Aldi named cheapest supermarket of the year amid ‘significant’ price rises
Aldi has narrowly beaten its rival Lidl to be named the cheapest supermarket of the year, as grocery prices rose by up to 9%...
Retail in 2022: Embracing the ‘store of the future’
In recent years, retail has experienced a digital overhaul unmatched by other industries. Forced to adapt to a permanent shift in consumer behaviours and...
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...