All Opinion articles – Page 99
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OpinionOpinion: How shopping centres should approach security amid terror fears
Any area or venue where large numbers of people gather is inevitably vulnerable to attacks, but feeling powerless is not an option.
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OpinionBlog: Going green across the supply chain to prepare for the future
All businesses have a responsibility to protect the environment and Hermes has been introducing initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, writes Hermes’ Gordon Finlay.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How retailers can get fulfilment right this peak season
How can retailers can get fulfilment right this peak season?
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OpinionOpinion: Why a retail boost from the summer of sport is a media myth
Brexit has sadly triumphed over the summer of sport, at least in terms of analysing how our spending patterns are being impacted.
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OpinionOpinion: The secret of retail tech innovation? Never forget the customer
While I spend most of my working life looking to the future, I’m not afraid to take inspiration from the past.
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OpinionOpinion: Why fashion retailers need to stop blaming the weather
The unpredictability of the UK weather has once again hit the clothing sector, with a colder than expected March and April, followed by a wet and dreary June.
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OpinionOpinion: Lessons in the retail leisure mix from Las Vegas and Dubai
I recently visited two of the most iconic retail and leisure destinations in the world – Las Vegas and Dubai.
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OpinionOpinion: M&S's turnaround relies on shopfloor insight, not just Mrs M&S
If the past week’s headlines around Sports Direct and BHS remind us of anything, it’s that business success starts with your employees.
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OpinionOpinion: Lessons in reputation management from the BHS saga
Watching Frank Field and his colleagues in their relentless pursuit of Sir Philip Green has kept us all gripped over the last three months.
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OpinionOpinion: Can the in-store shopping experience be matched online?
The popularity of online retail is growing at pace, but how can etailers ensure the shopping experience lives up to a bricks-and-mortar store?
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury’s shows overseas prospects don’t end with Brexit
As the dust from the European Union referendum starts to settle, retailers are turning their thoughts to what comes next.
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OpinionBlog: Asda's merchandising chief on how to be 'good stewards of the environment'
A collaborative approach can help improve supply chain sustainability and resource efficiency, says Asda’s chief merchandising officer.
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OpinionOpinion: DFS goes for gold amid big-ticket sector uncertainty
As doom and gloom continue to swirl post-Brexit, DFS can allay fears about consumer confidence and big ticket purchases.
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OpinionOpinion: Will policy-makers come to the rescue post-Brexit?
With the economic outlook having deteriorated since the referendum, it is no surprise that expectation of action by policy-makers has grown.
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OpinionOpinion: New from old – Italian 'destination' shows why heritage matters
Stores editor John Ryan pays a visit to Italian store and restaurant Mercato Metropolitano at a striking repurposed building in south-east London
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OpinionOpinion: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
When I was approached to become an ambassador for Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign, it made absolute sense to accept.
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OpinionOpinion: Holland & Barrett’s a good fit for Tesco - snail slime and all
Of all of the businesses that Tesco has closed or disposed of recently, the one that never really felt part of the family was Nutricentre.
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OpinionBlog: Why is everyone droning on about aerial delivery?
Delivery by drone became a reality this week as US retailer 7-Eleven used the aircraft to fulfil a customer order in Reno, Nevada.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does Sainsbury's MasterCard lawsuit mean for retail?
What does Sainsbury’s MasterCard lawsuit mean for retail?
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OpinionOpinion: Pokemon Go shows retailers how to turn shopping into play
Pokemon Go is being downloaded in droves by UK shoppers. What lessons can retailers learn about customer engagement from the mobile app?