All Opinion articles – Page 152
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OpinionComment: Retailers’ stores must offer an innovative experience to customers
As online retail become increasingly popular retailers must provide an in-store offer that can’t be experienced on a computer or smartphone.
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OpinionComment: Retailers could benefit from some straight talking
Morrisons recent sale of Kiddicare raises questions about whether more honestly expressed opinions could make retail more agile.
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OpinionComment: The Co-op is on track to live up to its ethical roots
Prospects for The Co-op’s food business are bright, despite the unethical revelations that accompanied the undoing of its banking empire.
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OpinionComment: P&G’s brand cull holds lessons for the big grocers
The appointment of Dave Lewis as chief executive of Tesco prompted discussion about what the established grocers might learn from FMCG businesses as they square up against the discounters.
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OpinionBlog: The growth of smaller urban distribution centres
Returns are a long-term problem for online retailers. The proportion of returned products can reach 40% in some categories, with fashion particularly affected.
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OpinionComment: Online retailers becoming physical retailers, the jury’s out
Pro Direct’s first physical store shows that the barrier between the real and virtual retail worlds may be higher than many imagine.
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OpinionComment: Low levels of profit warnings are testament to restructures' success
An unusually low level of profit warnings among retailers makes interesting reading as warnings across all companies hit three-year high.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s is to dabble in discounting, but will it work?
Sainsbury’s recently announced a joint venture with Netto, to launch later this year and reach 15 stores by the end of next.
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OpinionComment: Dixons Carphone could be a truly customer-centric company
The merger between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse could prove one of the most significant chapters in the journey to the connected world.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers use the cloud to road-test innovation?
It’s no secret that retailers are under increasing pressure from online competitors.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should I still approach each of my channels individually or as one?
“The reason this question still gets asked is simply because integration remains a challenge” says Adam Fulford, strategy and planning director at creative engagement agency Rufus Leonard.
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OpinionComment: Asda avoids musical chairs at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
The appointment of Andy Higginson as Morrisons’ next chairman is the latest instance of musical chairs in the leading grocers’ boardrooms.
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OpinionComment: Aldi’s rising sales show Tesco needs to stand for something
Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed that retailers at both the upscale and bargain ends of the supermarket spectrum are faring well, with particularly strong figures for Aldi and Waitrose.
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OpinionComment: As it revises full-year profits up again, what is Next doing right?
There’s no doubt that Next is now an established leader on the British high street. Its stores are everywhere and yummy mummies rave about it.
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OpinionComment: Is a business rates 'Tesco tax' the right way to go?
The tables were turned again on major retailers this weekend when a coalition of local councils made a tough proposal to the Government.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons pulls off a coup by drafting in Andy Higginson
Andy Higginson’s appointment as chairman of Morrisons makes him the first of Tesco’s golden generation of leaders to take up cudgels at one of his alma mater’s direct competitors.
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OpinionComment: The rationale for the summer lull is a curious one
The idea of doing the right thing at the right time is still something that seems to elude the great bulk of retailers.
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OpinionBlog: Why Sunday shopping makes life a little easier
It wasn’t too long ago that Sunday was truly the day of rest but all that has changed, fuelled by consumer demand and facilitated by Sunday delivery.
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OpinionComment: Sales knowledge is vital to ecommerce success
Retailers must leverage knowledge of their customers’ needs to optimise their ecommerce offers if they want to succeed in online retail.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can retailers target male shoppers online?
Traditionally retailers have not targeted male shoppers as much as female ones, but over the past few years the online menswear market has exploded.