All Opinion articles – Page 298
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OpinionRetail surgery: We do not think we are getting value for money from the service charge we pay on some of our stores. How do we go about challenging the landlords on this?
We do not think we are getting value for money from the service charge we pay on some of our stores. How do we go about challenging the landlords on this?
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Price and the Prince
Retailers and manufacturers need to do more to help farmers in the UK, and the Prince of Wales’s new Countryside Fund is a step in the right direction
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OpinionBattle of the brands
Last year’s soap opera in the sportswear market seems to have calmed down to a gentle afternoon drama, but the battle for share and survival in the sector seems far from over.
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OpinionComputer says no
A recent run-in with a laptop while trying to load Microsoft Office has reminded me just how important a good user interface is.
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A humbling experience?
Ocado may have got its float away - just - but the whole process has been an embarassment to its founders.
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OpinionSilly Season
Listing the Milton Keynes shopping centre is a victory for pressure groups over the public at large.
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Stars of the future
The judging day for Retail Week’s Rising Star Awards showed that the future of retail is in safe hands
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OpinionIt’s what you’re unaware of that matters
Imagine a shop full of people and you want them to get a move on in order that more can come in so that you can keep the tills ringing. In a non-supermarket environment this might sound tricky, but there is help at hand.
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OpinionReputation really is everything
Nick Samuel and Sir Terry Leahy show why doing things the right way is best, says Neil Gillis
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OpinionRetail surgery: The data we receive from suppliers is often incorrect. Is this an industry-wide problem or do we need to push our suppliers much harder on this?
The data we receive from suppliers is often incorrect. Is this an industry-wide problem or do we need to push our suppliers much harder on this?
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OpinionNo cause to downgrade retail
More than half-way through 2010, many store chiefs’ comments remain wary to the point of downbeat. While the gloomy noises will hardly spark a sector upgrade, the prospects for a further downgrade don’t look any greater.
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OpinionRetail M&A fears have become reality
Evidence suggests that the level of M&A activity in the sector has already slowed and we believe that it (and private equity investment, in particular) is likely to be more muted in the remainder of the year as what was previously feared has now become reality.
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OpinionTough times lie ahead but retail looks resilient
An early exit from the World Cup and weather that was more suited to the beach than the shopping mall didn’t augur well for a bumper June in the shops. Yet this week’s BRC sales figures, backed up by anecdotal evidence from leading retailers, suggest a steady recovery is continuing.
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OpinionRetail surgery: We are interested in the advances in mobile commerce but don’t know which technologies will take off. Where should we start?
We are interested in the advances in mobile commerce but don’t know which technologies will take off. Where should we start?
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OpinionBlooming fashion ambitions for Mothercare
Mothercare’s acquisition of Blooming Marvellous today shows it has real ambitions to become a more fashionable proposition.
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M&S AGM highlights
Today’s M&S AGM was the usual entertaining - and quintessentially English - affair.
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More decisions....
Dalton Philips makes his first big appearance as Morrisons’ CEO tonight, and is clearly making his mark in Bradford.
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Flexible friends
Proposals that local authorities should be allowed to offer discounts on business rates to encourage investment in struggling high streets are a good idea.
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OpinionThe best visual merchandising is soon forgotten
Visual merchandising is a fickle partner. One day you’re being praised and admired by everyone, the next, the crowd has moved on.
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Florence and the machine
Florence & Fred’s planned West End store will test whether the brand can stand on its own feet without the Tesco machine.