Over a third (38%) of people who shop online in the UK have bought beauty and personal care products via the internet in the last 12 months, according to research by global strategy consultancy AT Kearney. It claims this percentage is
China tops AT Kearney’s inaugural retail e-commerce index of emerging markets. The study, Online Retail: The New Frontier for International Expansion, examines the top 30 countries in the 2012 AT Kearney Global Retail Development Index and ranks the top 10
Bad weather is compounding problems for retailers but it is not the root cause, according to Matthew Kentridge, principal in the retail practice of global management consultancy AT Kearney “The tendency of retailers and analysts alike to blame poor retail performance
Management consultants AT Kearney say UK retailers should be bracing themselves for a tough 2012 and the latest ONS retail sales figures for December 2011 disguise a drop in earnings, resulting from deep discounting Anne-Isabelle Choueiri, manager of the retail practice
Leading retail consultants have warned Black Friday (25 November 2011), traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the US, does not translate so readily to the UK and retailers are taking a gamble if they slash prices too
Emmanuel Hembert, principal in the retail practice at management consultants, AT Kearney, predicts the battle for share of Christmas spend on the UK high street will be fierce and claims further casualties are inevitable “As the Christmas lights are switched
Retailers and manufacturers across the globe are failing to meet the specific needs of the massive, growing and global ageing population. That’s one of the main findings of a new study released today by management consultancy, AT Kearney. It interviewed
Despite the rise in UK retail sales in June, Emmanuel Hembert, principal at consultants, AT Kearney, fears stormy waters ahead “In May we described a bloodbath on the high street, yet the UK retail figures in June have shown a
Emmanuel Hembert, principal at global strategy consultancy, claims Brazil is emerging as the leading economy in the world today. “It appears that Brazil now holds the power,” Hembert said. “Here at AT Kearney, we recently released our 2011 Global Retail
Emmanuel Hembert, principal at global strategy consultancy, AT Kearney, has warned of austere conditions on the UK high street. “It’s a bloodbath on the high street,” Hembert said. “We urged caution about the unexpectedly upbeat retail figures in March and
UK retailers are missing out on opportunities for growth by overlooking South America, according to a new report by global management consultants, AT Kearney, which ranks the top developing countries for global retail expansion. Its 2011 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) reveals Brazil
Emmanuel Hembert, principal at the retail practice of global strategy consultancy AT Kearney, urges caution despite the jump in April retail sales. “As with last month’s figures, the jump in retail sales figures of 5.2% in April should be read
Emmanuel Hembert, principal at global strategy consultancy AT Kearney, said he was surprised at the pick-up in retail sales in March 2011 but urged caution. “Optimism over UK retail must be moderated,” he said. “We believe the uplift is linked to
