Which retailers were the winners and losers over Christmas?
Christmas is always a pivotal period for retailers and other high street firms but perhaps had even greater significance this year after 2020’s efforts...
Gen Z shoppers more favourable to Buy Now, Pay Later services
In the past year, 42% of British 16-to-24-year-olds used a Buy Now, Pay Later service to help evenly spread the cost of big-budgeted fashion...
Facebook and Twitter ‘failing to tackle fake review factories’
Facebook and Twitter have been accused of failing to tackle an online industry of fake product reviews, with new research uncovering schemes on the...
The former Big Issue seller who now runs multi-million pound fashion firm
A former Big Issue vendor who now runs his own multi-million pound sustainable fashion firm has spoken about how his time selling the magazine...
Pret subscription model: The future of business or a disaster waiting to happen?
Subscription models are at first glance nothing new, with streaming services having adopted this strategy since their inception. However, this model has adapted and...
CallisonRTKL releases its Retail 2022 Forecast
Global architecture, planning and design firm CallisonRTKL has released its Forecast 2022 report – looking at the accelerators, disruptors, and constants shaping the built...
Cyber Monday sales down 1.4% – is physical retail making a comeback?
Cyber Monday sales dropped by 1.4% from last year, falling for the first time since Adobe Analytics started tracking spending on major shopping days....
What does 2022 hold for the retail industry? Hear from the experts…
It’s no secret that the retail industry experienced incredible disruption over the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many areas where retailers needed to...
Retail Report finds shoppers crave in-store technology that mimics their online experience
Bazaarvoice, Inc., provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced the results of its newest study, “The State of Retail Report”.The research...
Account and password frustrations prompt two-thirds of shoppers to abandon their cart, study reveals
Retailers could be shutting down huge revenue streams due to poor shopping sign-up processes, a study from the passwordless multi-factor authentication (MFA) provider Beyond Identity has...
