Spending data from international payments provider Planet has revealed the economic impact of the virus on European retail during February, looking specifically at spend by international shoppers in Europe’s leading destination markets. International shoppers spend 3.7 times more than their
London’s position as the number one shopping destination in the UK is under threat as international shoppers start to travel further afield to meet their shopping needs.
The British high street is facing a crisis; the number of empty shops stands at a record high, with a vacancy rate of 10.3% (BRC). Footfall continues to fall as British shoppers shun the high street and shopping centres in
New data from Planet, an international payments provider, suggests that international shoppers could bring glad tidings for UK retailers in the lead up to the crucial winter trading period. The influx of tourists coming to the UK last month meant
Jacques Vert Group has migrated its digital commerce operations from its legacy platform onto Demandware, an industry-leading provider of enterprise cloud commerce solutions. The Group is using Demandware to streamline the shopping journey for its collection of brands to enable a consistent, branded
Carrefour has reported a marginal rise of just 0.5% for its full year 2011. A weak fourth quarter performance, which saw group sales decline by 0.8%, capped off what has been a pretty dire year for the world’s second largest
