All Series: Retail surgery articles – Page 25
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Will the Office of Fair Trading’s crackdown on misleading pricing have much of an impact on the promotions run by retailers?
Will the Office of Fair Trading’s crackdown on misleading pricing have much of an impact on the promotions run by retailers?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: As the HR manager of a department store, a member of staff has made a complaint against a worker who is employed by one of the store’s concession brands. Who is legally responsible?
As the HR manager of a department store, a member of staff has made a complaint against a worker who is employed by one of the store’s concession brands. Who is legally responsible?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Affiliate marketing is dominated by voucher code and cashback sites. How can I drive sales without constant discounting?
Affiliate marketing is dominated by voucher code and cashback sites. How can I drive sales without constant discounting?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: How can we ensure our temporary staff don’t sell goods to underage customers this Christmas, and what is the potential impact if this does happen?
How can we ensure our temporary staff don’t sell goods to underage customers this Christmas, and what is the potential impact if this does happen?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Amid talk of a double-dip recession, I am looking at ways to keep my overheads down. What is the best way to renegotiate our rents?
Amid talk of a double-dip recession, I am looking at ways to keep my overheads down. What is the best way to renegotiate our rents?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Is there enough time to implement an online consumer finance strategy to maximise sales before the VAT increase in January?
Is there enough time to implement an online consumer finance strategy to maximise sales before the VAT increase in January?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: We are reviewing our expenses system to improve efficiency. What is the best way to ensure that all expenses claimed are accurate?
We are reviewing our expenses system to improve efficiency. What is the best way to ensure that all expenses claimed are accurate?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Are the sacred cows of retail slowly dropping dead?
Are the sacred cows of retail slowly dropping dead?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: What are the key changes that have been made in the updated PCIDSS and PA-DSS standards?
What are the key changes that have been made in the updated PCIDSS and PA-DSS standards?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: How will the forthcoming VAT increase affect my rent, specifically the Stamp Duty Land Tax liability on my shop leases?
How will the forthcoming VAT increase affect my rent, specifically the Stamp Duty Land Tax liability on my shop leases?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Some of my employees are nearly 65 and one of them has a very physical job. Given the plans to abolish the default retirement age, what are my options?
Some of my employees are nearly 65 and one of them has a very physical job. Given the plans to abolish the default retirement age, what are my options?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Can I suggest a debt-for-equity swap to our bank or would that only work for larger companies?
My retail business has accumulated a fair amount of debt recently and it is becoming unmanageable. Can I suggest a debt-for-equity swap to our bank or would that only work for larger companies?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: I need a cost-effective way of ensuring my small stores have the right staffing hours and that we pay staff the correct amount. What are the options?
I need a cost-effective way of ensuring my small stores have the right staffing hours and that we pay staff the correct amount. What are the options?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
Can you explain the legal wrangle between Marks & Spencer and Interflora over online search terms, and what are the wider implications for retailers?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Online Christmas Sales continue to start earlier and earlier. Is it best to launch my Sale on Christmas Day or should I do it before?
Online Christmas Sales continue to start earlier and earlier. Is it best to launch my Sale on Christmas Day or should I do it before?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: How can we ensure the purchase of our point-of-sale material is as efficient as possible?
How can we ensure the purchase of our point-of-sale material is as efficient as possible?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: We are largely reliant on consumers’ discretionary spend. How should we tackle continued muted consumer sentiment?
We are largely reliant on consumers’ discretionary spend. How should we tackle continued muted consumer sentiment?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: It’s expensive to use a lot of product imagery and video on our website. What should we do to maximise sales?
It’s expensive to use a lot of product imagery and video on our website. What should we do to maximise sales?
-
Opinion
Retail surgery: Some of our stores have a ‘keep-open clause’. What is the purpose of this clause in a tenant’s lease?
Some of our stores have a ‘keep-open clause’. What is the purpose of this clause in a tenant’s lease?