All Opinion articles – Page 59
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OpinionBreaking down blockchain: The tokenised ledger
With blockchain the future of the retail supply chain, Oracle’s Antony Welfare looks at the benefits of implementing a token-based system.
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OpinionReality bites: Only 15 women are on our Power List
Every year that I put together the Retail Week Power List, I wait for the accusations of sexism. “Where are all the women?” come the cries. I agree: where are all the women?
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OpinionOpinion: Expect UK retail to mirror Carrefour-Google deal
In the old days, a landmark retail deal would typically mean an audacious M&A. Walmart’s acquisition of Asda or Kingfisher’s pounce on Castorama set the tone.
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OpinionOpinion: Get naked to get shoppers' attention
Back in 2003, a lot of people took off their clothes and lay down in Selfridges’ beauty hall. Pictures were taken and Spencer Tunick, the artist and overseer of this mass strip, had another notch on his camera.
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OpinionOpinion: Improving is not winning in retail
The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser.
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OpinionOpinion: Trouva’s founder on expanding into Germany
We know from the two years we’ve been around in the UK that independent retail can thrive in an omnichannel environment, but why limit ourselves to this country?
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OpinionOpinion: Carrefour-Google deal shows way to retail future
French grocer Carrefour revealed earlier this week that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Google – a first in European food retail.
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OpinionCEOs' guide to crisis communications – five golden rules
Data breaches – as suffered by Dixons Carphone this week – rarely end well for CEOs, for company valuations and for the brands which are engulfed by them.
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OpinionHow to implement blockchain effectively
Blockchain may currently be one of the biggest talking points in retail, but businesses must take a considered approach to ensure successful implementation.
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OpinionNick Bubb: Does HoF's new plan have a chance?
House of Fraser’s new management team want a chance to prove that a slimmed down business can be viable, but do they deserve a chance?
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OpinionIs it game over for (mass market) department stores?
All but a few high-profile department stores seem to be in trouble, so has the market changed to the point where the sector is just an irrelevance?
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OpinionOpinion: Calling Andrew Griffiths… are you receiving?
At Retail Week Live in March, Government minister Andrew Griffiths took to the stage to announce the creation of a retail industry council. Since then he seems to have gone AWOL.
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OpinionOpinion: Customer-centricity is only way for retail to thrive
The recent spate of high profile retail failures has highlighted the challenges facing legacy store-based organisations trying to survive and thrive in a digital world.
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OpinionOpinion: The time to transform Oxford Street is now
Earlier this week the leader of Westminster City Council, Nickie Aiken, issued a letter to resident groups about the future of Oxford Street.
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OpinionOpinion: Digital shift creates high street opportunity
The retail landscape has evolved hugely over the past few years, but it’s not all doom and gloom for the high street.
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OpinionOpinion: New appeal system brings business rate benefits
The ‘check, challenge, appeal’ regulations came into force on April 1, 2017 and now govern the business rates appeal process.
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OpinionOpinion: Debenhams can benefit from HoF's adversity
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”
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OpinionIntroducing a new approach to modern finance
Technology investment and data insight are transforming the way finance teams operate, allowing them to better navigate an uncertain market and unlock value.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail lessons from Apple’s $1trn valuation
Tech giant Apple stands on the cusp of being the highest valued American company ever, close to a capitalisation of $1trn.
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OpinionOpinion: In Barcelona, shoppers are voting with their feet
“The people have spoken”, the clarion call of the Daily Mail, among other organs, is the mantra of people who voted for Brexit, airbrushing out the inconvenient detail of the millions of people who voted the other way.