retail

Global retail industry deals total $26.98bn in Q3

Total retail industry deals for Q3 2020 worth $26.98bn (£20.2bn) were announced globally, according to the latest figures from GlobalData’s…

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Three ways retailers can set up retail success and fight fraud this holiday season

This year’s holiday season is set to be the most important retail period in living memory. With UK retail spending…

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Re-energising retail in 2021: Three challenges and one solution

The story of retail in 2020 is one of extreme contrasts. On the one hand, the Amazons, Asos and supermarket…

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Retail hiring falls 20%

Hiring in the UK’s retail sector was down 19.7% in October compared to the same month last year, according to…

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Retail to stabilise as restrictions ease, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has suggested that retail sales are set to stabilise as lockdown restrictions begin to…

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Government to confirm reopening of non-essential retail

The government is today (23 November) set to confirm that all non-essential retail in England will be permitted to reopen…

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Early Christmas shopping boosts retail in October

The Office for National Statistics has released its October report which showed that retail sales increased by 1.2% in the…

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The future of retail, where one size fits none

When writing this introduction, perhaps somewhat naively, I Googled ‘what was the most challenging time in all of history for…

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76% of retail staff experiencing higher levels of abuse, Usdaw finds

Usdaw has announced that three quarters of retail staff have experienced high levels of abuse and said it “has been…

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The retail supply chain trends unlocked in lockdown

Following conversations and first-hand experiences working with high street and ecommerce retailers, we commissioned research of 200 senior retail professionals…

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