Saving Christmas from toy shortages
Following reports of freight costs rising by 500% and ongoing labour shortages in the transport and logistics sector, toy retailers and manufacturers are warning...
Out and About: Restaurant & Bar Tech Live
After over a year of setbacks, Restaurant & Bar Tech Live finally took place on the 9th and 10th of November, and you could...
One in four retail employees considering leaving the sector due to excessive stress
Compared to employees in other UK sectors, nearly double the number of retail workers are considering leaving their jobs because of excessive stress suffered...
Honesty is the best policy when it comes to brand marketing
A Trustpilot survey of UK consumers has found that over half of Brits now consider a brand’s stance on social, political and environmental issues...
The Supermarket switch: just 38% of shoppers stay local to grocery brands post-pandemic
Original research of over 2,000 UK shoppers in the Research Study: Consumer Packaged Goods, Predicting the Unpredictable showed that only 38% remained loyal to the brands...
Gift cards are shoppers ‘go to’ in supporting favourite brands’ recovery, according to research
With high street fortunes continuing to improve following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, new research reveals that a renewed surge of customer loyalty, fuelled...
Store Management: Smarter with Smartphone?
More and more retail companies are equipping their store personnel with mobile devices. The trend towards smartphones or smart mobile devices that function almost...
Five trends from this year’s Retail Week Live: from digital fitting rooms to sustainable...
John Lewis is rolling out more livestream shopping and Gymshark is preparing to introduce digital fitting rooms, as Boxpark’s boss Roger Wade warns of...
Online sales overtake 2020 figures and 30% higher than pre-pandemic levels
The latest data shows that eCommerce has remained buoyant, despite normal life resuming as people jet off on holiday and see friends, with online...
Could Christmas be cancelled or do we all just need to stop panicking?
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said “Christmas will go ahead” after further measures were introduced in a bid to tackle supply chain problems...