Opinion – Page 366
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Cheshire moves closer to top job
Ian Cheshire’s chances of becoming the next chief executive of Kingfisher won’t have been hindered by the DIY group’s third-quarter update last week.
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Expansion must factor in global trends
We recently held our retail and wholesale 2007 conference, which was based on strategic thinking and included three renowned futurists, who provided some insight into how the world might look in 2050.
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Never take customers for granted
Attracting customers is one thing, but you must lavish them with attention to keep their loyalty.
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Specialism and scale are crucial
Hopefully by the time you read this article there will have been a cut in interest rates.
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Fashion doyennes are on the move
Word on the high street is that there is not enough going on in the world of fashion.
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The heat is on as the Christmas rush arrives
The Christmas pace is hotting up for me, both at home and at work.
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IT gets the spooks
Over the weekend it was revealed that MI5 director-general Jonathan Evans sent a confidential letter to 300 chief executives and security chiefs, warning them of the substantial threat they face from industrial espionage backed by the Chinese government.
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Christmas marketing: money well spent?
It is 24.2 miles from my home in southeast London to Lakeside shopping centre. Given that Croydon is six miles away from my house, the West End seven miles away and even Bluewater is on the right side of the river, the chances of me doing my Christmas shopping there ...
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On setting expectations
What a disappointment it must be for French passengers arriving at the new St Pancras terminal and considering a little shopping.
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Tesco's American dream
Tesco’s American adventure in many ways represents a return to the grocer’s roots.
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The Retail Week – November 30, 2007
Retailers seeking reassurance about the prospects for Christmas trading probably didn’t want to be on Oxford Street yesterday afternoon.
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The busiest times are the most rewarding ones
It has been a busy few weeks. We are now fully into the Christmas trading period and the early signs are very encouraging. Our sales on cards, crackers and wrapping paper are already impressive.
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Time for DSGi to take a breath
DSG International finance director Kevin O’Byrne cut a lonely figure presenting the company’s interim results this week.
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Tesco bites into American pie
“This is a launch, not a trial”. That was the message from Tesco’s Tim Mason, chief executive of the grocer’s start-up Fresh & Easy US chain, as he showed off his first stores to analysts this week.
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House of Fraser has a spring in its step
The Baugur posse were conspicuous by their absence last night from the spring/summer press preview at House of Fraser.
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Luxury retailers must battle copycats
High days and holidays: oil nudges US$100 (£48.37) a barrel; a euro is now worth 50 per cent more than a dollar.
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The storm clouds are gathering
Retailers that take the time to grasp consumer and economic trends will ride out the crunch
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Out of sight, out of mind
Much attention in the past week has been focused on data security. I only hope that if any retailers out there have as sloppy data protection policies in place as HM Revenue & Customs, they take this as an opportunity to learn lessons and get their houses in order.
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Roll out the red carpet to BIDs
Retailers in London’s West End are this week preparing for what they hope will kick start the Christmas shopping frenzy – Shop West End VIP Day on Saturday, December 1.
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White City or Westfield London?
Rebranding is one of the tools that those associated with the retail sector tend to use when they want to establish something new, something fresh.