All Opinion articles – Page 145
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OpinionComment: How WHSmith and Game are entertaining the high street
With Amazon offering same-day pick-up service for books and games, do high street entertainment retailers WH Smith and Game have a future?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How should we approach global ecommerce?
Many retailers stand on the threshold of global digital commerce but are unsure of how to embrace it and where to begin.
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OpinionAnalysis: Never mind the carpets, WHSmith's results show it is doing well
WHSmith may be the butt of sarky humour but there is little doubting the retailer’s prowess after it reported a 9% surge in profits.
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OpinionAnalysis: Benetton opens Russian flagship and plans global expansion
Fashion retailer Benetton’s latest store opening in Moscow signals ambitious plans for expansion in Russia and elsewhere.
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OpinionComment: Mobile payments are retail’s next multichannel necessity
House of Fraser and Asda have integrated mobile payments in their retail channels as m-commerce becomes increasingly popular.
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OpinionComment: Amazon will lead a charge of pure plays onto the UK high street
Amazon launching same-day delivery at UK newsagents and a bricks-and-mortar store in New York has forced a reassessment of the retail landscape.
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OpinionComment: Ukip MP’s HMV comparison shows political disconnect from retail
Ukip MP Douglas Carswell’s reference to “defunct” HMV demonstrates a disconnect between the UK political scene and retail sector.
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OpinionComment: How Amazon and Argos have set the pace for multichannel retail
Argos’ new marketing campaign and Amazon’s first physical store set the standard for retailers in the digital age to follow.
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OpinionComment: How will Amazon’s Christmas store enhance its retail offer?
Amazon trial with a physical store this Christmas raises questions about how a store will enhance the etailer’s current offer.
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OpinionComment: Retail multichannel offers should be continually innovated
EBay research shows multichannel technology is where UK retailers both see the future of retail and feel they are under-investing.
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OpinionComment: Only traditional marketing can communicate Argos's digital shift
Argos’s decision to communicate its digital transformation with a cinema ad and billboard activity shows the weaknesses of digital marketing.
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OpinionComment: Boohoo for investors as etailer trades below IPO price?
Shares in fashion etailer Boohoo have frequently traded below the 50p placing price since listing, despite it being a growth story.
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OpinionComment: M&S seeks millennial consumers to improve retail sustainability
Marks & Spencer, Google and other companies have joined the global movement Collectively to help create a sustainable retail future.
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OpinionBlog: The Elliott Review and implications for the grocery supply chain
The Elliott Review was published in response to the 2013 horsemeat scandal, but it has implications beyond the food supply chain for retailers.
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OpinionComment: American Eagle must do things differently in the UK
Is there sufficient difference between the multitude of US casualwear retailers to persuade shoppers to keep shopping?
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OpinionComment: Pipeline uptick on the cards for industrial warehouse sector
The industrial warehousing industry’s long-awaited pipeline pickup has brought growth and a sense of excitement back to the sector.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I reduce online basket abandonment?
Forrester Research reports that 87% of consumers abandon online shopping baskets, translating to £11bn of lost revenue a year.
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OpinionComment: Tesco and M&S need retail revolution rather than evolution
Tesco and Marks & Spencer’s must undergo dramatic change as the UK retail scene adjusts to hard discounters and online challenges.
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OpinionComment: Discounter prices test loyalty to the big grocers
In light of Morrisons’ new loyalty card and Lidl’s ensuing tongue-in-cheek advert, are loyalty schemes still relevant for keeping customers?
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s 50p retail fail is a lesson for all retailers
Sainsbury’s 50p retail blunder is a reminder to all retailers about the importance of playing smart in the on-going price war.