All Opinion articles – Page 282
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OpinionRetail surgery: Am I obliged to let trade union members have paid time off for union activities?
Some of my employees have joined a trade union. Am I obliged to let these staff members have paid time off for union activities or allow them to meet on work premises?
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Mary, quite contrary
Mary Portas’ previous television programmes have been good for retail, but her new Channel 4 series does the industry a disservice
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Why it will pay to be aware of social commerce
Social networks are already a fairly well established part of marketing, customer service and advertising – the next stage will see them muscling in on transactions.
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Whitstable: the way things could be
In a report in late 2010, the New Economic Foundation named Whitstable as the town with the UK’s most diverse high street.
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Back from the dead
Hilco wants the retail world to know it as more than an undertaker to failed retail businesses
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Abel & Cole
A social media strategy is important for any retailer, but for small pure-play etailer Abel & Cole getting it right is imperative.
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.
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OpinionSocial media can no longer be ignored
Just four years ago, retail executives scarcely thought about how social media could one day up-end the traditional way they engage with customers.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does Facebook’s updated Places platform mean for retailers?
What does Facebook’s updated Places platform mean for retailers and what will happen to traditional loyalty schemes in the future?
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OpinionDixons down but not out
Now that most Christmas numbers are out, retail sector investors face a fundamental question: yes, the snow affected sales but were there deeper reasons for disappointing trading at particular companies?
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Green fingers
Tying up with Alan Titchmarsh should help build B&Q’s credibility in the garden sector
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OpinionDon’t fall into the VAT trap
Get beyond the VAT rise and focus on the retail essentials to succeed, says Angela Spindler
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NRF: Mobile's moment
If social media was the hot topic at last year’s meeting of retail minds in New York, then this year the buzz was all about mobile.
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The technology behind international trading
Transparency is fundamental to international trading, says Concrete Group’s Tristan Rogers
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Asos launches transactional Facebook store
Asos.com has announced it will launch a Facebook shop later this month, allowing its 390,000 fans to buy its clothes without leaving the Facebook site.
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Postcard from Down Under
There’s not too much to get excited about when it comes to multiple retailing in Australia, and Aussie shoppers seem to agree
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How to approach social networking as a retailer
Retailers haven’t always managed to get the balance right when it comes to social networks, with some incapable of seeing them as anything but another sales or broadcasting channel.
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What windows are really for
Time was when shop windows were simple things. You’d look at what was on show, like what had been done and then wander into the store.
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Google's plans for retail in the future
Most retailers are aware by now that clean customer and product data is what will take their business to the next level in the coming years.