Opinion – Page 86
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OpinionTaking stock ahead of Retail Week Live
In the run up to Retail Week Live 2017, Andrew Busby delves into the Retail Week archives to see what made the headlines years ago.
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OpinionOpinion: Why B&Q wants to be smaller
London’s Holloway Road is the location of the first B&Q mini format, and it opens this week. But will it work and does it make commercial sense?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can online advertising drive store sales?
Can online advertising drive in-store sales?
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OpinionBlog: Categorising leaders in the workplace
Hermes managing director Martijn De Lange looks at the styles of leadership generating new ideas in the workplace.
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OpinionAshley should focus on Sports Direct, not sexy knickers
First there was Leicester City and the Premier League title. Then there was Donald Trump and the Whitehouse.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Morrisons is firmly back in fashion
It would have been almost unthinkable to say so a year ago, but Morrisons is not only back in fashion, but setting trends in UK grocery.
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OpinionBHS deal goes some way to restore Green’s reputation
For the best part of a year, Sir Philip Green has been a near-exile from his own stores.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.
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OpinionWaterstones row: Are its unbranded stores fair or foul?
Waterstones has been forced to defend itself after opening a clutch of unbranded bookshops. Is the retailer’s move fair game or foul play? Cast your vote below.
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OpinionTesco and John Lewis job decisions are tough but right
In a ferociously competitive environment awash with cost pressures, shops need to fulfil two functions.
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OpinionOpinion: Supply chain innovations are on the horizon
The retail supply chain is more stretched than ever, but small breakthroughs could relieve pressure on the sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Primark is primed for Staten Island
There is more to setting up shop in the US than renting an expensive unit on Manhattan Island.
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OpinionOpinion: Communicating hard decisions in the right way
Taking over the reins at BrightHouse has been an absolute privilege and one that I am relishing. But with privilege comes a ‘to do’ list that never seems to get any shorter.
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OpinionBlog: Will John Lewis’s car boot click-and-collect work?
So, click-and-collect is convenient, right? Well, not convenient enough, according to John Lewis.
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OpinionBusiness rates: Under a broken system, nobody’s a winner
The renewed focus on the inequities of the business rates system in recent days brings mixed emotions to those of us who have long called for reform.
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OpinionOpinion: Balancing workers' rights with the gig economy
What do a plumber, a minicab driver and a bike courier all have in common?
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OpinionOpinion: The retail reality of VR and AI technology
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence have received a lot of attention from retailers, but how feasible is a roll-out of the technology in bricks-and-mortar stores?
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OpinionOpinion: There's no place for ‘locker-room banter’
Many people have made and continue to make negative assumptions when it comes to women in business.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Asda remains a work in progress
Asda has delivered a welcome improvement in its underlying trading performance as outlined through its fourth-quarter trading update, albeit same-store sales are still falling.