Opinion – Page 54
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OpinionOpinion: Retail 101 – let's fix the basics first
These days everyone, including me, is talking innovation, service, experience and destination shopping.
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OpinionHow can retailers take advantage of blockchain?
Oracle's Antony Welfare explores the role of the Retail Blockchain Consortium in advancing innovative new tech within the retail supply chain.
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OpinionOpinion: Return of the King is good news for M&S
However it trades over Christmas, Marks & Spencer should start the new year with some extra spring in its step.
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OpinionOpinion: Ted Baker must provide clarity as quickly as possible
Ted Baker was hit by scandal last week when it emerged that staff had launched a petition alleging that boss Ray Kelvin’s behaviour was inappropriate.
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OpinionOpinion: How Iceland made the most successful Christmas ad of all time
It’s the question everyone keeps asking me: how did Iceland come to make the most successful Christmas ad of all time?
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OpinionBryan Roberts: Which grocers will have a cracking Christmas?
So we’ve had all the ads, we’ve got through the Black Friday nonsense and now we hurtle headlong into the cup final that is the festive trading period.
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OpinionMove of the Week: COO invaluable to Asos' global ambitions
Mark Holland has been rewarded for the key part he has played in building Asos’s impressive logistics infrastructure with a promotion to the role of chief operating officer.
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OpinionIceland ad shows being on point beats being on screen
There was a time when having Christmas advert banished from TV would have been a sucker punch to festive sales.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Retirement must wait for Wilko's new exec
Taking early retirement is the dream for many executives, but not everyone is cut out for a life of golf and gardening.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t rely on Ashley to 'save' the high street
Get the popcorn ready for next Monday, when retail tycoon Mike Ashley will meet MPs to set out his thoughts – no doubt robustly – on how to rescue the troubled high street.
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OpinionOpinion: Majestic’s share price will regain its fizz
Majestic Wine’s share price has lost some sparkle since the retailer unveiled half-year numbers last Thursday.
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OpinionRichard Hyman: The Black Friday drug is killing retailers
Black Friday kicks off the last lap in the trading year.
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OpinionOpinion: The birth of the ‘department store supermarket’?
The new Sainsbury’s in Selly Oak has all the hallmarks of a department store, but does this mean it is one? John Ryan finds out.
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OpinionWhat Apple tells us about the changing world of retail
Part of me loved contributing to the ‘30 years of Retail Week’ video recently.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers should be political – if they mean it
It’s been an interesting few weeks in the world of conscious consumerism.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Amazon 4-Star should be better
A visit to the freshly minted Amazon 4-Star emporium in New York’s SoHo on Saturday was instructive.
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OpinionOpinion: Purple Tuesday should prompt new store thinking
Purple Tuesday, the UK’s first accessible shopping day, took place today and was embraced by many retailers and the wider industry.
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OpinionLord Kirkham: The only certainty in retail is Christmas
With astonishing speed, it’s almost that most wonderful time of the year – again.
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OpinionOpinion: Is AO's mobile phone acquisition a smart call?
AO.com plans to dial up growth with the acquisition of online smartphone specialist Mobile Phones Direct – but does the purchase represent a smart call?
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OpinionAre fashion retailers really serious about sustainability?
Fast fashion is currently in the media limelight as consumers, retailers and journalists seek to better understand the social and environmental impact of our sartorial choices.