Opinion – Page 89
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OpinionOpinion: Cyber crime threats – be informed, be armed
As retailers exploit new technologies, so do cyber criminals. What the industry needs to know to combat the latest threats.
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OpinionOpinion: Ocado's need for an international deal is critical
Ocado’s business model means it has had to invest massively to build scale – and this has continued to weigh on the profitability of the etailer.
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OpinionWill Tesco and Booker create a Big Food Group Mk II?
Big Food Group revisited was the first reaction of many – or perhaps the second, after sheer surprise – when news of Tesco’s planned tie-up with Booker flashed up on screens.
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OpinionOpinion: Making sense of retail’s Christmas updates
What are we to make of the Christmas trading statements? And what are we to make of the latest Office for National Statistics numbers for December?
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OpinionOpinion: Why small is beautiful and is also the future
Mini Habitats are just part of a phenomenon in retail that is an inevitable consequence of multi-channel. But technology is central to making them convincing for shoppers.
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OpinionOpinion: West End to have a very happy Chinese New Year
The Chinese Spring Festival, with New Year as its centrepiece, has long been a key date in the West End calendar.
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OpinionBlog: Adapting to the next day delivery norm
Next day delivery is now becoming the new norm for online shoppers, recent data from IMRG and Metapack found.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco and Booker could spark c-store consolidation
If question marks remained over whether Tesco was truly back on the front foot, a frenetic Friday has laid those doubts firmly to rest.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco Lewis' love-in masks flies in the ointment
In a bid to convince this was a ‘merger’ not a takeover, Tesco and Booker’s bosses studiously took it in turns to speak during today’s press conference.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers offset warehouse risk?
How can retailers offset warehouse risk?
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OpinionThe tech of retail's future, according to Google
Retailers can often take a short-term view on innovation, but what are the technologies that will transform the sector in the coming years?
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OpinionAnalysis: The technology that made waves at NRF
Retail is on the very edge of a revolution. Technology is driving change never before seen.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must sanction Leicester factories
You’ve withdrawn from a factory because audits have found poor standards. You’ve instructed your other suppliers not to subcontract.
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OpinionOpinion: Halfords straps in for an uphill battle
How is Halfords shaping up to ride out upcoming bumps in the road?
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OpinionOpinion: A good name is as vital as good value
The new year is not yet a month old, but already retailers are again embroiled in controversy.
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OpinionOpinion: Why London can weather 2017’s retail storm
It’s difficult to think of a year when so much has happened politically – both nationally and internationally – and when the only certainty seems to be uncertainty.
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OpinionOpinion: H&M Oxford Street has itself to blame
Closing a secondary H&M store in London’s West End makes sense. There are just too many of the things.
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OpinionOpinion: Why did Twitter bow out of its buy button?
Twitter has discontinued its Buy Now button – what went wrong and what does this mean for the future of social commerce?
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OpinionBlog: Supply chain successes of Christmas 2016
Following on from 2016’s peak trading period, Hermes’ Ashley Walker assesses the delivery sector’s performance and spreads the good news.
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OpinionOpinion: Engaging shoppers in the m-commerce world
Retailers can prosper this year if they focus on the elements they can control, while running parallel streams of activity to drive their businesses forward.