All Opinion articles – Page 302
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OpinionRetail surgery: We’ve heard retailers are claiming back VAT on their delivery contracts. Why is this and can we do it, too?
We’ve heard retailers are claiming back VAT on their delivery contracts. Why is this and can we do it, too?
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OpinionAsda’s swoop on Netto could be just the start
Few stories in retail come completely out of the blue, but last week’s £778m takeover of Netto’s UK business by Asda took everyone by surprise.
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OpinionRetail surgery: There is a new environmental certification for product packaging. How should we go about attaining it?
There is a new environmental certification for product packaging. How should we go about attaining it?
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The scale of the problem
A Retail Week breakfast on what the coalition Government means for retailers didn’t make happy listening.
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OpinionRetailers ready for global assault
It has seemed for some time that international growth had been off the agenda for retailers concentrating on keeping their domestic house in order during a tough trading environment. But a several fashion retailers are again pursuing opportunities overseas.
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OpinionProperty on the board
The crossover of retailers and landlords on each other’s boards can only be a good thing.
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OpinionWhat's Next?
Is it really possible to be a mass merchant and to have a store design that is in any way cutting edge?
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OpinionThat’s Asda price
Asda’s surprise buy of Netto shows it means business and is determined to make good on its ambitions. But will more stores automatically mean success?
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A right shoeing
It’s not fair to judge WH Smith on the views of 171 shoppers, but Which would probably have got the same result if it had surveyed 10 times as many people.
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OpinionRetail surgery: One of our landlords has suggested green leases. What does this involve and what will it cost?
One of our landlords has suggested green leases. What does this involve and what will it cost?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How is the change of government going to impact trading?
How is the change of government going to impact trading?
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OpinionBolland needs to make most of his honeymoon
With Dyson off at the end of August and Rose unlikely to be far behind, the next three months will be crucial.
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OpinionAdapt to survive in the new austerity
Over the past 10 to 15 years, the retail industry has enjoyed near-relentless growth, producing a market in which virtually all could continue to thrive, riding in a slipstream of rising demand.
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OpinionWho said anything about retiring?
Selling DFS might have been a surprise, but there’s plenty more to do yet, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionJJB Sports has an uphill battle on its hands
As expected JJB Sports figures this morning did not make pretty reading and although steps have been made to start turning the business around it is going to be a long uphill marathon rather than a quick sprint to recovery.
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OpinionFamiliarity breeds contempt
Loyalty is a hot topic at the moment. But retailers need to be mindful of the wider privacy debate when deciding just how much consumer data to collect.