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Retail

A new retail

Over the last few months I have been spending a lot of time on high streets up and down the UK. Maybe others have noticed the transition over many years – but, for the first time, I observed a massive shift from...

Some reasons for stores

As of late, we’ve seen many articles chronicling the demise of brick-and-mortar stores, painting a dim picture of the future of traditional retail. We don’t believe that the only way forward for stores is a complete...

Strategy Consultants: Your Time Has Come!

What do newly appointed Reckitt Benckiser CEO, Laxman Narasimhan, Sheryl Sandberg (COO at Facebook), Vittorio Colao (former CEO of Vodafone), Indra Nooyi (former CEO of PepsiCo, now on the Board of Amazon), John Donahoe...

Jo Whitfield: The Northern Star of grocery retail

Every year, when the time comes for me to nominate candidates for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Awards, I live in hope that someone doing something extraordinary will emerge. This year, though, I was...

Make me happy: wellbeing in the workplace

Over the past few years, a growing number of businesses have begun to focus on wellbeing. Continued research in this space has created an ever evolving understanding of what drives the productivity of staff. There...

The Fruit and Veg King

There are certain things that have become part of my London history. Like the first time I went into the Harrods Foodhall and experienced the visual feast of retail theatre at its best, or the first time, in 1979 on...

‘Exit through the gift shop’ courtesy Banksy

As I was watching television last Sunday evening, amongst all the Christmas ads, up popped my new favourite: Visa’s ‘support your local high street’ campaign. My new favourite ad because, much to my joy, it...

With consumer spending rising, who’s getting it right in…

Like most new mothers, over the past few months I’ve become somewhat of an expert on the world of baby products. In the excitement of preparing for the arrival of our new bundle of joy, I’m guilty like many others...

Careful curation, expert advice and customer experience: the role…

Last month, Amazon became the second company in history to achieve a market capitalisation of more than $1tn. It did so because it provides customers ease, choice and value. It’s the same recipe that worked for...

Latest Retail News

The Body Shop opens green store concept Located in central London, the store features a refill station for shower gel and an area encouraging shoppers to join a collective of local environmental campaigners. The site also includes a water station for customers to refill their bottles. Read more.

Morrisons introduces new recycling label system To be introduced for 400 lines, some products will carry a ‘Recycle Me In Store’ logo, while others display a ‘Please Recycle Me’ icon - prompting customers to recycle at home. Morrisons will turn the recycled material into carrier bags and bin bags. Read more.

Gap reveals international expansion plans Gap has unveiled an expansion strategy that will enable it to take its Athleta and Janie & Jack brands overseas. The move will begin with online and in shop-in-shop formats, before establishing physical stores alongside partners. Read more.

Aldi posts yearly results For the year to 31 December, sales at the German discount supermarket group rose 11%. This came as operating profit fell 26% to £198m, representing an operating margin of 1.7%. Read more.

Co-op and John Lewis expand click & collect partnership By the end of 2019, John Lewis customers will be able to pick up their purchases from more than 50 Co-op food stores. The move follows successful trials in six Co-op stores which began earlier this year. Read more.

Debenhams launches store in Oman The opening brings the British department store's number of sites in the Middle East to 29. The Oman store is located in the newly-opened Mall Of Muscat. Debenhams is present in eight countries in the Middle East. Read more.