Find out which retailers are innovating in the on and offline retail space and what they are doing to keep ahead of the curve in this dynamic and highly competitive sector. Read the financials and analysis of the large multiples, the smaller chains to independent retailers, wholesalers and suppliers
The Entertainer, the rapidly expanding toy shop chain with over a hundred stores, was one of the first retailers to successfully introduce a market-leading “click and collect” service, available for pick-up within just 30 minutes of ordering. This, in addition
Payments leader Worldpay has announced it is working with Missguided to help the online fashion retailer strengthen its payments strategy and ensure the success of its global expansion. Missguided saw its sales rise 69% last year and is aiming to
Innovative retail “pods” designed by a Mid Wales company are helping to boost the profits and growth of a major national retail chain. Waitrose, part of the John Lewis Partnership, reported five per cent growth in its own brand sales
Manillo.dk is a daily deal website selling a wide range of consumer products to customers in Denmark. The site is ranked number one in its sector by Trustpilot and attracts high volumes of traffic to the site each month, but like most retailers
Footwear and accessories company ECCO has chosen intu Metrocentre in Gateshead as the ideal place to launch its first ever store in the North East. The global shoemaker, which combines great quality with great comfort, will add intu Metrocentre to
Crave Interactive is bringing its state-of-the-art tablet technology to the wilds of western Scotland. One of the company’s latest confirmed signings is the luxury Isle of Eriska Hotel, which stands on its own island at the mouth of Loch Creran
App developer YUDU is pleased to announce that the Screwfix catalogue app has now reached 500,000 downloads; approximately 1 in 10 of Screwfix’s customers. The catalogue app mirrors the increasing trend for customers to use their mobile devices to shop, with
Unique Secure’s MePOS, the world’s first ‘5-in-1’ intelligent, modular, self-diagnostic, fully brandable tablet Point of Sale (POS) is now available worldwide. Ideal for all retailers from micro merchants to global brands,the MePOS offers unrivalled ease of use, cost effectiveness, POS
Home furnishing retailer IKEA has announced it will adopt the Living Wage from the 1st April 2016, reinforcing its commitment to its co-workers. As part of a holistic transformation of basic co-worker conditions, IKEA will pay the Living Wage as defined by the
Following recent success in China, Malaysia and the USA, innovative Singaporean-based consumer technology brand OAXIS are launching two of their award winning products in the UK as part of ambitious global expansion plans. Having achieved an exceptional YOY growth of
Walmart, a leading international retailer, held an opening ceremony today where they announced the completion of Phase II of the Walmart Tianjin distribution centre in Beichen District, Tianjin. This speculative distribution centre of four Grade A logistics warehouses totalling GFA
Morrisons has been crowned 2015 Supermarket of the Year at the International Wine Challenge Awards (IWC), beating off stiff competition from Waitrose and M&S (winners in 2013 and 2014). The IWC merchant awards are considered the ‘Oscars’ of wine retail and are amongst
Well, the UK’s largest independent Pharmacy chain, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hamilton as its new commercial director. Hamilton has a broad experience across the UK healthcare sector and has been brought in to help shape the
graze.com, the experts at making good snacks exciting, are to launch in over 1,200 major retailers nationwide. Sainsbury’s, Boots and WH Smith Travel have all taken listings of the new good to go range. After a hugely successful launch into the U.S.
Grosvenor Fund Management (GFM) has today announced that BOSS is to extend its Liverpool ONE store to create a new 4,158sq ft boutique. Situated on Peter’s Lane, BOSS is upsizing by expanding into the floor above its existing store. The
Jo Malone London wIll open the doors to Its fIrst global premIer boutIque on London’s Regent Street in October. Regent Street will be a flagship store offering exclusive services and products as well as hosting consumer events. It is one of many
Lush, the hand-made cosmetics retailer, is rolling out a Wi-Fi solution to all of its 105 stores in the UK in a bid to drive customer engagement and educate shoppers around its ethical products and campaigns. Managed by Vodat International,
Specsavers, the world’s largest optical retailer, has announced its partnership with epoints Rewards to incentivise over 17,500 staff in more than 800 stores throughout the UK and Ireland. epoints Rewards is the recently launched employee incentive programme adapted from the
Carpetright, Europe’s leading specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer, has announced the launch of four new concept stores, which will form the first stage of a national brand revitalisation strategy. Existing stores in Clapham, Royal Tunbridge Wells, West Thurrock and
Retail Times has teamed up with ChannelAdvisor to help online retailers expand their reach and grow sales. In the latest e-book – SEO for Online Retailers: Frequently Asked Questions – ChannelAdvisor provides the low down on search engine optimisiation, a
The UK’s largest independent co-operative society is separating the management of its 25 supermarkets from its total estate of 238 food stores as part of a new strategy to increase the performance of its units that are more than 8,000sq
Spar is inspiring shoppers with things to do and delicious food to eat this summer, with its new online marketing campaign, ♯HappyDays. The Spar UK website, www.spar.co.uk, is now jam-packed with exciting summer recipes, great offers and deals to drive
Global insight leader, IRI, has launched Convenience Market Place, a transformational solution that provides retailers with granular-level insight and data across the UK Convenience channel, enabling them to create successful strategies, as well as develop actionable plans with their trading
The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, has announced that it has signed an agreement to activate Western Union Money Transfer services within WHSmith high street stores via Western Union’s innovative self-service kiosks. The deal brings Western
Next week, Amazon turns 20 and on the eve of its birthday, the company introduces Prime Day, a new global shopping event, offering more deals than Black Friday, exclusively for Prime members. On Wednesday, 15 July new and existing UK
