All articles by Charlotte Hardie – Page 6
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2011
All the signs are that 2011 will be a tough year for retail, so how can businesses prepare? Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report
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AnalysisJingle all the way
Festive ad season is here again, but with budgets tighter than ever has this year’s campaign money been well spent? Charlotte Hardie finds out
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AnalysisGet online returns right
Retailers need to be at the top of their game when handling returns to offer piece of mind to online shoppers. Charlotte Hardie reports
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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AnalysisWill the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless
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AnalysisA lot of hot air?
Many retailers are still struggling with reducing packaging for online orders. Charlotte Hardie puts some big names to the eco delivery test
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AnalysisHow to turn online sales into a profit
Selling online is one thing, making money from it is quite another. Charlotte Hardie reveals how to convert clicks into profit
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AnalysisRetailers must make their own luck in 2010
There won’t be a double-dip recession, Retail Week Conference delegates heard, but this year will be bumpy.
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NewsRWC2010: Tesco aims to make F+F biggest global fashion brand
Tesco wants its Florence + Fred clothing range to be the biggest global fashion brand within five years, Tesco chief executive of clothing Terry Green told Retail Week Conference delegates.
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NewsRWC2010: Rose raises prospect of very different M&S under Bolland
Marc Bolland is “absolutely the right man” to become chief executive of Marks & Spencer, executive chairman Stuart Rose insisted, hinting that the retailer may be poised for a period of radical change.
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NewsRWC2010: Tough trading conditions to continue, Stewart Binnie warns
Retailers should brace themselves for a further VAT increase within the next year, Aurora Fashions non-executive president Stewart Binnie has warned Retail Week Conference delegates.
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AnalysisThe supply chain depends ultimately on people
Despite the retail supply chain depending on myriad systems, vehicles and machinery, running an efficient operation depends ultimately on people.
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AnalysisA chain that won’t break
After several years of investment and hard work, Sainsbury’s supply chain has overcome its availability problems. Charlotte Hardie reports
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Analysis50 retail websites you have to visit
Whether pure play or multichannel, online retailers have mushroomed and grown in sophistication. But who do the online retail experts rate as the best in class? Retail Week finds out.
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AnalysisThe sky’s the limit: Tomorrow’s retail stars
Far from sounding the death knell, many smaller niche brands are thriving in the downturn. Charlotte Hardie meets 10 of the UK’s bright stars to find out how they’ve bucked the trend
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AnalysisMusgrave: Convenience in the community
Two years spent overhauling Musgrave’s British arm means it can now rise to the challenge of the big four, Phil Smith tells Charlotte Hardie
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AnalysisDoes David Cameron think retail?
Many retailers are disillusioned with Labour rule in the downturn but would a Conservative government led by David Cameron really be the answer to their woes?
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AnalysisOlder workers invaluable to retail
Not everyone has welcomed the Government’s plans to review the standard retirement age, but older workers are invaluable to retail. Here, Charlotte Hardie talks to some of the industry’s mature stars
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AnalysisUsing customer print and online magazines
Building a two-way relationship with shoppers is the holy grail for marketers in the downturn. Charlotte Hardie considers how retailers are using customer magazines in print and now online
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AnalysisA retailer’s complete guide to swine flu
You’re either sick with it or sick of the mention of it, but swine flu could have a serious impact on retail operations. Enough sensationalism, says Charlotte Hardie – how can retailers tackle it?