UK Retailers Lose Millions a Year to Broken Integrations, Patchworks Research Reveals

Sixty percent of UK retailers report financial losses due to disconnected systems, according to the ‘Retail Integration Report: Insights from the 2025/26 Patchworks Retail Tech...

Building Smart: Enabling Retail’s AI Journey With Foundational Tools

AI insights are the catalyst of real change in the future, an essential component of meeting the quickening pace of retail. Many businesses have...

UK Shoppers Embrace AI for Delivery Updates and Returns – But Still Want Transparency...

New research reveals 6 in 10 want AI powered delivery tracking and smarter returns, yet half still prefer a human touch when things go wrong.

Akeneo Empowers Businesses to Deliver Better Product Experiences Through Smarter, AI-Driven Product Data Flow

Akeneo, the Product Experience (PX) Company and leading provider of Product Information Management (PIM) solutions, today announced its 2025 Autumn innovations and updated capabilities...

Consumer Caution Fails to Out-Spook UK Shoppers as Halloween Revives Retail Footfall, Up +4.6%...

Halloween lifted UK retail footfall by 4.6% year-on-year, with Sensormatic Solutions reporting a post-summer surge led by in-store shopping.

Luxury Brand Websites and AI Agents Rated as Top Sources for Product Information by...

UK consumers have identified luxury brand websites and AI agents as the channels providing the best high-quality product information according to new research from...

Gen Z to Drive High Street Transformation by 2050

New research from American Express reveals Gen Z’s preferences for immersive, tech-driven and socially vibrant retail experiences could redefine Britain’s high streets by 2050.

How AI Is Redefining the Post-Purchase Journey

Rory O’Connor, founder and CEO, Scurri urges retailers to stop viewing AI as a back-office efficiency tool and start treating it as marketing infrastructure. With customer...

From Business to Experience: How Shop-in-Shop Design Is Reprogramming Shared Retail Spaces

Shop-in-shop retail formats are evolving from practical arrangements into strategic design interventions that reshape how customers engage with physical retail spaces.

Rapid Delivery Is Helping Retailers Transform What’s Possible With Last-Minute Gifting

With peak season approaching, rapid delivery is helping retailers replace generic, last-minute gifting with personalised purchases that drive customer loyalty.