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Comment features expert perspectives and thought leadership from across the UK retail industry. This section includes opinion pieces, analysis, and commentary from senior retail executives, analysts, and sector specialists on the commercial, strategic, and operational forces shaping retail. Retail Sector’s Comment coverage explores issues such as consumer behaviour shifts, technology adoption, sustainability, regulation, and leadership — providing retail professionals with authoritative insight to inform decision-making and strategic planning.

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Comment features expert perspectives and thought leadership from across the UK retail industry. This section includes opinion pieces, analysis, and commentary from senior retail executives, analysts, and sector specialists on the commercial, strategic, and operational forces shaping retail. Retail Sector’s Comment coverage explores issues such as consumer behaviour shifts, technology adoption, sustainability, regulation, and leadership — providing retail professionals with authoritative insight to inform decision-making and strategic planning.

How retailers can reduce returns through the use of Google Shopping and AR

The pandemic has significantly accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, with the total…

Why increasing the plastic bag charge won’t be enough to reduce consumption

In a bid to stop the environmental damage caused by plastic bags, the government has…

The benefits of the Amazon model are overstated – it’s time for true disruption

It is undeniable that Covid jumped ecommerce into 2030. A 2021 report from Retail Economics…

Online retailers are in danger of being overwhelmed by increased orders – Automation is the answer

Online retailers are facing a major crisis. Since Covid-19 hit, reduced headcount and social…

Mind the gap: plugging the physical disconnect in a digital-first retail era

It is no exaggeration to say that the past 12 months have turned the retail environment on…

Customer experience differentiation is at the core of retail innovation

The rise of DTC, net-zero commerce, hyper-local shopping, dark stores, same-day (if not,…

The Great Covid Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

A year of enforced change in buying habits where pretty much everything went online is set…

Why retailers must invest beyond the buy button

Over the past 12 months, retailers have turbocharged their shift to digital. A recent survey…

The return to the high street: friend or foe?

With our clocks adjusted to British Summer Time and Government guidelines easing off…

How to benefit from the forthcoming massive wave of ad spend

The recent IPA Bellwether on marketing budgets in the UK has revealed that 2020 saw a fast…