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Apple has today opened the doors to its new Apple Brompton Road store, located in Knightsbridge ahead of the store's official opening on Thursday.
Amazon yesterday said that it has reached a deal to acquire One Medical, a “technology-powered national primary care organization”
The latest stores to grace New York are prioritising localisation through connecting with local communities and centring logistics facilities
Sneak peek: Inside Apple Brompton Road, its new London flagship opening this week
By Retail Gazette on July 26th 2022 at 11:37 am
Apple has today opened the doors to its new Apple Brompton Road store, located in Knightsbridge ahead of the store's official opening on Thursday....
Superdrug expands beauty offering by signing new brands
// Superdrug expands beauty offering by adding new brands // The expansion takes Superdrug’s total fragrance and beauty portfolio to 54 and 29 r...
Primark and Greggs launch second collaboration
Primark has unveiled a second fashion range in collaboration with high street bakery chain Greggs, after the partnership proved a success earlier this...
Uber Eats unveils new app features for grocery shopping
By Charged Retail on July 25th 2022 at 16:09 pm
Uber Eats has announced a “refreshed grocery delivery service” with new app features for consumers and retailers.For consumers, the a...
New tills could stop more than £500m in thefts from supermarkets
New hi-tech tills could stop more than £500 million in thefts from supermarkets according to retail crime experts.Supermarkets have been forced ...
Tesco launches first ever click-and-collect payment plan
Tesco is launching a click-and-collect scheme for the first time ever, alongside two new saver delivery options, offering customers more variety.Costi...
Twitter blames Elon Musk for revenue miss
Twitter has blamed Elon Musk’s on-off pursuit of the company and an advertising slump for the reason its revenue was down in its second quarter....
Too hot to shop: consumers shun online shopping during blistering heatwave
UK consumers were “too hot to shop” during the heatwave, with online revenues and footfall declining as UK temperatures soared to record l...
In pictures: Inside Nike West London, ‘a brand-new shopping experience’
By Retail Gazette on July 15th 2022 at 15:47 pm
// Nike opens Nike West London in Westfield – a new innovative store connecting sport, London and athletes together // The two-story, 17,000 sq ...
Brits scramble to buy rosé, ice cream and fans as first ever red heat warning is issued
The UK's heatwave has not only led to a “heat-health warning” alert, but also an increase in sales of rosé, ice-creams and fans....
Mike Ashley’s Frasers bans ‘unproductive’ home working
Frasers Group, owner of House of Fraser and Sports Direct, has banned working from home on Fridays and asked for staff to be in the office all week af...
Burberry sales dip 35%, dented by China Covid-19 lockdowns
Burberry has posted just a 1% rise in store sales across the group for the three months until the beginning of July....
Amazon to create over 4,000 jobs this year, becoming one of UK’s biggest employers
Amazon will be creating more than 4,000 new permanent roles across the UK, bringing its workforce to 75,000....
Fashion retailers account for a quarter of greenwashing complaints
By Retail Gazette on June 27th 2022 at 14:39 pm
New research has found that fashion retailers account for a quarter of complaints relating to unsubstantiated greenwashing claims....
M&S voted UK’s favourite supermarket as it scoops top accolades
M&S has been named the UK’s favourite supermarket in the annual Good Housekeeping Food Awards....
John Lewis appoints its first director of design for fashion
// John Lewis appoints its first director of design for fashion, Queralt Ferrer // The retailer hopes the appointment will specifically support its Jo...
Meta unveils Avatars Store to enable users to purchase luxury brands for avatars
By Charged Retail on June 27th 2022 at 15:05 pm
Meta has announced plans to launch its Avatars Store, where social media users are able to purchase luxury digital items of clothing for their avatars...
Walmart takes majority stake in automation firm Symbotic
Walmart has taken a stake in automation technology company Symbotic, amounting to 11.1% of the company’s total common stock and 4.3% of its voti...
The top 5 beauty brands embracing the metaverse
By Charged Retail on June 17th 2022 at 15:06 pm
While luxury fashion houses have long been at the forefront of the NFT and metaverse conversation, major beauty brands are now jumping on the virtual ...
Amazon poised to open second Style store
Amazon is set to open its second ‘Amazon Style‘ bricks-and-mortar clothing store in the Autumn.The store is reportedly opening in Eas...
Tommy Hilfiger launches first-ever UK-based recommerce offering
Tommy Hilfiger is partnering with My Wardrobe HQ in order to launch its first recommerce platform in the UK.The platform will initially launch as a si...
PayPal announces ‘Pay Monthly’ BNPL product
PayPal has announced a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) product, ‘Pay Monthly’, as it expands its super app.The new feature will allow users ...
Tesco shoppers start trading down as cost of living bites
By Retail Gazette on June 17th 2022 at 14:41 pm
Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy revealed that customers are changing their shopping behaviour and trading down due to the soaring cost of living. Th...
eBay loses head of Europe to Asda owner TDR Capital
The head of eBay Europe, Rob Hattrell, is leaving the online giant to join private equity firm and Asda co-owner TDR Capital in autumn. The post eBay...
West End expects £80m boost during Jubilee Weekend.
By Retail Gazette on May 27th 2022 at 15:35 pm
The Jubilee Weekend is expected to inject tens of millions of pounds into London’s iconic West End district, according to new research. The pos...
M&S scores healthy eating sponsorship deal with national football teams.
By Retail Gazette on May 27th 2022 at 15:36 pm
M&S Food teams up with national football teams of England, Scotland, Cymru and Northern Ireland to launch its healthy eating campaign. The post M...
Walmart pipped Amazon as retailer who took home the most in revenue in 2021
By Charged Retail on May 27th 2022 at 15:57 pm
Walmart pipped Amazon as the retailer who took home the most in revenue last year, according to GlobalData.The big-box retail giant recorded $572.8 bi...
The Great Amazon Takeover: the top 3 industries ripe for disruption from the tech giant
Amazon is one of the most prolific and valuable public companies on the planet, having transformed from an online book retailer into a global phenomen...
McDonalds to launch on Deliveroo this summer
By Charged Retail on May 17th 2022 at 10:39 am
McDonalds is officially launching on Deliveroo as the two companies announce a new, long term global strategic partnership.This partnership includes t...
Clarks enters metaverse via Roblox
By Retail Gazette on May 16th 2022 at 15:16 pm
Clarks has entered the metaverse platform, Roblox, to offer an immersive experience. The post Clarks enters metaverse via Roblox appeared first on Re...
Tesco Clubcard members set to miss out on £17m in vouchers
Tesco is urging Clubcard members to spend millions of unspent vouchers that are set to expire at the end of the month.According to the UK’s larg...
Harrods to stop selling ‘luxury goods’ worth over £300 to Russian shoppers
Harrods has revealed it will stop selling "luxury goods" worth over £300 to Russian customers, as it seeks to comply with sanctions introduced b...
MultiPay and Mastercard launch in-store BNPL service
MultiPay is launching a BNPL service across stores in Ireland through a tie up with Mastercard.When set up in-store, a consumer simply heads to a sale...
Grocery on-demand: what do the big supermarkets offer?
Retail Gazette looks at what grocery on-demand services the big supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, offer. The post Grocer...
Amazon will now pay for your own shopping data
Amazon has launched a new cashback rewards system, which is available on the Alexa app and allows you to get money back on select purchases. While thi...
New customers, increased spend and more orders: Why retailers should build an effective BNPL strategy
By Retail Gazette on May 5th 2022 at 07:22 am
WorldPay’s director of enterprise product commercialisation, Reshmi Suresh, told an audience at last week’s Retail Technology Show 2022 wh...
Victoria’s Secret launches storefront on Amazon
By Charged Retail on May 5th 2022 at 08:31 am
Victoria’s Secret has started selling its products on Amazon, the lingerie company announced on Friday.The beauty retailer has started 120 offer...
John Lewis to relaunch its Partnership Rewards Credit Card this year
John Lewis is set to relaunch its Partnership Card later this year in collaboration with the UK provider of consumer credit NewDay. The post John Lew...
Just Eat Takeaway chairman resigns
Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) has seen its boardroom thrown into uncertainty after the resignation of chairman Adriaan Nuhn and the suspension of compan...
Furniture, electricals and books drive sharpest shop prices rise in a decade
Shop price inflation rose to its highest rate since September 2011 last month with furniture, electricals and books seeing the sharpest rise in prices...
M&S names new womenswear director
M&S has promoted Maddy Evans to director of womenswear as Jill Stanton, who currently leads womenswear, kidswear and beauty is to retire. The pos...
Are Millennials the reason that inflation is so high?
By RetailWire on July 26th 2022 at 12:15 pm
The movement of the massive Millennial generation into peak spending patterns is playing a major role in driving inflation, at least according to one ...
Are digital-only coupons discriminatory against the elderly and poor?
Many grocers find numerous advantages in emphasizing digital coupons. The digital shift, however, may be limiting access to coupons to technologically...
Macy’s keeps going small and off-mall
Macy’s is not anchoring itself to malls any longer. The department store retailer said it will open four new small, off-mall stores as part of a...
Is Amazon on the verge of reinventing American healthcare?
Amazon yesterday said that it has reached a deal to acquire One Medical, a “technology-powered national primary care organization” that co...
When will supply chains return to normal?
While congestion has lessened at West Coast ports, global supply chain disruption may linger for years due to economic conditions, rising inflation an...
Will more Americans make e-grocery delivery a weekly habit?
Online grocery shopping is a weekly habit of a segment of the population, according to a new study. What do the weekly use statistics for delivery and...
Are mall shoppers hungry for in-stock data?
By RetailWire on June 27th 2022 at 15:40 pm
Mall operator Simon Property Group is testing a search tool that lets shoppers see what’s in stock in stores inside the mall. How much appeal wi...
Kellogg thinks it makes more sense apart than together
Following a trend of breaking up conglomerates, Kellogg Co. last week announced plans to split into three independent companies: global snacks, North ...
Walmart’s new AR tech is built for the stores inside customers’ pockets
Walmart yesterday introduced two new augmented reality features designed to improve customers’ experience, whether they are shopping from home o...
There might soon be no one left to hire at Amazon’s warehouses
Amazon.com’s size and huge rate of employee turnover appear to be setting up the retail juggernaut for a strange hiring problem — it is on...
Will Deal Days help Target clear its inventory?
Target is bringing back Deal Days, its answer to Amazon.com’s Prime Day, with big discounts and gift card rewards on product categories across i...
Ultra-fast delivery may burn out or fade away
By RetailWire on June 17th 2022 at 16:09 pm
Ultra-fast delivery startups that have proliferated throughout the U.S. and abroad might have gotten ahead of themselves, according to a new study tha...
Are consumers going to take a vacation from buying things?
While inflation is causing customers to trade down and look for deals when they are at home, they are still spending money to go on vacation — k...
Should analytics drive category planning?
Recent studies indicate artificial intelligence has not yet delivered the promised time and labor savings benefits to the space and assortment optimiz...
Do Twitter users want to hear and tweet about product drops?
Twitter recently launched a new feature, Product Drops, that allows online merchants to tease their upcoming product launches. Will “Product Dro...
Retailers applaud as Ocean Shipping Reform Act sails through Congress
Congress approved legislation that retailers believe will help reign in ocean carriers who have used the coronavirus pandemic as a rationale to jack u...
Does Amazon need a great Prime Day now more than ever?
Amazon.com is holding its Prime Day event on July 12 and 13 with promises of offering its lowest prices ever on select products from its own lines and...
When the going gets tough, consumers shop dollar stores
By RetailWire on May 27th 2022 at 16:19 pm
Dollar General and Dollar Tree issued first quarter results this week illustrating that, when consumer prices rise and the economic going gets tough, ...
Should Zara (and other retailers) be charging for online returns?
By RetailWire on May 17th 2022 at 11:17 am
Zara in the UK has started charging a fee to return merchandise bought online. The fast-fashion retailer reportedly instituted the charge for environm...
Are smaller retailers getting crushed by the supply chain mess?
Ninety-one percent of small to mid-sized retailers believe larger companies have an advantage over them in the current supply chain crisis, according ...
Will the lack of skilled people derail retail’s digital supply chain transformation?
A new study finds that as more companies work to digitally transform their supply chains, many do not have enough of the right people on staff to achi...
Does virtual selling make for lonely salespeople?
Without the typical in-person social interaction, virtually selling tends to be transactional and lonely, not only impacting morale, but sales effecti...
Pedigree and Walmart seek an end to pet homelessness
The Pedigree brand has launched a program designed to keep pandemic puppies and other dogs in their forever homes even at a time when many pet parents...
Google rethinks employee reviews and promotions process
Google last week shifted to a new system for “employee development, learning and progression” it calls GRAD, designed to streamline the pr...
Do Netflix subscriber headwinds hold lessons for retailers?
Netflix reported a drop in subscribers for the first time in over a decade on its latest earnings call. This raises questions: is subscription fatigue...
Will ‘shrinkflation’ grow into a big problem for CPG brands?
By RetailWire on May 5th 2022 at 09:03 am
With no sign of inflation abating, manufacturers have started to shrink package sizes while keeping prices the same — and customers are starting...
L.L.Bean is taking a month-long mental health break from social media
L.L.Bean is taking a vacation from social media. The retailer on Monday hit pause on making any social media posts for the month and left a “Gon...
How long until the metaverse reaches mainstream appeal?
Recent surveys since Facebook changed its name to Meta last November have found consumers have some interest in virtual experiences, including shoppin...
Will Amazon’s Pet Day take a bite out of Chewy?
Amazon is holding its first Amazon Pet Day in celebration of National Pet Month, focusing on a rare category where the company is facing an equally fo...
Are Walmart and Abercombie too late for the activewear party?
Walmart and Abercombie & Fitch both recently introduced activewear collections to become the latest chains to jump on the sweaty part of the athle...
Amazon brings Prime power to other websites
By RetailWire on April 22nd 2022 at 13:38 pm
Amazon Prime members who have wished that their perks would extend to e-commerce experiences beyond Amazon’s website are now in luck. Amazon has...
Will workouts drive loyalty for Lululemon?
At its Analyst Day earlier this week, Lululemon announced plans to launch a two-tiered membership program tied to its Mirror at-home fitness device. D...
Are price freezes and pledges worthwhile in inflationary climates?
In a response to inflation concerns, Old Navy has instituted a "Price ON-Lock" initiative that will pause price increases on kids’ basics appare...
Will customers know everything about products with digital ID?
A recent article forecasts a world in which products can tell customers anything and everything about themselves using a digital ID, readable via QR c...
Has Barnes & Noble turned the page?
Barnes & Noble’s sales have recovered as the chain orchestrates a turnaround focused on empowering store managers and capitalizes on a reviv...
Did stores prove their worth during the pandemic?
UBS has forecast that 40,000 to 50,000 stores will close in the U.S. by the end of 2026, downwardly revising research from April 2021. Part of the rea...
Nike steps up its game with a new tech innovation center
By RetailWire on April 14th 2022 at 10:24 am
Nike is opening a new hub solely for technological innovation that will be dedicated to improving the brand’s logistics and supply chain. Do you...
Will retailers be ready when the third-party cookies crumble?
Eighty-one percent of companies are reliant on third-party cookies while 85 percent of consumers want brands to use only first-party data, according t...
Should dietitians patrol Kroger’s supermarket aisles?
Shoppers can find advice on selling floors on what running shoes to wear, how to fix a leaky faucet and what to take for an upset stomach. Nutritional...
Does Amazon have an edge in capturing America’s youth?
A dominant 53 percent of teens identified Amazon.com as their favorite e-commerce site, according to Piper Sandler's “Spring 2022 Taking Stock W...
Locals fight to keep warehouses out of their neighborhoods
Amazon in mid-March canceled plans to open a four-story warehouse in Churchill, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, after local residents complained abou...
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Lozier+CASI at the Modex 2022 Show
By Lozier+CASI on September 30th 2021 at 09:06 am
Lozier+CASI -Modex 2022 Show, the premier supply chain experience at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 28-31. See us in booth C3580 ...
Twin Cities-based Companies First to Use Recycled Acrylic to Help Meet Sustainability Goals
By Recrylic on April 20th 2022 at 08:25 am
MINNEAPOLIS – Two top Twin Cities-based companies, Life Time and Lunds & Byerlys, are working to reduce their carbon footprints and landfill...
Lozier+CASI at the NRF2022 Retail Big Show
By Lozier+CASI on September 30th 2021 at 09:00 am
Lozier+CASI will be at the NRF2022 Retail Big Show, January 16-18 at the newly expanded Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC. Come to booth 1445 to see our e...
Recycled Acrylic Provides Sustainability Boost at Retail
By Recrylic.com on August 5th 2021 at 14:24 pm
Acrylic Design Associates – the recognized leader in creating world-class retail displays, signage and precision OEM products – announced ...
Nahanco - 5 Nationally Known Products You Probably Didn’t Know Were Made Here
By Upcountry Magazine on July 27th 2021 at 10:07 am
Have you ever found yourself in a retail dressing room, wondering where the store gets its hangers from? Probably not. But, there’s a pretty goo...
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By About Peter Marino on May 21st 2021 at 17:17 pm
Peter Marino, FAIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect, a 160-person, New York–based architecture practice founded in 1978. Working glob...
The Best New Store Openings in New York – July 2022
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The Best New US Store Openings
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Why Contactless Technology is the Key to a Rich Digital Presence
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16 Best New Concept Stores of 2022
Here’s our roundup of 16 of the most exciting new store concepts around the globe....
Will Scan and Go Tech Bring Autonomous Retail to the Mainstream?
Is the high cost of autonomous retail stores really worth it? Or are retailers looking at autonomous retail the wrong way when the solution is already...
The Ultimate Guide to Retail Customer Experience in 2022
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Customer experience is the lynchpin of a retail business. If you want to sell more and keep customers coming back, here’s everything you need to...
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It’s time that retail stopped buying customer loyalty and started building it. Here’s what the next generation of customer loyalty looks l...
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Amazon is often blamed for the woes of the retail industry, but is it really unbeatable? Or is Amazon just better at using the tools available?...
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The Ultimate Guide to Omnichannel Retail Strategy
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Why All Retailers Should Be Considering an Online Marketplace
Online marketplaces are becoming a first destination for both B2C and B2B shoppers. Here’s what your retail business needs to know about online ...
40 Game-changing Metaverse Retail Concepts
By Insider Trends on February 23rd 2022 at 15:40 pm
What will retail look like in the metaverse? These 40 game-changing metaverse retail concepts will open your eyes to the possibilities....
How to get more leads as a retail supplier
Want to find new customers as a retail supplier? Find something of value to give them....
Retail today? It’s all about the experience
The key to getting customers to buy is to have them experience what it would be like to own a product. Situ Live is using this principle to reimagine ...
Why digital flagship experiences could be retail’s secret weapon
By Insider Trends on February 16th 2022 at 10:29 am
Is retail missing a trick when it comes to creating great flagship experiences online?...
Why it’s time retail started measuring experience in-store
If you want to improve customer experience, you need to start thinking of your store as a data source....
43 Inspiring Retail Ideas of 2021
By Insider Trends on February 1st 2022 at 15:45 pm
A lot happened in retail in 2021. These are the 43 inspiring retail ideas from 2021 that you need to know about....
Is headless commerce the future of e-commerce?
If you want to do omnichannel retail right, you need to get your head around headless commerce....
How will virtual experiences change retail?
Want to know what retail will look like in the metaverse? Hybrid retailing might be one of the most interesting applications....
What does retail look like when anyone can launch a brand?
D2C is getting really sophisticated. Here’s how Pietra is empowering a whole new world of individual-led brands....
Could the future of the store be rent by the hour?
By Insider Trends on January 18th 2022 at 15:49 pm
What would the high street look like if stores were rented by the hour? Sook gives us a glimpse of a new future for physical....
Is the metaverse for retail already here?
By Insider Trends on January 4th 2022 at 14:40 pm
The metaverse race is on but is the future already here for retail thanks to RFOX?...
Why electronic shelf labels are a little-known retail efficiency secret
If you think electronic shelf labels are just for changing in-store prices on the fly, you’re missing out on easy efficiency wins. Here’s ...
Why Enjoy believes commerce at home is the next big retail opportunity
Is commerce at home the next big retail model? Here’s how Apple and Target retail guru Ron Johnson is blazing a new trail....
What does Gen Z want?
By RetailWire on October 22nd 2021 at 13:13 pm
Tech savvy Gen-Z has unprecedented power to influence not only its peers but prior generations. But it’s important not to label them, according ...
Why the best digital store experiences don’t start with the tech
The best retail tech isn’t about the technology at all. Here’s why....
Will physical and digital retail operations perform better on their own?
The lure of high valuation, standalone digital businesses is leading some retailers in a new strategic direction. Are retailers’ sales and profi...
Brands Must Learn To Be Hyper-scalable – Or Pay The Price This Holiday Season
By Insider Trends on November 8th 2021 at 12:27 pm
Retailers are in danger of missing the big consumer shopping trends this holiday season. Are you one of them?...
Are the clues to the future of retail in these emerging grocery models?
Grocery retail has seen more than its fair share of innovative ideas and new tech. Does this mean that the clues to the future of retail are in the gr...
The NRF 2022 secret weapon that you need? Connection.
Want to really connect with your customers at NRF 2022? You need to offer them something of value....
Where are customers shopping this holiday season? The answer might surprise you.
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Do you know where your customers will be doing their holiday shopping in 2021? Or are you leaving money on the table?...
What is the happy customer economy worth to your business?
By Insider Trends on September 30th 2021 at 16:13 pm
Is customer happiness costing you sales? Discover the secrets to creating customer experiences that can increase spend by 140% in our new free expert ...
Amazon is planning to open a department store. But it already is one.
Amazon’s first physical department store could be on the cards. But is it really a new concept for the ecom giant?...
Can taking just 3 actions a day make stores more agile?
How do you create a more agile retail store? By taking just 3 actions a day. Find out how to turn data into action that actually drives retail sales a...
Is the internet the great price equalizer or anything but?
By RetailWire on October 12th 2021 at 11:25 am
A new university study finds that, while the general belief is that online comparison shopping helps you find the lowest prices, it may not be so if y...
Is the government’s vaccination mandate plan good for retail?
By RetailWire on September 13th 2021 at 15:17 pm
The White House’s plan to require companies with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccinations or conduct weekly COVID-19 testing was applauded ...
What is retail getting wrong about transformation?
Change may be necessary but it isn’t always easy. So, what is retail getting wrong? Here’s some expert tips for managing retail transforma...
What’s the ideal age to start a retail business?
A recent survey of more than 25,000 people, aged 18 to 40, across 35 countries found half believing their age would help their chances of success. Wha...
Trend report - The 5 new trends shaping modern commerce
Is your retail business aware of these 5 new modern commerce trends? Download your copy of our new trend report for modern commerce experts Avensia....
How does The Lionesque Group create pop-ups that connect
By Insider Trends on August 23rd 2021 at 13:27 pm
The Lionesque Group’s Melissa Gonzalez shares her expert insights into creating retail pop-ups with human connections....
