All Opinion articles – Page 186
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OpinionComment: Appeals backlog should trigger transparency at the Valuation Office Agency
The Government must make the setting of business rates more open and transparent in order to cut the number of unnecessary appeals and reduce the cost of the Valuation Office Agency.
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OpinionComment: Tackling parking costs could move retail up a gear
You can’t help but admire the tenacity of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must evolve with the times to remain customer-centred
I’m sure that, like me, you’ve been glued to the recent BBC2 series Robert Peston Goes Shopping. The series provided a concise but definitive history of retailing in the UK.
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OpinionComment: Supermarkets - the new innovation leaders
Somebody said recently that if you want to see innovation in retail go to a supermarket.
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OpinionComment: Stores strive to become a destination of choice
Light is no longer just about the bulb or the fitting, it is so much more; light can affect our mood, enhance our surroundings and improve our well-being.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I effectively discount without cheapening my brand?
How can I effectively discount without cheapening my brand?
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OpinionBlog: A backstage pass at HMV 363 Oxford Street reveals Hilco’s intent
A rapid walk through HMV’s revived store at 363 Oxford Street provided an entertaining morning yesterday.
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OpinionComment: Product curation adds value to shopping
Working in executive search means that every week I have the privilege of talking to interesting people.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Is the rising tide lifting House of Fraser’s yacht?
Despite impressive online sales growth, helpful autumn weather and rising consumer confidence, is House of Fraser rising with the tide?
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OpinionComment: Time to recognise big retail’s role in economic recovery
Ed Miliband’s ideas to tackle the burden of business rates on small businesses should be welcomed and will help stimulate the more detailed debate that’s needed if a solution to this punitive cost on retail is to be found.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Hudl taps into new routes to market
Of all the technology-driven announcements from retailers in the past fortnight, the unveiling of Tesco’s own-brand tablet Hudl is the most indicative of the changing face of UK retail.
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OpinionComment: Change on the high street is inevitable, while tax is a constant
A former Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, was known for saying, “Change is inevitable. Change is constant”.
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OpinionComment: Argos' tie-up with eBay could be a game-changer
Argos’ pilot with online giant eBay, enabling customers of 50 sellers on the marketplace to collect orders from 150 stores, looks inspired.
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OpinionBlog: Courts pave the way for landlords to challenge administration rents
Two major court cases have left wide open the question of how rent is treated when a tenant enters administration, setting the stage for a showdown between landlords and retailers.
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OpinionComment: Are high street reviews needed when customers have the last word?
Comrades, today I am announcing the launch of the long-awaited Zuppinger Inquiry and Review into why it takes so many inquiries and reviews into retail to come up with a panacea for high street woes.
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OpinionComment: Tesco marketing boss on the grocer's Hudl tablet launch
Over the past few years we’ve witnessed a profound and rapid change in the way our customers are living their lives.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco's chief Philip Clarke takes a leaf out of Apple's book for Hudl launch
It was a launch more akin to Apple than Tesco as the grocer unveiled its tablet today.
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OpinionBlog: Can retailers offer shoppers a more interactive experience?
Fashions change fast. What was once innovative, suddenly becomes adopted by the mainstream and is seen and expected everywhere — just like technology.
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OpinionComment: Could Tesco’s tablet breed a new kind of loyalty?
Tesco today launches its new own brand tablet Hudl which has implications for both the retailer itself and the wider grocery sector.