All Opinion articles – Page 179
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OpinionBlog: Freeze business rates, George
With the Autumn Statement looming, the hope must be that at last George Osborne will concede a business rates freeze.
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OpinionComment: Co-op review must marry governance and values
The latest chapter in the crisis at the Co-operative Group threatens to overwhelm the mutually owned business and is indicative of how troubles in its financial arm are having profound consequences for the future of the Co-op’s operations, notably retail.
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OpinionComment: Why this Christmas represents a coming of age for omnichannel retail
With the holidays and new year fast approaching, online retail revenues are predicted to soar this festive season.
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OpinionComment: Scandal-hit Co-op could take a leaf from John Lewis’ book
Well. You wait over 150 years for a Co-op scandal and then you get about 27 at once, certainly judging by the ongoing turbulence at the group’s banking division. Arguably a case of an organisation havng bitten off more than it can chew, it cast a shadow over the stability of the group as a whole.
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OpinionComment: Retailers' Christmas ads - the good, the bad and the ugly
Mid-November and it’s little more than a week since stores were festooned with vampire costumes and we’d all been merrily sending a week’s wages up in multicoloured smoke.
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OpinionBlog: Macy's continues to shine on the mobile
US department store Macy’s continues to outshine its contemporaries with its mobile offer.
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OpinionComment: Will 2014 see the return of the retail IPO?
The past few months have seen a string of retailers hint at the possibility of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014.
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OpinionComment: Why Barratts is in administration
Barratts has, to a large degree, been the architect of its own misfortune as it failed the differentiation test in a crowded sector.
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OpinionComment: Why China's Singles Day has become bigger than Cyber Monday
Sales on Singles Monday broke e-commerce records and pushed China back into the spotlight.
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OpinionBlog: What did we learn from Mapic?
Every year the European – and increasingly global – retail real estate industry gets together in Cannes on the French Mediterranean for two and a half days of frantic networking.
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OpinionComment: Mobile technology will continue to revolutionise the way we shop
We’ve already heard the major retailers predicting that this Christmas there will be explosive growth in m-commerce as consumers increasingly make purchases from their tablets or smartphones.
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OpinionComment: Supply chain investment key for retail success
Retail has become an increasingly complicated business. Consumers are shopping across channels and expect a range of fulfilment options, increased product value and more relevant goods whatever the weather.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I gather data on my consumers sensitively?
How do I gather data on my consumers sensitively?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I ensure I’m catering for customers with speech or communication difficulties?
In the UK there are 2.5 million people who have speech, language or communication difficulties and many of these people are retailers’ customers.
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OpinionComment: Has Sainsbury's stolen John Lewis' Christmas ad crown?
Christmas officially starts when department store group John Lewis unveils its festive advert. And this year was no different.
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OpinionComment: Only Government can deliver fairness on business rates – not councils
As much as political reshuffles are hyped in the media as hugely important, most people know it’s a case of ‘meet the new boss, same as the old boss’.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Arcadia - if in doubt blame the weather?
Sir Philip Green says the weather has been both unseasonably mild and wet recently, but Arcadia’s problems are more deep-seated than that.
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OpinionComment: How Matt Davies put petrol in Halfords’ tank
What difference does it make if 19 seconds are cut from a Chip and PIN transaction time? If there’s not much going through the tills it amounts to the square root of very little.
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OpinionComment: Retail’s top line should rise this Christmas
Recent major headlines in retail occurred on the same day, when Marks & Spencer and Primark both revealed their latest trading results, giving an up-to-date picture of the current state of play in the marketplace.
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OpinionComment: China’s freer market will put strain on supply
The eyes of the financial world have been on China this week as the closed-door meeting held by its top leaders, a gathering also known as the Third Plenum, debated the future of the country’s economic progress.