retail

How retailers can turn the store of the future into a reality

The face of retail is rapidly changing with a significant increase in online shopping and reduced footfall in high-street stores.…

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Retail sales growth slows during August

UK retail sales growth continued to slow during August as the summer boost comes to an end, according to figures…

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10p plastic bag charge to be rolled out to all retailers

The 5p plastic bag charge will be doubled to 10p and extended to all retailers and not just big businesses,…

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Hot September could cost retailers £320m in sales

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said a hot September could cost retailers £320m in sales, with non-food retailers losing…

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Amazon named ‘most reputable UK retailer’ in consumer survey

Amazon, Boots and John Lewis have topped the 2018 UK Retail RepTrak ranking of the most reputable retailers, the Reputation…

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How can physical retailers out-convenience the online giants?

With the likes of Amazon and other online giants seemingly dominating the landscape and creating challenges for physical retailers, there…

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Retailers risk losing two-thirds of customers with ‘new shopper’ discounts

Retailers are at risk of losing their most loyal customers if they don’t change the way they execute sales periods.…

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The four pillars of expert customer service in fashion retail

According to the Business of Fashion report, fashion retailers face three main challenges in 2018. First, they’re facing economic challenges…

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Moonpig owner acquires Dutch gift retailer

Photobox Group, the parent company of card and gift retailer Moonpig, has acquired Dutch online cards and gifting retailer Greetz.…

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Retailers commit to support farmers during drought

The NFU has reached out to the UK’s top nine supermarket retailers to express the difficulties farmers and growers are…

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