Nowadays, brands must go above and beyond to ensure footfall in their physical stores, as many customers have abandoned the historic weekend saunter down the high street in favour of convenient, online alternatives.
Modern marketing strategies must account for this shift, and one of the challenges facing those at the helm of some of the retailers that we know...
Only a few months ago, I was discussing the longevity of the high street with an e-commerce director at a luxury furniture retailer. Recalling the closing down sales in my local House of Fraser, I suggested it was just the beginning of an industry-wide revolution. His response surprised me.
“It’s hardly news that the world of bricks-and-mortar retailing is threatened,”...
The UK government holds the nation’s unemployment rate as a high priority.
It’s simply a case of benefiting the overall economy: less people on job seekers allowance and more people with a disposable income means more money heading into the economy. But with the current trend of high street stores closing still a pattern through 2019 so far, and...
Two thirds of the UK’s population are active on social media, according to stats. Our teenagers are also said to be among the most extreme internet users in the world, with more than one in three 15-year-olds in Britain classed as ‘extreme internet users’, spending a minimum of six hours each day online.
However, are they putting this time...
The fashion industry is seeing its success bolstered by digitalisation. The high street may be falling on tough times, but thanks to the digital world, the industry is worth £32.3 billion in the UK alone. While brick and mortar struggles and stores continue to close, the sector is still increasing, with global online revenue being nearly three times more...
Reflexis Systems, the industry leader in real-time store operations and workforce management solutions, announced today that Co-op is launching the Reflexis MyWork mobile task management system across its network of stores. Co-op, one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives managing a total of 2,500 outlets and more than 45,000 employees globally, chose MyWork to transform the way store staff run Co-op stores by...
The research forms part of leading ecommerce agency Visualsoft’s annual e-retail performance report, which assessed 250 of the UK’s leading brands across a range of sectors. It found that 17% of those analysed were missing out on valuable business by neglecting to add clear social sharing options for their customers’ purchases - a 4% decline year-on-year.
The figures are concerning,...
The world of technology is changing exponentially; we are inventing at a higher rate than ever and continuously moulding the world that we live in. Virtual reality was a thing of science-fiction not so long ago, but nowadays red and blue cinema glasses have given way to headsets and holographs that can transport us anywhere. Retailers are already capitalising...
Hallmarking can guarantee purity and the independent certification of a diamond can prove that the stone has been graded by an unbiased and professional examination. Read on as we cover all the key facts on UK jewellery laws and regulations.
When buying jewellery and diamonds, many customers aren’t clued up on UK jewellery laws and regulations. Below however, we...
There’s no shortage of data predicting a retail apocalypse on the UK high street. According to a 2018 report from PWC, about 14 shops close every day on UK high streets, with a net 1,123 stores disappearing from Britain's top 500 high streets in the first six months of that year. Meanwhile an ONS report from 2017 showed its...
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