retail

Retail NI welcomes top up grants

Retail NI has welcomed the commencement of the issuing of £72.3m in top up grants to Northern Irish businesses that…

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Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era

It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail environment on its head. As…

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Retail footfall edges up amid surge in evening shopping

UK retail footfall rose 1.1% last week from the week before, which was attributed to a surge in evening shopping,…

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John Lewis chair calls for rates rethink to help ‘level’ up retail

John Lewis chair Sharon White has called for chancellor Rishi Sunak to scrap the business rates system in favour of…

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Customer experience differentiation is at the core of retail innovation

The rise of DTC, net-zero commerce, hyper-local shopping, dark stores, same-day (if not, same-15-minutes) delivery, and brand drops mark the…

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Retail sales climb 9.2% in April

Retail sales across the UK increased 9.2% in April 2021 when compared to the previous month, as the easing of…

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Moto Hospitality appoints retail director

Moto Hospitality has announced the appointment of Nikki Rogers as its first retail director, reporting directly to Nick Tatum, the…

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The Great Covid Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

A year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online is set to revert to “the…

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Why retailers must invest beyond the buy button

Over the past 12 months, retailers have turbocharged their shift to digital. A recent survey by KPMG showed that 67%…

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Retail footfall rises 0.5% as shoppers return to high streets

UK retail footfall rose by 0.5% last week, predominantly driven by a 3.9% increase across UK high streets, as shoppers…

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