Advice
Advice offers practical guidance and expert insight for retail professionals navigating today’s competitive UK market. This section features commentary and analysis from industry specialists on business growth, workforce management, customer engagement, technology adoption, and operational efficiency. Retail Sector’s Advice coverage helps retailers, brand managers, and suppliers translate market trends and policy changes into actionable strategies that strengthen performance and resilience across every level of retail operations.
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Apr- 2019 -15 April
An opportunity for fashion retailers to shine
Almost everywhere we turn there are proclamations of retail doom, high street downfall and talk that things have never been so tough. Just last month, the fashion retailer Select announced that it was preparing to call in the administrators, putting 2,000 jobs at risk. However, there has also been some…
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12 April
Top four golden benefits of dropship
With the inexorable rise of e-commerce, consumers have become increasingly discerning and demanding. The key battle grounds for retailers have become focused around product choice, convenience and speed. Whilst almost all retailers recognise the urgency to improve their multichannel offerings, only a few are effectively delivering. Most retailers, in trying…
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11 April
The impact of personalised direct mail
Today, only 18% of retail purchases are made online – yet we are told that the high street is dying in favour of online shopping. Whilst we do live in an increasingly virtual world, the value of traditional sales channels should not be underestimated nor undermined in the marketer’s mind,…
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10 April
Are security cameras the future of retail?
Ask somebody what they immediately think about when someone mentions CCTV and their mind often jumps to the idea of; being watched, invasion of privacy or even the phrase ‘Big Brother’. The tussle between security over privacy remains, but there are new benefits that may be changing the balance in…
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8 April
Retail, data security and (re)building trust
Data security may have once been the sole mandate of the IT professional but that is no longer the case. Data breaches have become a fact of life for businesses, occurring numerous times each year worldwide. As a result, the public is now more aware than ever before about the…
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5 April
The global online opportunity for luxury retailers and brands
The global luxury retail industry does not show any sign of slowing down, with the market expected to grow by 3-5% YoY to reach €320-365bn by 2025. Though the luxury sector has been well-known for its initial hesitation to expand online, its steady growth can be attributed to the increased…
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3 April
How returns became essential in the retail landscape
For as long as people have been able to buy items, they have been returning them. It’s by no means a new phenomenon and retailers across all industries, from technology to fashion know this. However, the rise in online only brands, and online shopping more generally, has seen a steady…
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Mar- 2019 -27 March
Three marketing principles for challenging retail conditions
It’s a great time for putting the boot into retail in the UK. With sales growth down year-on-year and 85,000 job losses across the sector, negativity is on-trend. Much of this pressure is being felt by high street retailers: increasing overheads and declining consumer confidence have led to a situation…
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27 March
The future of payment is going mobile
Over the past few years we are seeing a steady decline in cash transactions with two thirds of payments made by card. With the introduction of contactless it is much easier to tap and go rather than take cash out of the bank. Mobile POS or the abbreviated term mPOS…
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25 March
It’s time for brands to prioritise the happiness of millennial shoppers
We now exist in a world where technological innovation is empowering customers to expect more from the brands they deal with, to switch when they’re not happy or satisfied, and share their negative experiences online. Results from a recent study show that millennials can be particularly hard to please. Over…
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