Shoppers venture out as UK closes in on lockdown anniversary
Footfall around the UK’s retail sites was up 7% last week, but is still heavily depressed compared to its pre-pandemic levels, new data has...
Can stores regain their flagship status?
Pressure has been building for several years on retailers to rethink the role of the store, and new ideas have emerged as a reaction...
Online Retail Maintains Strong Start to the Year as February Sales Remain High
With the strict lockdown still in place, online retail sales held strong in February, rising by +69.5% Year-on-Year (YoY). That’s according to the latest...
Klarna launches Influencer Council to provide greater clarity on guidelines as more Brits turn...
Global payments and shopping service Klarna, has launched an Influencer Council in order to develop a best practice guide for influencers and brands advertising...
Buy Now, Pay Later provider Zip arrives in the UK
Buy Now, Pay Later provider Zip has announced its UK arrival with Homebase one of its first major brand partners – the first and...
Customisable cosmetics – the new in for luxury beauty?
By now, you’ve all probably seen (and swooned over) the magnificent Carolina Herrera lipsticks. And while the cosmetic formula is certainly a reason they...
In-Store Reinventions Raise Retailers’ Online Sales
Here’s a twist. Major retail brands are looking at reinventions of their brick-and-mortar establishments that go beyond maximising in-store sales. They’re investing in fresh...
More than half of consumers feel that the government still isn’t doing enough to...
A month after all ‘non-essential’ retailers were forced to close their doors, research conducted by retail analysts, Maybe* Tech suggests that over half of...
Retailers expect consumers to show them the love this ‘virtual’ Valentine’s Day
Retailers are feeling the love in the run up to Valentine’s Day, with two fifths (41 per cent) expecting to see a sales boost,...
Retail industry sees entrepreneurial boom from under-25s
GoDaddy has released new research which finds that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a surge in young people starting their own retail businesses in...