDebenhams is on the acquisition trail
Debenhams has snapped up Danish department store Magasin du Nord. But that is only the beginning, and there looks like much more to come.
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OpinionLies, damned lies and shoplifting statistics
Loss prevention and retail security staff do not despair – the figures all over the press yesterday about shoplifting being up by 20% are not quite as cut and dried as they seem.
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OpinionAmericans in London
Look at the tenant list for Regent Street and you have to wonder what’s happening. Why do American retailers making landfall in the UK seem to view this single London street as the most obvious destination to set up shop?
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OpinionThe customer is king
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench has started shutting stores. If the retailer had listened to customers, would it have collapsed in the first place?
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OpinionWhere next for Tesco?
Analysts seem to think that Tesco’s core UK business, which had been lagging competitors, is back on track so it’s understandable that the cavalcade should move on to focus on overseas.
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OpinionJanuary could be just the start of VAT woes
The word is that it’s not just raising VAT to 20% that is being considered, but even the introduction of a 5% rate on food that is currently VAT exempt.
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OpinionDid sense get lost in the post?
The postal strike is a classic example of the demise of common sense.
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OpinionA vote of confidence in UK retail
Retailers will have to run faster to stand still. Competition will intensify and the margin for error will narrow.
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Retail surgery: Protect your online brand name
How can I protect my brand when it comes to website domain names?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensure your customers accept your terms and conditions
How can I make sure customers accept our terms and conditions when they buy from us?
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What next for First Quench?
The ferocious discounting from the supermarkets has done the likes of Threshers very few favours
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OpinionPrimark wins praise as ethics take centre stage
They say no publicity is bad publicity, but as allegations about Primark’s sourcing came in thick and fast, questioning its ethics, the old adage started to look flawed.
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OpinionLike-for-like differences linger on
A feature on like-for-like sales that I wrote a few weeks ago caused more controversy than was intended; and one retailer has quickly responded by issuing multiple sales measures for comparative purposes.
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OpinionA year of Westfield London
Westfield London has been a real success, but its developer continues to inspire mixed feelings.