Opinion – Page 79
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OpinionBlog: Clicks to bricks – why even Amazon is doing it
Working out why Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Whole Foods Market has made such an impact on the industry is a little difficult to determine.
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OpinionOpinion: How retail tech can safeguard the high street
We’ve seen shopping habits change over the past decade, with retailers continuing to respond to consumer demands, strengthening the offline shopping experience.
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OpinionOpinion: Surge pricing? That’s retail ‘fake news’
With some media outlets promoting false stories on electronic labelling, it’s another reminder of the ‘fake news’ that we are always being told about.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco must learn from Asda’s job cut mistakes
It speaks volumes that jaws no longer hit floors at Retail Week Towers when announcements of four-figure job losses are made.
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OpinionOpinion: Dixons Carphone is forging long-term success
Positive short-term results may grab the headlines, but the real story is how longer-term transformation is positioning Dixons Carphone for future success.
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OpinionOpinion: What's next for Sainsbury's, Ocado and Booker?
The City is sure to be licking its lips at the three-course feast of grocery updates being served up this week.
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OpinionOpinion: Google Shopping fine – how it effects retail
The European Commission has fined Google a record-breaking €2.4 billion for seeking to use its search algorithms to systematically promote its own site, Google Shopping.
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OpinionOpinion: Holland & Barrett price shows global potential
Just a couple of days after Retail-week.com revealed private investment business L1 Retail’s interest in Holland & Barrett, the deal was done.
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OpinionOpinion: The enduring power of the physical store
At a time when retail estates are being slimmed down and online shopping continues to burgeon, don’t forget the shop.
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OpinionExpert opinion: ‘Online to offline’ will redefine retail
Online to offline is a growing retail trend. Expect pureplays increasingly to buy bricks-and-mortar competitors as new retail models are sought.
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OpinionOpinion: How innovation will shape physical retail
What is the role of physical retail space in today’s consumer world or, more importantly, what will it be tomorrow?
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OpinionDon’t forget retail’s core principles in the digital age
There is no doubt that consumer shopping habits have drastically changed over the last five years or so.
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OpinionBlog: Investing in service across the supply chain
Hermes’ head of customer service and experience Catherine Lindsay on how to replicate retailers’ exceptional customer service across the supply chain.
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OpinionOpinion: Substance wins over style for etail sales
There are myriad ways for retailers to adapt their ecommerce division, but which tactics have a tangible impact on sales?
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon’s Whole Foods deal looks like a mistake
While everyone talks about what the online behemoth’s acquisition of Austin-based Whole Foods means, could it just be an error of judgement?
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OpinionOpinion: Retail needs a rethink amid consumer fatigue
I know there have already been many commentators holding forth on the outcome of the general election, but as a candidate for the second time in two years, I felt I couldn’t let the opportunity pass.
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OpinionOpinion: Private equity firms still seek retail options
As N Brown chairman Andy Higginson prepares to stand down to pursue private equity opportunities, which are the retailers that pique investor interest?
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon gets physical with Whole Foods deal
Online Goliath Amazon has become the poster boy of market disruption, revolutionising everything from business models to shopping habits.
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OpinionOpinion: In trying times, customer happiness counts
The latest retail sales figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed a 0.4% year-on-year decline in May.
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OpinionOpinion: Should Sainsbury’s buy Pret instead of Nisa?
If Tesco’s proposed acquisition of Booker put the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons, Sainsbury’s has proved it is ready to fight, not take flight.