All Opinion articles – Page 38
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OpinionOpinion: Next phase of Covid-19 crisis will present even tougher challenges
We are now into week 10 of lockdown and, after the government published its recovery strategy, it’s starting to feel like we’re perhaps coming to the end of the beginning of this crisis.
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OpinionOpinion: Job retention scheme extension is welcome news for retail
As we begin to descend the coronavirus mountain – to borrow the prime minister’s analogy – the thoughts of business leaders have turned to the question of how to get Britain back to work.
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OpinionOpinion: Oxford Street needs post-pandemic retail reinvention
It’s the UK’s premier urban shopping destination, but London’s Oxford Street will need a lot of TLC to recover from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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OpinionOpinion: Morrisons, Next and Pret show even the best must adapt to coronavirus
“Adapt or die” was already a well-worn mantra in the world of retail, but it has perhaps never been as relevant as it is during present times.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spain’s El Corte Inglés is preparing for life after lockdown
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionRichard Lim: How to tackle the deepest recession in 300 years
The UK economy is clearly facing an extraordinary crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has sent shockwaves across communities, financial markets and has caused paralysis within many businesses.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Bray’s Amazon exit is a warning sign
What impact will Covid-19 have on talent acquisition and retention? It’s a question I found myself pondering this week on reading the news that a senior Amazon executive has quit over its treatment of warehouse workers.
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OpinionOpinion: Culture will be king for retailers that conquer coronavirus
There was a time when sceptics, me included, might have taken the words ‘company culture’ with a large pinch of salt.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must take back control of their digital marketing destiny
The Javits Center in New York City is currently being used as a 2,500-bed field hospital run by the National Guard.
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OpinionPeter Pritchard: How to win the trust of colleagues and customers after lockdown
I think the entire retail community would agree with me when I say that we’ve simply never experienced anything like the current situation before.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must adopt new normals for post-coronavirus world
“Won’t it be great when things are back to normal?” you hear people say.
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OpinionDispatch: How Spar International is thinking like a marketplace amid coronavirus
As coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, Retail Week brings you regular dispatches from international retailers and experts, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Waitrose's Bailey is the kind of leader you want in a crisis
When James Bailey left Sainsbury’s in October it’s unlikely he would have imagined his next role to be leading a rival grocer’s response to the biggest public health crisis in a century.
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OpinionAjaz Ahmed: There are no queues on Google – why are there on retail websites?
Your office is now empty and meetings are being held using video conferencing tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts.
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OpinionMichael Jary: Post-coronavirus, sustainability will matter more than ever
Back in a previous era, otherwise known as two months ago, public and business momentum finally seemed to be gathering for a serious response to climate change.
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OpinionDispatch: How China’s JD.com shored up its supply chain during coronavirus
As the coronavirus takes its toll on economies and businesses across the globe, we bring you regular dispatches from international retailers, who provide their insights into how they are coping with the pandemic.
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OpinionThe dos and don’ts of coronavirus emergency financing
Alistair Lee of Argyll Debt Advisory shares advice for businesses applying for emergency funding
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OpinionHelen Dickinson: Retail is stronger together in war on coronavirus
Coronavirus has triggered the biggest retail crisis of our lifetime and the impact of this pandemic on businesses continues to be enormous.
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OpinionOpinion: The other frontline workers need emotional support too
Last week I wrote about the importance of furloughed employees looking after their own health and wellbeing during these turbulent times.
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OpinionOpinion: ‘Business as usual’ will be anything but as lockdown measures ease
Travel forward in time – a few weeks, a few months, into the new year? – and imagine how retail might operate when, like moles blinking in the sun, consumers can emerge and go shopping in person again.