Opinion – Page 69
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OpinionOpinion: Surviving 2018 will require vision and courage
No one will be sorry to see the back of 2017. It’s been the toughest year I have ever seen and I’ve yet to meet a senior retailer who would disagree.
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OpinionWhen preparation for peak pays off
Hermes chief executive Martijn de Lange on why planning ahead for peak trading periods will drive success through the supply chain.
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OpinionBlack Friday, blockchain and retail's booming future
So – the last column of the year. Do I talk about the year that was? The year ahead? Both? Well, first let’s live in the present; Black Friday.
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OpinionKeynote: In the age of robots, human contact will be key
In the rush to keep up with consumer habits, such as the rise of social media and consumers’ desire for convenience and speed, the industry could be overlooking one of its strongest suites in the deck – people.
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OpinionOpinion: It’s game over for outdated furniture firms
Time is running out for the furniture retailers attempting to operate with outdated models in today’s volatile and fast-changing market.
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OpinionWhy M&S is right to review new store developments
Though clearly a hard decision to make – both in terms of the impact on jobs and politically – I firmly believe Marks & Spencer is making the right decision in undertaking a review of its current and planned store portfolio with a view to reducing the overall size of its trading estate in the UK.
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OpinionStore of the week: Carhartt, King’s Cross
Carhartt, the workwear-meets-‘heritage’ brand, has opened a UK flagship store on King’s Boulevard in King’s Cross that takes an unflashy but consciously modish stance.
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OpinionIkea boss: How stores can survive in a digital world
As Ikea starts construction of its 22nd UK store, country retail manager Gillian Drakeford says the future of the physical store will extend far beyond a transactional experience.
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OpinionWill US retail property showdown be replicated in UK?
As retailers restructure amid harsh trading conditions and changing shopping habits, a legal judgement in the US may carry implications on this side of the pond.
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OpinionBrightHouse boss: how we will ride out the storm
After all the recent furore involving BrightHouse, boss Hamish Paton explains how the company plans to come through the controversy and why it believes in its business model.
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OpinionOpinion: Casino deal proves Ocado stock is not a gamble
The Ocado stock had always looked like an investment more akin to a gamble, rather than an odds-on winner.
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OpinionOpinion: How Alibaba is really reinventing retail
I’m sure, like me, most of you find China a bit of an enigma. Therefore you probably also don’t really know what Alibaba is all about.
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OpinionOpinion: Next's Tesco tie-up hard to fathom
The news that Next’s shop-in-shop trial in the Surrey Quays Tesco is the biggest surprise since the retailer announced its Black Friday Sale.
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OpinionOpinion: Casino's bet on Ocado should pay off
French supermarket Casino signed a deal with online retailer Ocado to leverage the latter’s technology and expertise for the development of its own online business.
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OpinionOpinion: Get ready for more hardscrabble years
Let’s hope that a gloomy wage growth outlook from think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is wrong, because otherwise retailers potentially face years more of tough trading.
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OpinionThe best shopping centres continue to evolve and adapt
Christmas is fast approaching, and now is the time to reflect on the departing year and make resolutions for the year ahead.
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OpinionCustomer experience lessons from Retail Week Interiors
The recent Retail Week Interiors conference provided great examples of outstanding customer experience.
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OpinionOpinion: AO losses expose a major electricals glitch
The health of the electricals market has been thrown into question after AO World issued a mixed set of interim results.
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OpinionHeal’s has got the best of both online and offline worlds
The ability to shape-shift between online and offline will be the mark of the retailer that knows which way the future lies. Heal’s is a good example.
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OpinionOpinion: Is price the only thing that matters?
As retailers feel the squeeze of inflation, CollectPlus chief executive Neil Ashworth argues the case for creative thinking to find efficiencies without compromising on experience.