All Opinion articles – Page 165
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OpinionComment: Slump in Russian spend offers lesson to retailers
Last month’s dip in spend from Russian shoppers reminds us of the sometimes fragile nature of tourism and the importance of a balanced mix of global shoppers.
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OpinionComment: What it's like to win Tesco's global hackathon
This month we held our first ever Globe’athon, with colleagues and partner companies coming together all over the world to hack.
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OpinionComment: Restructuring in retail – the foundation on which IPOs are built
With the window for retail IPOs now well and truly open, at least for the time being, the list of potential floats now appears to stretch out well into the second half of 2014.
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OpinionComment: How much money can Pets at Home make from pampered pooches?
Now that the first wave of retail IPOs has got away it’s good to see that newly quoted companies are embracing potential growth opportunities that, if successful, will reward new investors.
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OpinionComment: Creating real difference in retail is a difficult thing to achieve
The shirt sellers of London’s Jermyn Street are an object lesson in how single category retailers can struggle to convince when they are all grouped together.
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OpinionComment: Recognising global retail’s ripple effect
The Ukraine crisis has starkly highlighted the pitfalls of international retail both abroad and at home.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can stores think beyond their own shop windows?
Retailers in premium shopping centres have to compete with 200 to 300 stores in close proximity, all vying for the same footfall.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the best way for retailers to use Apple’s iBeacon?
What is the best way for retailers to use Apple’s iBeacon?
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OpinionComment: IPOs reflect a new generation of innovative retailers
Interest in retail stocks shows the industry is home to innovation.
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OpinionComment: Price cutting alone won’t stem grocery misfortune
The crisis in grocery will not be solved by simply dropping prices.
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OpinionComment: International retail version 2.0 represents a big opportunity
Expanding internationally via online is a massive growth opportunity for UK retailers
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OpinionComment: Next’s results show it is a retailer for all seasons
Next’s shift from seasonal to on-demand retail seems to be paying dividends.
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OpinionComment: Move fast and break things in innovation
During this month’s Retail Week Live I found myself mentally reciting Mark Zuckerberg’s favourite and famous slogan - “Move Fast & Break Things” as I encountered a never ending stream of innovation in the retail space.
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OpinionComment: Kingfisher must nail its UK offer to stay the market leader
While Kingfisher’s full-year results shows its UK business has bounced back, this growth was driven by its trade offer.
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Comment: Top 8 Twitter-savvy retailers
Twitter celebrated its eighth birthday last week – so what does the future have in store for the social media “fad” that has taken over?
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OpinionBlog: Westfield launches Snap Fashion site to inspire shoppers
Westfield has launched a microsite and free app called #editme. The property firm created the “style discovery trend hub” in collaboration with Snap Fashion, the search engine that uses images to search for products.
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OpinionComment: Google brings Minority Report one step closer to reality
It has been revealed that Google is nearing the opening of its first retail store in New York, following speculation that the search giant is to open a shop in Dublin.
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OpinionComment: Can supermarkets have their cake and eat it?
Store design and deep discounting needn’t be mutually exclusive, but they make unnatural bedfellows.
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OpinionBlog: Logistics teams are responding to the impact of tech in the world of fashion
Retailers’ logistics and IT teams are adapting to the growing demands of a more tech-savvy fashion landscape. Responses can be seen in technology, infrastructure and process changes, ranging from the incremental to the transformational.
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OpinionComment: In-store tech must offer shoppers benefits they can’t get on a phone
Planet Retail global research director Rob Gregory warns that jumping on the in-store technology bandwagon needs careful consideration.