Opinion – Page 331
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OpinionDeliver the Essentials
Cutting prices needn’t compromise quality, as Waitrose’s new range shows, says Mark Price
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OpinionUnemployment will hold back recovery
Unemployment and housing are factors that could prolong the recession, says Richard Hyman
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Retailers have moved beyond shock and onto practicalities
Sir Stuart Rose said last month that “people are fed up with being fed up”. It seemed to reflect what many were thinking, says Ian McGarrigle
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OpinionRetailers must not break the supplier chain
Retailers need to ensure that they don’t squeeze suppliers until they squeak after a stream of bad press this week.
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Retail surgery: Making credit work for you
I’m offering credit to my customers at the moment but despite the interest rate coming down it doesn’t appear to have become much cheaper. Is there anything I can do to get a better deal?
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Retail surgery: What to expect from battery recycling law
It has been difficult to find details on how retailers will be affected by the Government’s battery recycling legislation. What are the key points?
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OpinionNike Town made me run a mile
It’s a store designer’s dream, but despite some customer gadgets, Nike Town London is style over substance.A quick trip to buy some running shorts on Bank Holiday Monday turned into a masterclass in poor customer service at Oxford Circus’ Nike Town. While the store look great, it won the Retail ...
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OpinionOnce again, landlords are stuck between a rock and a hard place
After Stylo and JJB Sports, Clinton Cards placing Birthdays into administration is another sign of the times.
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OpinionLouis Vuitton vs the Post Office
Visiting the new Louis Vuitton store in Westfield London last week was an impressive, but ultimately unsatisfying experience. Yes, it’s a fine example of the brand’s current shop-fit, but were you to travel to Munich and to wander into local luxury department store Oberpollinger, you’d find more or less the ...
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OpinionEra of transparency for retailers?
Asda’s Andy Bond says grocers need to be more transparent, so how can they use social networking sites to improve their customer relationships?
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OpinionShould UK retailers stay home?
DSGi’s offloading of its Hungarian Electro World business for the princely sum of €1 makes business sense, even if it is another setback to the retailer’s international ambitions.
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OpinionKnow your customer
Kerry Katona may have had her problems, but she’s still right for Iceland, says Malcolm Walker
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OpinionIt’s worth playing the long game
Celebrating anniversaries underline to consumers that they are dealing with a company of substance, says Paul Smiddy
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OpinionFrench Connection still needs to carve a niche
French Connection has successfully rebranded itself several times over the years but with competition more fierce than ever, it now needs to put its money where its mouth is and ensure its product speaks for itself.While nobody would argue that the retailer’s FCUK campaign was unsuccessful, the after effects gave ...
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OpinionIT must help to slash stock levels
The cost of holding stock is under the spotlight as retailers look to free up cash, and IT departments should make sure that they are involved.Too much stock can strangle any retail business. But if there is one good thing to come out of the recession, it is the rethink ...
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OpinionBanks’ failure to lend is the biggest block to development
The BCSC is right to call on the public and private sectors to take a more collaborative approach to planning.
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OpinionIn praise of visual merchandising
Retailers may well have suffered the worst six months in recent memory, but that has merely made the top players raise the visual merchandising bar yet again.
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OpinionFood retail’s outstanding leaders
The supermarkets have pursued very different tactics to navigate the recession, but their success derives from one common quality, which is a clear vision that comes right from the very top.
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OpinionIs Westminster beckoning for Next’s Simon Wolfson?
In the retail industry, much of the chatter last week centred not on Next’s latest numbers, but chief executive Simon Wolfson’s future plans. For some time, speculation has mounted that he might consider a shift into politics, casting himself as Lord King to David Cameron’s Mrs T.
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OpinionEvery problem is an opportunity
Even swine flu creates opportunities for canny retailers to tap into, says Jacqueline Gold