Year: 2019

Third of consumers feel ‘unvalued’ by retailers after purchasing

Over a third (34%) of consumers feel retailers don’t care about them after they’ve made a payment, a new report…

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Retailers should learn from shopping centres to be inclusive

Shopping centres increasingly act as hubs pulling local communities together and are becoming an essential cornerstone of everyday life. As…

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Superdry issues profit warning as trading ‘continues to be weak’

Superdry has said its “trading performance continues to be weak” as the clothing retailer issued another profit warning in its…

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Wee Carpet Shoppe ad goes viral

A homemade advert starring a four-year-old girl promoting her grandad’s carpet store, the Wee Carpet Shoppe in Fife, Scotland, has…

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Lidl scolded by ASA after Morrisons complains

Lidl has been scolded by the ASA after Morrisons complained about a price comparison advert which it claimed was not…

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Select set to fall into administration

Struggling fashion retailer Select is set to enter administration within the next 48 hours putting potentially 2,000 jobs at risk…

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Why shopping centres must now focus on experience

The traditional shopping centre model is currently undergoing a seismic shift. I’ve no doubt that those centres that will thrive…

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Retail sales ‘below expectation’ in April

Retail sales fell below expectations in April, despite a total sales increase of 4.1% against the decrease of 3.1% the…

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Bonmarche rejects Philip Day takeover bid

The directors of fashion chain Bonmarche have asked its shareholders to “unanimously” reject a takeover bid by Spectre Holdings –…

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Making lighting work for the modern fitting room experience

Despite the growing popularity of shopping online over visiting physical retail stores, the capacity to ‘try before you buy’ remains…

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