All Opinion articles – Page 120
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OpinionRetail surgery: how retailers can mitigate warehousing risks
How can retailers mitigate big shed warehousing risks?
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OpinionRetailers need to check price promotions with 50 days until Christmas
With 50 days until Christmas, the race for sales is hotting up, but retailers need to stick within the law when it comes to promotions.
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OpinionM&S margin focus pays off but sales growth is still needed
M&S interim results reveal growth in both ecommerce and food, but general merchandise sees its fifth year of like-for-like decline.
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OpinionThree British start-ups that are helping usher in high street 2.0
The British high street, once bustling with culture, is in danger of losing its spark because of the irresistible drive of technology.
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OpinionEmployment Minister: ‘Ex-offenders have been overlooked for too long’
The UK economy is strengthening every day and businesses are continuing to do the country proud by growing and creating jobs.
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OpinionABF shows no fear that its Primark expansion model has turned cannibal
Is the well-oiled value fashion machine that is Primark showing signs that the engine needs a little fine-tuning?
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OpinionDavid Fischel: Creaky business rates regime is poor foundation for devolution
A vibrant retail sector is essential in order to ensure the success of the Government’s initiative to create regional powerhouses.
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OpinionHelen Dickinson: Enterprise Bill a missed opportunity to update appeals system
Proposed law seeks to ‘cement UK’s position as the best place in Europe to grow a business’ but retailers see proposals as missed opportunity.
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OpinionIs Black Friday really a red-letter day in the retail calendar?
Will the new found joy of a massive November promotion prove to be a good thing in the long term?
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OpinionBlog: Online retailers and delivery firms takes customer service top spot in new research
New research into customer satisfaction from Hermes reveals online retailers and delivery firms rated top for customer service
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OpinionRetailers know that something has to give on free delivery
The industry’s current model of free delivery is no longer sustainable and retailers will have to adapt their offers accordingly.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the key elements to a successful product recall?
How do you handle a product recall?
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OpinionBlog: Lack of young truck drivers will have consequences for retailers
Encouraging younger recruits to become lorry drivers is a vital cause that the entire supply chain industry should get behind.
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OpinionNew names on the high street prove the industry’s vibrancy
Retail Week’s new website recently broke the news that Andy Bond aims to open a new retailer, which shows competition is alive and well.
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OpinionPerhaps it’s time for Majestic to start selling cheese as well as wine
Wine specialist Majestic has jettisoned its six-bottle purchase rule, one of the first eye-grabbing initiatives under newish boss Rowan Gormley.
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OpinionRetail leaders need new strategies to challenge the competitive market
As the market grows ever more challenging, the retail industry needs more leaders with strategies focused on driving sales.
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OpinionPeter Williams: Reunions remind me how retail’s changed, mostly for the good
Sadly - for me - I’m in an era of my life when I am passing certain landmarks, and I’ve recently been to two significant reunions.
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OpinionComment: Why ecommerce and grocery retail make uneasy bedfellows
When was the last time you went to a supermarket? If you’re like the majority of people, it will have been sometime in the last week.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Black Friday is not right for all retailers
Black Friday is not right for all retailers
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OpinionBlog: Hermes research shows UK consumers will be purchasing on Halloween
New research from Hermes reveals what consumers around the country have planned for this Halloween.