Whilst debate continues about the future of the High Street, research by CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed the negative impact of closing stores on brands’ online businesses.
According to the research, retailers that do not maintain a bricks and mortar store in a catchment alongside a transactional website typically experience 50% lower online sales compared to...
International luxury fashion brand, Fendi, has revolutionised its global transactional value chain with an omnichannel solution from Dedagroup Stealth, the company dedicated to fashion and luxury retail, and part of Dedagroup.
Founded in Rome in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi, the Italian fashion house fuses a distinctly modern aesthetic with heritage style and an appreciation of fine fabrics and...
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”
This is an Ancient Greek saying, but remains a favourite of modern-day business and brand strategists. In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins suggested that great companies tend to be hedgehogs: they understand what one thing they can be best at and then strive single-mindedly towards that...
intu has become the UK’s first shopping centre owner to be certified as having child-friendly wifi at its national portfolio of popular shopping destinations.
The certification means that the free wifi provided at intu’s 14 centres across the UK, which are some of the largest and most popular in the country, has been proven to filter out inappropriate content. It...
Instagram’s huge surge in popularity has transformed the marketing industry over recent years. Due to the rise of social media influencers who endorse products and services, the platform has become a powerful promotional tool. But businesses don’t need to splurge on sponsored content to reap the rewards.
More establishments–whether it’s bars, restaurants or shops–are incorporating picturesque features into their décor...
Reed MIDEM, organisers behind events including MAPIC and MIPIM, is set to launch the first global leisure event at this year’s MAPIC, a day before the main MAPIC event which takes place in Cannes between 13–15 November. The launch of a dedicated Leisure event aims to demonstrate that the ability to incorporate experiences is fundamental not only for retail spaces, but...
Samsung has revealed further details ahead of the launch of the highly anticipated Samsung KX – set to redefine the retail experience, embodying the brand’s ‘Do What You Can’t’ ethos.
Visitors will be among the first in the world to test one-of-a-kind concept tech innovations, engage with activities that will be brought to life on the world’s first vertical 10-metre-wide...
River Island has partnered with Curalate to align social shopping experiences on and away from its website.
The fashion retailer is rolling out a suite of advanced technology, streamlining its social commerce capabilities to power discovery-driven purchasing.
River Island is using social commerce specialist Curalate’s Like2Buy feature to make its Instagram feed shoppable, while harnessing user-generated content tagged #ImWearingRI by displaying it on a...
It’s no surprise that consumers around the world will collectively spend $2.842 billion online by the end of 2018 — as stores continue to remove themselves from the high street and opt for digital alternatives. As more ecommerce websites continue to rise in numbers, spend is set to increase further to $4.878 billion by 2021.
You can’t deny that businesses...
With a growing international audience, the show attracted visitors from 78 different countries globally across key retail sectors. A fifth of the show’s audience (19%) was comprised of fashion, footwear and jewellery retailers, while one in eight (12%) of the retail businesses visiting the show were from the grocery sector. Other key retail verticals attending the show included general...
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