All Opinion articles – Page 103
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OpinionOpinion: The Ramadan rush and how retailers can cash in
As Middle Eastern tourists hit the high street, which retailers are they buying from and how can businesses ensure their offer is relevant?
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OpinionOpinion: Five things every retailer should be thinking about right now
Speaking to a retailer last week about the future of the industry, we both agreed that looking back at history wasn’t helpful any more for informing new thinking.
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OpinionOpinion: Paperchase pops out of the mould for Father's Day
Making the familiar unfamiliar is what Father’s Day should have been about, yet Paperchase stood alone among a plethora of unoriginal shop windows.
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OpinionThis week in retail: All eyes on Tesco for signs of turnaround progress
On Thursday, top retailer Tesco posts its first-quarter update, providing a chance to gauge how boss Dave Lewis’s turnaround is progressing.
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OpinionOpinion: CVAs are no magic wand for embattled retailers
The collapse of two major retailers within weeks shows that no company, no matter how iconic or well established, can rest on its laurels.
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OpinionOpinion: Never mind the omnijargon – today it’s just retail
Bricks-and-mortar retail is not dying. Online retail isn’t stealing real world sales. Ultimately, retail only exists as one entity.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How are retailers reacting to the sugar tax?
How can retailers reduce the impact of the Sugar Tax?
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OpinionBlog: Is it time for retailers to start charging for click-and-collect?
Click-and-collect has undoubtedly been a hit with shoppers. At John Lewis, for example, more than half of online orders are picked up this way.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must treat staff as an asset, not a cost
Retail is making some very uncomfortable headlines, and I’m sure I’m far from alone in feeling a mix of sadness, despair and resentment.
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OpinionOpinion: Experience wins over convenience in the bid for customers
The city centre, it seems, may be the clear winner when it comes to the challenge of delivering a world-class customer experience.
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OpinionOpinion: The retail benefits and pitfalls of smart device payments
Smartphones provide shoppers with a convenient and secure way to buy in-store, but will they be adopted as a mainstream payment method?
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OpinionOpinion: We must prove what success diversity can bring
As the momentum around our Be Inspired campaign continues to build, ambassador Fiona Lambert explains why the initiative is close to her heart.
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OpinionOpinion: Will the real Sir Philip Green please stand up?
MPs’ grilling of Sir Philip Green over BHS gave a telling insight into the multifaceted character of the man dubbed ‘king of the high street’.
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OpinionEU referendum: Retail Week’s editors argue for remain and leave
Executive editor George MacDonald and editor-in-chief Chris Brook-Carter go head to head as retailers prepare for Thursday’s poll.
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OpinionOpinion: How can Marks & Spencer become great again in fashion?
Fifty years ago Marks & Spencer sold clothes that mum bought for whole the family.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s Rogers is a good choice to run Home Retail
The dismal demise of BHS and resulting fall-out is a reminder that, today more than ever, retail cannot afford to stand still.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Aldo’s service makes all the difference
There is much more to a positive shopping experience than a good-looking shop, as a visit to Aldo east of Oxford Circus last week showed.
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OpinionThis week in retail: BHS's lurid story will damage retail's reputation
Sir Philip Green will make headlines whether he faces the parliamentary inquiry or not, and there’s hope for better news from Sainsbury’s and Argos.
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OpinionOpinion: Amazon gets Fresh with the big four supermarkets in London
The etailer has launched full grocery deliveries in the centre and east of the capital as the embattled supermarkets eye the new contender
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OpinionBlog: What's the secret behind the success of petplanet.co.uk?
Hermes’ head of marketing Joanne Morley speaks to Petplanet.co.uk to understand the etailers’ delivery strategy.