New report reveals the retailers with the best brand logos
The Nike swoosh, the bitten fruit of Apple and Mickey Mouse’s simple silhouette have been voted the best brand logos of all time, according...
Morrisons takeover approach: Who wants to buy the supermarket and why?
Morrisons has snubbed a £5.5 billion takeover approach from a US private equity firm amid speculation that more UK supermarkets could be snapped up.
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More than a quarter of payments in 2020 were contactless as cash use plunged
More than one in every four payments last year were contactless as cash use plunged, according to figures from a trade association.
Coins and banknotes...
Scotland’s shopping footfall ‘still languishing 25% below pre-pandemic levels’
Footfall at Scotland’s shops is still languishing around 25% below the levels recorded before the coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures.
The Scottish Retail Consortium...
Let communities and councils decide what happens on their local High Street
The government should give communities more say over their local high streets’ future and enable councils to support them to do this.
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GUESS Europe launches the Guess Z Lab, in collaboration with the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center...
GUESS Europe, the Lifestyle-Tech Competence Center (LTCC), and Microsoft are proud to announce the launch of the GUESS Z Lab, an innovative concept conceived...
Violence and abuse against shopworkers surges
Violence and abuse against shopworkers surged last year and gathered pace further as the enforcement of coronavirus measures such as face masks and social...
High Street footfall shows cautious signs of recovery as hospitality ‘halo’ begins to take...
Retail footfall saw a welcome boost across retail parks, shopping centres and High Streets during the first weekend of indoor hospitality reopening, the latest...
Brands jeopardise customer loyalty as they fail to replicate in-store experiences online
Brands are putting customer loyalty at risk due to a disconnect between their physical and eCommerce experiences, a new research report by PFS has...
Consumer confidence rebounds to pre-lockdown levels – survey
Consumer confidence has bounced back to its pre-pandemic level as the easing of restrictions boosted the financial mood of the nation, a long-running survey...