All Opinion articles – Page 263
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Westfield goes east
Westfield Stratford City will be the last big shopping centre opening for some time, and it was a good one - with some reservations
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OpinionThe positive power of retail
After a summer of economic uncertainty and civil unrest, UK retail needs a lift. The opening of the £1.45bn Westfield Stratford City is exactly that tonic.
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OpinionA golden opportunity
With Westfield Stratford City on the doorstep of the Olympic Park and set to be a major destination for athletes and spectators alike at Games-time, east London is at the start of an exciting new journey.
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Will Westfield Stratford work?
It’s a tough time to open a megamall and the economic indicators are stacked against success, so has Westfield Stratford got what it takes?
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OpinionThe secret to being a successful founder
In 1997, Michael Dell infamously said if he was in charge of Apple he would “shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders”.
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Etailers go multichannel with bricks-and-mortar trials
With all the talk surrounding multichannel retailing, it was only a matter of time before etailers started dipping a toe in the world of bricks and mortar. The last couple of weeks have brought news of three of the biggest online names making small steps into offline, all in different ways.
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Mobile gocery shopping
Asda and Tesco have both launched transactional mobile optimised versions of their grocery sites, allowing shoppers to order their weekly shops via a smartphone.
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OpinionKingfisher turns the page
The collapses of furniture retailers such as Floors2Go in the last month served to show that the furniture and home sectors are in a run-down state – a verdict reinforced by the BRC retail sales data this week.
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OpinionJustin King: Retail’s role in rebuilding
Big retailers can make a real difference in communities hit by the riots, says Justin King
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OpinionRetail surgery: What must be removed from premises to give vacant possession?
We have served a notice to terminate a lease. What do I have to remove from the premises in order to give vacant possession?
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OpinionRetail excellence will make all the difference
The 0.6% like-for-like sales decline recorded by the BRC this week was reassuringly not too bad.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I protect my business against late payments?
I’m finding that many of our bills are being paid up to a month late. How can I protect my business against late payments?
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OpinionRe-evaluating the store
Five years ago, a typical non-food prime site retailer starting out and looking to reach its optimum market might have targeted as many as 200 sites to trade from.
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SPONSOR POST: How can retailers deal with downtime?
Our customers in the retail sector often tell us that downtime of critical computer systems impacts not only employee productivity, but also customer satisfaction.
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OpinionHow can we stop this ‘carry on regardless’ culture?
You’d be forgiven recently for believing we’d been transported back to the early 1940s.
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OpinionCreating better stores
Clinton Cards is changing its management and stores, but there is much to be done.
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We’ve made a mistake that has impacted sales. How do we recover?
We’ve made a significant mistake with our customer proposition that has impacted sales and profitability. How do we recover the situation?
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Time to make a judgement call
Two of the retailers most mauled by the bears update next week, electricals group Dixons and Argos owner Home Retail.
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OpinionPut your best foot forward online
With so much choice on the web, retailers must give people a reason to pick them, says David Wild
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OpinionA tough four months to Christmas lie ahead
It’s the time of year when the holiday season comes to an end, and the focus across retail turns to Christmas. Unusually there’s been no shortage of retail news in August this year. The problem is it’s mostly been bad.