As the age old saying goes, the only constant is change, and never has this rung more true than today as the world navigates its way through the coronavirus pandemic. The retail sector has been particularly hard hit by the global crisis, at a time when it was already struggling with low consumer confidence and rising costs. But with...
McArthurGlen, the designer outlet group, has announced the promotion of Nick Brady to Group Managing Director of Leasing. In this role, Brady will be responsible for overseeing all brand acquisition and asset management for the Group’s 25 designer outlets in 10 countries across Europe and in Canada.
In his new position, Brady will coordinate the leasing strategy for McArthurGlen’s entire...
A resident in Stockport became the first person in the country to return a potentially unwanted Christmas present, data from PayPoint reveals today. It hadn’t even got light when the first parcel was returned to a Collect+ store at 06:03 on Christmas Day. The next return was made in Manchester at 06:04.
Across Christmas Day, the most returns took place...
Consumer spending declined 7.1 per cent year-on-year in 2020 – as coronavirus restrictions impacted many sectors, with high-street retailers and hospitality hardest hit. Yet there were some bright spots as changing consumer behaviours spurred e-commerce growth, while the rise of the ‘insperience economy’ saw digital services and subscriptions boom as Brits spent more time at home.
Data from Barclaycard, which...
Poundland is launching its first “divorce range” for those who want to celebrate a new start in life. The discount retailer released details of the new products today to coincide with Divorce Day 2021.
The ranges will be available in store from mid-January and are aimed at those who want to toast being newly single. They include party items –...
Google-backed, NearSt, a British retail technology business driving more people onto the high street has raised £2m in seed funding from one of the world’s largest privately-owned international property companies to fuel footfall into bricks and mortar stores at a critical time for physical retailers.
The London-born startup witnessed a tripling in demand from shoppers seeking out local product availability...
Mindful Snacker has launched: aiming to be the most innovative Snack Brand Company on the market, and to ‘bring the simple pleasure back’ to snacking.
It will officially announce a ground-breaking new cooking process next month - which has been more than 10 years and £20million+ in the making - and has produced a potato crisp with significantly lower fat and...
With retailers braced for the ‘most digital Christmas’ ever, poor user experience in ecommerce journeys could cost retailers £350m in lost Christmas sales, according to the latest data from thinkTribe, an award winning web performance and testing service provider.
UK consumers are expected to spend a third of all their Christmas shopping digitally – +25% more than they spent online...
The world of retail is rapidly changing, there are many reasons for this, and we mustn’t overlook the fact that retail companies are having to adapt quickly. Although we can’t always know what is on the horizon, we can make upgrades, implement changes and hope that what we do will help us see rapid growth and a more extensive...
2020 has seen a seismic shift in online retail. Forced closure of bricks and mortar stores at the start of the year due to COVID-19 meant 37% of us shopped online more than ever before. As a result, eCommerce sales, which had been hovering around 20% YoY, skyrocketed to a ten-year high. Since then, retailers have been battling with...
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