Opinion – Page 70
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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.
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OpinionOpinion: Black Friday Sales play into Amazon’s hands
They say when America sneezes, Britain catches a cold. In the case of the Black Friday bug we’ve picked up from across the pond, the diagnosis could be worse.
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OpinionOpinion: Rates respite injects pace into reform agenda
While the case for real reform of the business rates system is clear for Government to see, finding the right moment amid the spider web of fiscal and political challenges has pushed fundamental reform out of our reach for now.
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OpinionWhy Singles’ Day is no longer just for China
Hermes managing director Martijn de Lange looks at the rise and rise of China’s annual shopping event.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: The changing face of Black Friday
Black Friday bargains and promotions have been everywhere for the past couple of weeks.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail didn't get the bold Budget it needed
The last time I pondered something like this, I was watching a TED talk on artificial intelligence, wondering where the world is taking us.
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OpinionOpinion: No, John Lewis has not stolen Christmas
Author Christopher Riddell has claimed that this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert about Moz the monster is a plagiarised copy of his 1986 book Mr Underbed.
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OpinionWhat Alibaba can teach others about bricks and mortar
Alibaba’s vision of ‘new retail’ involves a multi-billion-dollar investment in stores that are ‘enhanced’ by data, technology and personalised services – and other retailers should take note.
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OpinionAs Black Friday nears, what’s the Christmas outlook?
As Black Friday approaches, its impact on traditional golden-quarter trading patterns may be more significant than ever.
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OpinionTraditional shops can outshine etailers on the high street
There is a tendency to worry about online retailers opening physical stores. But is there anything that more traditional retailers can do to compete?
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OpinionBlog: Is retail’s supply chain ready for Black Friday?
The biggest retail day of the year is less than a week away. However, that day is now at the end of November rather than a few days before Christmas.
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OpinionOpinion: The Budget must offer business rates respite
Warning signs for retailers could not be flashing brighter – recent results from Next, M&S and New Look, amongst others, point to a perfect storm developing on the high street.