Opinion – Page 360
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Retailers must be coaxed back to the high street
Next week’s Retail Week Conference tackles, among other things, the challenge that retailers face this year with their property plans.
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Waitrose goes where Tesco won’t
News that Waitrose is to enlarge upon the store format that it developed for its Marylebone High Street and Finchley Road stores should come as little surprise to anyone who has been following the supermarket’s fortunes in the past 12 months.
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Bonus earners aren’t the ones to watch
The media (including the editorial staff of this magazine?) seems to have an obsession with alleged consumption excesses in the City. The truth is less exciting.
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We all deserve a little luxury
Let’s make March upgrade month, because it’s our job to give shoppers a taste of finer things
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It might not be Easy, but Tesco will get there in the end
Tesco went on the offensive this week after broker Piper Jaffray lambasted US customers’ reactions to the grocer’s fledgling Fresh & Easy convenience store format.
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The Retail Week – February 29
Recently promoted Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire is wasting no time in sweeping his new broom through the business.
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OpinionAre the clouds gathering?
Rising mortgage bills, fears about jobs, soaring utility costs. The reasons for the slowdown in consumer spending are boringly familiar.
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Decision day looms for Moss
Baugur’s 42p-a-share offer for Moss Bros may have split the retailer’s board and shareholders, but should be welcomed.
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Valentine’s capers keep the momentum up
The post-Christmas quiet always comes as a shock to the system after the festive season’s wall-to-wall craziness.
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RFID: have your say
EU Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has voiced concerns about the use of RFID chips for several years.
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Mayoral candidates should address congestion
Tonight the New West End Company (NWEC) will lobby the London Mayoral Candidates to pedestrianise Oxford Street by 2012.
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Everybody’s talking EuroShop
This weekend was one of a few when retailers are likely to get a break from staring at figures. As weekend shoppers rush the tills, a massive number of retailers are at EuroShop.
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Get behind Fairtrade
As Fairtrade sales leap 80 per cent, Fairtrade Foundation deputy chairman Ian Bretman says getting involved could boost to retailers' top lines
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The Retail Week – February 22, 2008
Just before Christmas, I received an e-mail from a very angry reader.
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Time to leave grocers alone
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Our supermarket industry is hugely competitive. Tesco and their rivals slug it out to offer us the best deals. And with food prices soaring, every little helps.”
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Paying lip service will not help grocers
Tesco will have been pleased with this week’s positive PR about its support for potential new rules to ban the sale of low-cost alcohol.
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Why apprenticeships should be top of retailers’ agendas
Monday marks the start of Apprenticeship Week, an event that promotes and recognises the vital role apprenticeships play in today’s world.
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There’s value in Woolies yet
We reveal this week that variety store group Woolworths has slimmed down central staff numbers. About 60 have gone from the London headquarters and its Castleton satellite, near Rochdale.
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Don’t turn your back on the basics
“You don’t turn the lights out when things get tough.” This advice, from BRC chairman Sir Geoff Mulcahy during this morning’s Retail Week Conference 2008 Online Debate about how to succeed this year, may at first seem trite.