All Opinion articles – Page 105
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OpinionOpinion: Role models are key to helping narrow the gap
Women and our representation at the top of retail organisations is a complex issue with many causes and equally as many strongly felt views.
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OpinionOpinion: Steve Rowe should be given leeway as M&S's new broom
The honeymoon period is over for M&S boss Steve Rowe after he revealed a sharp fall in profits and saw the retailer’s share price dive last week.
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OpinionOpinion: Bucher must answer the question of who Debenhams is really for
Consistency should be the hallmark of a department store chain, and this is what Debenhams must demonstrate in order to return to former glories.
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OpinionThis week in retail: Halfords posts prelims with focus on strategy
Motor accessories and bikes specialist Halfords posts prelims on Wednesday, bringing the chance to see how it is doing with boss Jill McDonald at the wheel.
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OpinionOpinion: Mobile potential and the rise of the cashless shopper
As shoppers increasingly move to contactless payments, retailers must ensure their mobile offers are appealing to their most devoted customers.
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OpinionBlog: Prioritising new partnerships to benefit your clients
Hermes’ head of ecommerce Eoin Kenneally reveals the ways in which the company’s collaborations are providing its clients with more perks.
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OpinionOpinion: Why stores are becoming more important in a digital world
In an increasingly digital world, retailers are asking themselves what future role their stores can play in order to stay relevant to customers.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Is Marks & Spencer stepping back (again)?
So is Marks & Spencer right to take a short-term profit hit in order to build the foundations for a turnaround in the long term?
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OpinionOpinion: BHS woes show that if you can’t change you’ll be knocked out
As Austin Reed and BHS become the latest British retailers to hit the buffers, the role of change is once again highlighted.
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OpinionOpinion: Be proud of being a woman in what often seems a man’s world
I have been thinking about what it means to be a female leader in business, trying to recall times when I thought I was treated differently because of being a woman.
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OpinionOpinion: Millennials vs grey pound – who holds the key to future success?
Retail success depends on staying relevant, but it’s been a long time since any single retailer conquered the Herculean task of attracting all types of customer in one format.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S could close quarter of stores, but boost profitability
With M&S shareholders reportedly warning that the retailer faces “headaches” over its portfolio, could new boss Steve Rowe shutter stores?
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OpinionOpinion: The race to be fresh beats the race to the bottom for grocers
There is more to being a winner in the grocery stakes than just low price – and today fresh seems to be at the heart of everything.
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OpinionThis week in retail: M&S’s new boss Rowe gets suited and booted for first big City outing
This Wednesday is red letter day for new Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe as he reveals his strategic thinking.
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OpinionOpinion: Gap is stuck in a vicious cycle, with no signs of getting out
This has been a disastrous quarter for Gap and one during which all of its main engines not only stalled, but went into reverse.
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OpinionOpinion: In or out of Europe, we need better regulation
UK retailers must comply with a huge array of regulation, much of it from Brussels. The referendum raises key questions about that regulation.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers must let the customer drive their supply chain strategy
This year’s Retail Week Supply Chain Summit focused on why putting the customer at the heart of your strategy and embracing change are essential.
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OpinionOpinion: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to women’s returning habits
Statistics showing that retailers’ profits are being hit by women practising multi-size shopping hide a much more complex returns picture.
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OpinionOpinion: Lord Kirkham on learning from the champions
What can we retailers glean from Leicester City Football Club’s great success as Premier League champions? Plenty, I bet.
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OpinionOpinion: The union of shopkeepers should be preserved
The world’s top 50 retailers (Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing, 2016) include 21 from the EU and 21 from North America.