All Opinion articles – Page 239
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OpinionWhy there will always be room in the market for good indie stores
Multiple retailers and independents should not be enemies. Both are essential for healthy high streets says Clare Rayner, founder of Independent Retailer Month UK.
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OpinionComment: UK health food market fails to capture consumer interest
The UK arm of the US health food retailer Whole Foods Market’s has reported that its losses have widened in the UK.
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Employment, entrepreneurship and effort - retailers will Take That
The surprise arrival of pop star Gary Barlow as the guest of honour may have won the loudest cheer from students at this year’s Retail Fashion Academy Awards, but the greatest achievement of the school and its driving force Sir Philip Green remains the enormous coalition of retailers that supports ...
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OpinionComment: Providing a better coupon experience
The rise of couponing over the last year appears irresistible, with 230 million redemptions made in 2011 alone.
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OpinionComment: Walmart, The next 50 years - Big-Box Challenges
Fifty years ago in rural America, the big-box concept was a revolutionary idea.
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OpinionHigh Street Revival: Creating better town centres
You’d expect a conference bringing people together around the sombre fact that the North West has the highest number of empty shops to be a pretty solemn affair.
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OpinionComment: Why retailers should give things away
Logic would say that freebies are the shortest route to falling margins, but shoppers look kindly on those who offer them.
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OpinionRetailers should seek opportunities to generate sales
Falling fuel and food costs mean consumers are just that bit more flush.
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can mobile coupons be used to drive footfall?
How can mobile coupons be used to drive footfall and bring customers back to the high street?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: How can we manage the impact on labour costs?
We have moved our focus from products to services. How can we manage the impact on labour costs?
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OpinionShapland shapes up for Carpetright challenge
After only six weeks in the job, no one was expecting a miracle from new Carpetright chief executive Darren Shapland in this week’s annual results – in fact the market was braced for bad news following a succession of profit warnings.
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For retailers, only three things in life are certain – death, taxes... and PCI
PCI DSS has joined the list of certainties in life for the retail IT community and there’s no doubt that it’s one of the least attractive projects at the moment.
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OpinionComment: Sue Shipley on managing senior departures
Richard Pennycook’s departure from Morrisons is a textbook case of how a senior departure shoud be handled, says Miles Partnership head of retail practice Sue Shipley
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OpinionDebenhams: Never knowingly not on Sale?
Retail purists have often mocked the fact that Debenhams seems so reliant on discounting that, to paraphrase the famous John Lewis marketing slogan, Debenhams is “Never Knowingly not on Sale”.
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OpinionDixons in good position for growth
Dixons’ full-year profits were down year on year but nevertheless came in at the top of expectations – which means the electricals retailer looks to be in a good position for growth.
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OpinionA new generation of retailers
As July approaches, I think back to last summer when some of our high streets went up in flames.
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OpinionDepartment stores still have an important role to play
It is probably a generational thing but often when you think department stores you are drawn to a particular name and the town or city that links it.
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OpinionPreserving the status quo at Morrisons and Boots
Seismic shifts and changes of direction at Morrisons and Boots should be strongly resisted.
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OpinionApps are the way forward for retail
It can be daunting for small businesses to enter the mobile market.