Opinion – Page 93
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Opinion: Valuation Office Agency needs rates support
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) this week issued its statistical release on challenges made by businesses to their rates.
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OpinionBlog: Black Friday web growth creates returns headache
There’s only a week to go to the biggest (and most painful) day of the year for those working in retail’s supply chain.
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OpinionOpinion: Nickolds' John Lewis appointment speaks volumes
The glass ceiling has been broken. A woman has the top job in the most influential organisation in our world.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How to improve multichannel retail
How can multichannel retailers service customers 24/7?
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OpinionOpinion: Christmas ads must pass the goosebump test
Retailers’ Christmas campaigns need a few essential ingredients to stand out.
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Opinion: Buster the boxer, brand values and Black Friday
’Tis the season to watch telly – or more likely these days YouTube – as retailers unveil their Christmas ads.
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OpinionOpinion: Action is needed on antiquated business rates
This year has been one of the most turbulent in living memory as the Government has faced a series of unprecedented challenges.
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OpinionOpinion: Bonmarché boss Connolly has her work cut out
If only fashion retailers could recoup a pound for every time they used words like “challenging”, “difficult” and “turbulent” in their financial statements.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers can make everything hunky dory
What do you do when you’ve got it right? Quit and do something else. Cast your mind back and try to recall what David Bowie stood for.
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OpinionOpinion: A subdued outlook for retail deals
Brexit uncertainty and a tough year mean that the focus for retailers will be on trading rather than IPOs and deals.
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OpinionOpinion: Marks & Spencer bites the bullet in changed times
The recent strategic update from Marks & Spencer perhaps marks a watershed moment for a business that has been a retail beacon for decades.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Buster the Boxer isn’t a winner
John Lewis’s festive ads have become a national institution, and yesterday’s reveal of the new #BusterTheBoxer ad was no different.
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OpinionOpinion: Sterling isn't retail's only challenge
While the way in which people shop is constantly evolving, retailers need to also be prepared for the devaluation of sterling and Government reforms.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
Retail surgery: How will shoppers spend this Christmas?
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OpinionBlog: Refining the supply chain for Black Friday
Hermes’ Carole Woodhead shares retailer insights into coping with added pressure on delivery services over the Black Friday weekend.
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OpinionOpinion: Donald Trump's triumph could help UK retailers
Not for the first time in his life, US President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the nation and the world.
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OpinionOpinion: How Instagram could drive contextual commerce
Instagram has recently launched ecommerce capabilities on its platform, but will it change how shoppers and retailers use social media?
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OpinionAnalysis: How Marks & Spencer can optimise its store estate
Marks & Spencer has become the latest retailer to ask itself how many stores it really needs.
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OpinionOpinion: B&M is well placed to capitalise on economic downturn
Like its publicly listed counterparts, B&M has endured a difficult time on the stock market since Britain’s vote to quit the EU.
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OpinionOpinion: Rowe’s roadmap for M&S puts focus on better stores
Having trodden the time-honoured path from shopfloor to boardroom, M&S chief executive Steve Rowe won’t have taken the decision to close stores lightly.