Opinion – Page 368
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Local online presence will impress shoppers
The milestone for us this month has been the launch of our own local web site. It’s a useful tool for us in store that allows us to take control of our local marketing.
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Peak staff are key for Christmas
Temps need as much nurturing as permanent staff to ensure a prosperous festive season.
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King faces his toughest times
When Arabian royals come knocking to buy your company, doubts about them having deep enough pockets are probably the last thing that will enter your mind.
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East meets West at Uniqlo
For one retailer, the phrase “once bitten twice shy” does not apply, seemingly. Uniqlo has returned to the UK in style, with the launch of a flagship store in London’s Oxford Street.
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Commission findings are nonsensical – again
Most commentators talk about the national struggle between Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s; price wars, loyalty cards, TV advertising, customer service campaigns.
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Don’t make working capital an easy target
It seems unfair to pick on the same retailer within a few weeks, so I am going to pick on targets as a way of running a business.
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Customer focus is key to Torex revival
Technology analysts and suppliers have been lecturing retailers on the importance of listening to their customers for a while now.
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Sustainability is becoming more important
The BCSC Conference and Showcase kicked off this morning with a call to action on sustainability.
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B&Q’s store makeovers are moving too slowly
Hurrying through the two-floor B&Q in Sutton, it’s hard not to notice that something is afoot. Signs are everywhere, apologising for the fact that building works are under way as part of creating a newer – and presumably better – B&Q that will have more of what shoppers want.
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Grocery inquiry is food for thought for big four
A day after the dust has settled on the Competition Commission’s provisional findings report, retail executives at the big four supermarkets have a lot to think about.
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Fashion sector faces busy week
Next week is a busy one in the retail calendar. As well as the long-anticipated opening of Tesco’s first stores in the US, the long-overdue Sainsbury’s Delta Two bid deadline and the much-hyped UK launch of the iPhone, fashion will once again be under the microscope.
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Big four are the winners of grocery inquiry
“Be careful what you wish for,” the saying goes, and that must be how the wearisome hordes who rail against supermarkets felt after the Competition Commission’s eagerly awaited inquiry into the grocery market was published this week.
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There will be no medals for meddling
“When sorrows come, they come not singly but in battalions,” says Claudius in Hamlet.
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Sports brands lack team spirit
Big brands need to offer cheaper football shirts so retailers are not forced onto grey market
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Delta stumbles at the last hurdle
Hope may have been allowed to triumph over experience in the long-running bid for Sainsbury’s by Qatari-backed Delta Two.
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Store manager’s diary: Mike King, Ikea, Ashton, Manchester
Latest catalogue heralds a new era in-store
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Shoppers need confidence back
Christmas could be a washout if retailers can’t persuade their nervous customers to spend
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Browett faces a tough job at DSGi
Next year could be a watershed for electricals giant DSGi. In December, former Tesco operations director John Browett will take the helm as chief executive and he will have to tackle several key areas as a matter of urgency.
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Is small about to become the new big?
Once a year, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) invites partners and directors from around the world, who specialise in retail and consumer goods, to attend a two-day business school to discuss the big issues of the day with leading industry guests.