All Opinion articles – Page 199
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OpinionComment: The online shopping experience needs human interaction
Burberry has just unveiled its latest attempt to humanise the online experience by allowing consumers to seal their electronic messages with a real kiss. ‘
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OpinionComment: The past holds the key for rates appeal success
Business rates are back in the news again. Justin King, Chief Executive of Sainsbury’s, has added his voice to the chorus calling for changes in the way retailers are taxed.
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OpinionComment: Now is the time for UK retailers to head abroad
While the UK economy remains difficult for retailers, it may be tempting to simply wait for the storm to pass and think expansion should be off the agenda.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What qualities should a retailer look for in a mobile payment processor?
What qualities should a retailer look for in a mobile payment processor?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can you plan for the growing influence mobile will have on retail?
How can you plan for the growing influence mobile will have on retail?
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: WHSmith - Is the time right for a demerger?
The constant mantra at WHSmith has been “Sales down, gross margins up, costs down”, but is it time to split the business up?
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OpinionComment: Supply chain improvement cuts time from shore to store for M&S
Marks & Spencer this week became the first company to sign up for a distribution centre at the new DP World London Gateway deep-sea port on the Thames estuary.
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OpinionComment: Are loyalty cards still relevant to consumers?
I remember 18 years ago when Tesco launched Clubcard that David Sainsbury disparagingly called the initiative “electronic Green Shield Stamps”.
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OpinionComment: Investing in own-brand can enable growth in tough times
Last week Tesco disappointed the City with its first-quarter performance, but in light of this week’s results from Sainsbury’s perhaps critics were a little harsh.
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OpinionBlog: Theo Paphitis proves the high street is not dead
At a time where many retailers are closing shops, entrepreneur and former Dragon Theo Paphitis is embarking on a store opening programme.
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OpinionComment: Trinity Square shopping centre – the future of our high street?
While the eyes of the retail world were on Whiteley in Hampshire a couple of weeks ago, another new shopping centre was opening 300 miles north.
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OpinionComment: Where is the best place to shop in London?
It may not be Knightsbridge, the Kings Road or the Oxford and Regent Street combo. So where is it?
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Blog: Applying lessons from Olympic success to retail
Topping off a fantastic first day at the recent BT for Retail Summit 2013, after dinner speaker Katherine Grainger shared some of the secrets of her success.
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OpinionComment: Tesco’s woes are the dreams of others
Another week, another Tesco bashing. Whilst it is clearly going through a rough patch, its issues are exacerbated by the fact it is the bellwether, not just for UK retail but for the UK’s economy.
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OpinionComment: Bentonville buzzes as Walmart shareholders meet ignites town
If Cheshunt, Leeds, Holborn and Bradford are the strongholds of British grocery, harbouring the headquarters of the UK’s four largest food retailers, then Bentonville, Arkansas is the grocery capital of the world.
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OpinionComment: The greatest enemy of prosperity is negativity
In retailing, there is certainly no shortage of swivel-eyed doom merchants sowing the dismal seeds of highly contagious doubt - and right now feels like high season.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I harness and utilise our customers’ purchase data?
How can I harness and utilise our customers’ purchase data?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I combat showrooming in my store?
How can I combat showrooming in my store?
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: The message from Waitrose's Milton Keynes store
Milton Keynes is famous - or infamous - for all its roundabouts, but it is also the location of Waitrose’s latest thinking on store design.
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OpinionComment: Payment types must meet shopper needs
Payments have now become a hot topic with global venture capital funds targeting ‘payment tech’ start-ups both here and in the US.