All Opinion articles – Page 194
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OpinionComment: What the old Woolworths stores tell us about retail today
Anyone familiar with my tweets or blog will know that I have a not-so-secret retail predilection: Woolworths.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s Mike Coupe on Tesco's 'unfair' Price Promise
Sainsbury’s group commercial director Mike Coupe has publicly criticised Tesco’s Price Promise Promotion after Sainsbury’s complaint to the ASA failed. Here he explains his issues with the promotion.
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OpinionComment: Urban Outfitters Camden, same old, same old?
There is a school of thought that says as soon as a store opens that it’s already out of date. But give a store a chance.
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Blog: Becoming more agile - retailers’ thoughts on platform and design
With a plethora of legacy systems and multiple channels to manage it can seem almost impossible to bring everything together to meet customer demands without getting tangled up behind the scenes.
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OpinionComment: Lessons to learn from the cyber-attack on Lakeland
The Lakeland breach is the latest high profile account data compromise event to make the headlines.
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OpinionComment: One-off events can’t guarantee retail success
There’s no doubt that ‘feel good’ events, like the birth of the Royal Baby, can have a positive impact on the retail sector.
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OpinionComment: Mountain Warehouse founder on being a retail entrepreneur
I’m a former consultant, so of course I had a business plan 15 years ago. But plans can change - not least because sometimes they don’t work.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What do I need to do to prepare my delivery capabilities in time for Christmas?
What do I need to do to prepare my delivery capabilities in time for Christmas?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I use mobile technology to encourage people to buy in store?
How can I use mobile technology to encourage people to buy in store?
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: B&Q can't always rely on the weather
B&Q has at last had the right weather recently to shift its seasonal ranges, but who is best placed to benefit from a pick-up in the UK housing market?
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OpinionComment: Retailers must make the best of the weather
The entry at number 24 of the weather in Retail Week’s 2013 Powerlist was not a flippant attempt to add controversy into the annual ranking but a reflection of the increasing influence changing weather patterns are having on the sector.
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OpinionBlog: Reasons to be cheerful
Another summer, another reason to hang the bunting in celebration of all that’s British.
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OpinionComment: The Olympics retail legacy at Stratford
Stratford has come a long way since the Olympics were awarded to London in 2006, and this weekend close to 200,000 people will descend upon it to celebrate the anniversary of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's latest food launch shows strategic progress is being made
Tesco boss Philip Clarke’s recovery strategy will stand or fall as much by skill of execution as intellectual coherence.
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OpinionComment: Are retailers' attempts to cash in on events such as the royal birth worthwhile?
A personal high point of 2012 was inexplicably becoming regarded as a go-to expert on the Kardashians.
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OpinionBlog: Westfield's new personalised app
Shopping centre operator Westfield has launched its My Westfield app, which enables retailers to offer personalised offers to shoppers.
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OpinionComment: Retailers need to learn that trust starts on the shop floor
Reports out this week have revealed that Tesco has launched a new marketing campaign as part of Philip Clarke’s plans to reinvigorate its fresh food offer.
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OpinionComment: Morrisons puts its best foot forward in Croydon
Morrisons looks as if it is back in the race with the opening of a new store in south London, but will it be able to do enough quickly enough?
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OpinionComment: Bangladesh tragedy shows risks cannot be taken
The tragic factory collapse in Bangladesh has highlighted the need for greater transparency and understanding of the problems that exist within today’s supply chains.
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OpinionVideo: The making of Tesco's Love Every Mouthful campaign
Tesco is launching an advertising and in-store push to bolster its credentials in the fiercely-fought fresh food category. Here, UK boss Chris Bush explains the rationale and importance of the initiaitive.