Opinion – Page 96
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OpinionOpinion: How tech will disrupt the retail supply chain
Technology is transforming retail’s supply chain, but how can retailers ensure the pace of change isn’t coming at the cost of their profits or employees?
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OpinionOpinion: Etail’s transformation may have only just begun
Which company grew to achieve sales of $100bn in the fastest time?
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Opinion: Three trends in online retail for 2017
As Retail Week prepares to unveil this year’s Etail Power List tomorrow, trade body IMRG highlights three online trends to look out for in 2017.
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OpinionOpinion: Car brands opening in malls is a concept that has mileage
What do the following have in common: Seat, Hyundai, Tesla, Bentley, Land Rover, Jaguar?
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OpinionOpinion: Retail success today is about teams, not command and control
It is increasingly evident that today’s best-performing companies are run by teams, and success is not just down to the CEO.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers increase conversions online?
How can retailers increase conversions online?
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OpinionBlog: Why aren't we personalising delivery options?
Personalisation has been the buzzword for the past year. Retailers are investing to tailor the product and content each shopper sees.
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OpinionOpinion: Could Facebook Marketplace herald the fast fashion of the future?
Peer-to-peer advertising platform Facebook Marketplace launches this week in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco's growing capability and confidence is promising
Tesco boss Dave Lewis should be congratulated on progress, but his job isn’t even half done yet, says Shore Capital analyst Clive Black.
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OpinionOpinion: Could Grimsey help Andy Street strengthen West Midlands retail?
As Andy Street enters the running to be mayor of the West Midlands, it might be worth him – and his rivals – dusting off The Grimsey Review.
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OpinionOpinion: Enjoy London’s shopping. This is as good as it gets
Business rates may not mean wholesale store closures, but they will sadly mean poorer shops.
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OpinionOpinion: impact of the national living wage six months on
The introduction of the national living wage in April does not appear to have stifled the retail sector – at least not yet.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco has momentum but faces a pension-shaped reality check
If there was a chance of Tesco investors or its executive team getting carried away with recent momentum, this week could provide a reality check.
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OpinionNick Bubb on Andy Street’s John Lewis legacy – sales good, profits bad?
Andy Street has been a brilliant and energetic leader of the John Lewis Partnership, but how strong will his legacy be?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Why retailers need to speed up in-store payments
Why retailers need to speed up in-store payments with mobile points-of-sale
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OpinionOpinion: Emotion tracking – insight into customers or a bit creepy?
Ask any retail exec what is the most important part of their business and you will likely be told the customer.
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OpinionOpinion: Is there life beyond bricks-and-mortar for BHS?
It’s all change at BHS as the high street icon finds new life as an online retailer. How can its new owners ensure etail success?
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OpinionBlog: Driving change in retail through the millennial generation
Hermes’ Joanne Morley explains why millennials’ online shopping habits are influencing big decisions in logistics and retail.
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OpinionOpinion: It is time to end the tyranny of fashion seasons
Many apparel retailers still operate according to the traditional seasons. The trouble is, the weather often refuses to follow suit.
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OpinionOpinion: How is Aldi being impacted by the resurgence of the big four?
Ah, Aldi, the simple discounter that rocked up on the UK’s shores in the late 2000s and immediately started taking share left, right and centre.