As the retail sector continues its fragile recovery from Covid-19, many business owners will be mulling over whether their current premises will meet their post-pandemic needs. Some more fortunate businesses may have seen growth and therefore need a larger business
French lingerie brand Etam is using digital ID technology from Avery Dennison Smartrac to make every item ‘digital’ so customers can try lingerie at home, avoid queues in store and get video content to learn more about the sustainable origins
THG Ingenuity powers THG’s own brands such as Myprotein and Lookfantastic and provides a fully integrated end-to-end e-commerce platform for third party clients and partners.
We’re on the countdown to Black Friday 2021 - an event that has become one of the defining moments in the UK retail calendar and this year, it’s more important than ever.
By Gary Pipes, commercial manager at Sabio Group, the seamless customer experience expert
A leading economist has revealed that the unrelenting rise of e-commerce, will create an additional38,885 extra HGV round trips per day by 2025. These extra vehicles could take up one lane of the motorway from London all the way
Despite nearly three years of development, 58% of consumers still don’t understand what the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) entails. Even more significantly, 59% of people who had a view on the issue would be confused by the DRS unless it
The UK’s largest confectionery distributor has rebranded as World of Sweets.
Hot beverages brand, Whittard of Chelsea, has attracted new customers and adapted its offer for the Chinese market to successfully compete in this year's 11.11 Global Shopping Festival.
Iceland and The Food Warehouse have announced the return of the iconic Greggs Limited Edition Two Festive Bakes (£2.25, 316g) in-stores and online from 24 November.
Black Irish, the original Irish Whiskey made dark, has secured a listing with the global travel retailer ARI, which will see the innovative brand available at The Loop, Dublin Airport. Further plans to launch in Cork Airport and online at
Footwear retailer, Shoe Zone, are set to open a new store in Barnstaple (68 High Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1HX) on the 4 December.
According to retail experts Springboard, footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +2% last week from the week before, however, this was driven by shopping centres that increased by +6.5% and retail parks that increased by +4.9%, whilst footfall in
Yango Deli, an ultrafast grocery delivery service that launched in London last month, plans to offer Christmas trees along with its usual mix of groceries and household staples as soon as from the 29th of November.
A refreshed Spar store and newly branded Shell forecourt has opened its doors to residents in West Lancashire.
As 2021 draws to a close, lifestyle retailer MINISO is proud to declare a year of success in Italy. Since entering the Italian market in April, MINISO has opened 10 stores across the country including the latest flagship store at
Organix has just launched a brand new weaning food to the baby aisle, suitable for babies aged 6 months+, which are sure to win over the little tummies of babies and toddlers everywhere!
Shaftesbury has announced that leading art toy brand, Pop Mart, has selected Chinatown London for a European flagship and UK debut, and will be joined by Yolé, the world’s first no-sugar added ice cream and frozen yogurt brand.
My Yard, a London non-profit that picks up excess food and household products and distributes them to a network of London charities and individuals in need, announces a new partnership with Yango Deli, the ultrafast grocery delivery arm of NASDAQ-listed
Jackfruit innovator Jack & Bry launches its plant-based meat range on Ocado. The partnership will allow customers in the UK to order tasty and juicy jackfruit meat alternatives straight to their door as part of their regular food shop for
Retail Assist is delighted to announce an extension in service provision to include data exchange support for global lifestyle brand, Ted Baker.
Packaging data specialist, ecoveritas, has shared its perspective on how retailers and brands are responding to the incoming UK Plastic Packaging Tax, and believes many are only now appreciating the potential impacts to their supply chains.
Goldsmiths, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, has invested significantly this year in redesigning its Goldsmiths showrooms. The Lincoln showroom follows the recent openings in Braehead, Brighton, Canterbury,
Aldi is trialling its first deposit return scheme at its Bathgate store in West Lothian, Scotland, allowing customers to return bottles and cans in exchange for a voucher to be redeemed against their shopping.
Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, has so far today (as at 1pm) seen a:
Lidl GB is today announcing that current CEO Christian Härtnagel will be moving to the role of CEO at Lidl Germany, the largest of the Lidl businesses, with current deputy CEO Ryan McDonnell promoted to Lidl GB CEO. Härtnagel will
Current promotions management strategies are obsolete in a world where retailers are now trading across more and more channels, territories and devices. Robin Coles, EMEA managing director of XCCommerce brings the story up to date
Daddy Rack is an authentic Tennessee Straight Whiskey, hand finished in small batches to retain a consistent level of quality. Unlike most other Whiskeys, Daddy Rack is Double Mellowed, a unique and distinctive process of filtration through maple charcoal (twice)
Instead of a traditional supermarket multi-million-pound TV commercial, this Christmas, Co-op will shed a light on the power of real communities in real time.
