Opinion – Page 63
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OpinionLord Kirkham: Embrace change – and do it now
Today’s macro-economy, with all its uncertainties, is clearly doing no favours for retailers who rely on ‘the feel-good factor’ flourishing among their customers.
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OpinionConviviality – the dangers of glass-half-full attitudes
Success in retail often turns on a sixpence and, in attempting to pull off that difficult manoeuvre, drinks specialist Conviviality careered spectacularly off course.
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OpinionCash-strapped retailers need to focus on self-help
So it’s all doom and gloom on the high street, and unless you have gazillions to spend on cutting-edge tech, you might as well lie down and wait for Amazon to finish you off!
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OpinionOpinion: Investing in responsibility on the roads
Hermes UK head of client and network distribution looks at the importance of driver behaviour training to ensure safety and efficiency on the roads.
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OpinionOpinion: Don’t write off Lidl’s US expansion just yet
There is very often a perverse sense of glee when a foreign entrant into a retail sector stumbles, or even falls entirely.
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OpinionOpinion: JD’s race for growth yet to reach Finish Line
In among the tales of doom and gloom on Britain’s high streets, JD has given retail watchers plenty to cheer in recent years.
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OpinionSkilled, engaged staff are key to retail’s future
The latest labour market figures from the ONS confirmed that the retail industry is undergoing significant structural change.
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OpinionOpinion: Why online-physical retailers are winners
A visit to Loaf, the sofa and bed retailer, does much to highlight why online retailers that head for the high street are doing things right, says John Ryan.
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OpinionOpinion: Showcasing retail at its very best
There’s more to retail than turning a profit. As this year’s Retail Week Awards sponsored by Salesforce have highlighted, recognition for a job well done goes beyond figures.
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OpinionBlog: Learning to say yes to incredible opportunities
Grabbing opportunities to showcase your skills in a public arena is key to fulfilling your ambitions, writes Lucy Ward, creative brand director at Trouva.
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OpinionConviviality must sober up for its walk of shame
Conviviality is suffering the hangover to end all hangovers as financial chaos threatens to undo years of progress and hopes for further expansion.
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OpinionSir Ian Cheshire: We must count the true cost of pensions
When BHS made the headlines for its pension scheme rather than its collapse, it highlighted the ticking time bomb for the whole of retail.
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OpinionHow to get your digital transformation off the ground
Digital transformation comes at a price: the cost of new technologies, the risk of embracing these; and the disagreements you face with those who say “but we’ve always done things this way”.
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OpinionInditex beats H&M hands down with its other brands
H&M’s non-H&M brands look expensive and unlikely to pay for themselves, says John Ryan
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OpinionOpinion: Next’s plan, not just profits, under scrutiny
Lord Wolfson deviated from the proverbial hymn sheet he’d been singing from for the past 18 months when Next last updated the market in January.
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OpinionJohn Lewis’ profit challenge applies across retail
John Lewis’ results showed that today in retail you need to run to have the slightest hope of even standing still, never mind advancing.
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OpinionOpinion: Will profits ever matter for online retailers?
Today’s results from Eve Sleep make positive reading, as long as you are content to see widening losses.
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OpinionEsther McVey: A recruitment idea for retailers
It was a real pleasure to be invited to meet with leading figures in the retail sector at last week’s Retail Week Live.
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OpinionOpinion: Focus on selling well, not price, to survive
It’s only March and we can already see the pressure mounting across retail. The list of distress is already long enough – Mothercare, New Look, Toys R Us, Maplin.
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OpinionWhat the weather forecast reveals about shopping habits
Hermes head of customer services and customer experience Catherine Lindsay explores how the weather affects UK retailers and their home delivery partners.