All Series: Retail surgery articles – Page 32
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Subletting chain shops
I own a chain of shops and one is due for a new lease. Can I sublet for the time being so that I do not have to let the property go on a permanent basis?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensuring a high standard of ethical practice
We want to ensure a high standard of ethical practices within our suppliers’ operations and processes. How can we do this?
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Retail surgery: Using store design to make edge-of-town retail work
How can you use store design to make a large edge-of-town retail space work?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Using post-Christmas data to drive summer Sales
How can I best use data from the post-Christmas Sales to make the most of the summer Sales season?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Where is the line between imitation and infringement?
When does product imitation cease to be commercially advantageous and become an infringement of intellectual property rights?
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OpinionRetail surgery: The key to blog success
Lots of our competitors have set up blogs on their websites. If we create one, what should we write about and how successful could we expect it to be?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Using civil recovery to claw back losses
Our shrinkage rates are increasing during the downturn. How can we use civil recovery to try to claw back more of our losses?
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Retail Surgery: The risks of stock reduction
There is pressure from finance to reduce stock and this has put us behind on our normal ordering. How risky is this and what should I be doing?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Landlord legalities
My landlord has refused to move me to monthly rents, but I could only send a cheque for the first month of this quarter – which has been cashed. What is my legal position and what can I do to mitigate any risk?
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Retail surgery: Making credit work for you
I’m offering credit to my customers at the moment but despite the interest rate coming down it doesn’t appear to have become much cheaper. Is there anything I can do to get a better deal?
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Retail surgery: What to expect from battery recycling law
It has been difficult to find details on how retailers will be affected by the Government’s battery recycling legislation. What are the key points?
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OpinionRetail Surgery: Preparing for DataBar technology
There is a new type of barcode being introduced, but when is this happening and what do retailers need to do to prepare for it?