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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.

Could failed deliveries threaten to derail the global eCommerce boom?

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The FMCG category has been buffeted by unprecedented change over the past year with huge…

Eight ways retailers can use TikTok to create a marketing storm

TikTok has come into its own during the pandemic. The social platform has 100 million…

How John Lewis plans to bounce back

In 2007, upmarket retail giant John Lewis revealed plans for an ambitious expansion scheme,…

The aspirin that soothes the returns headache

Are returns the biggest headache for online retailers?  Returns are not so great for…

Why retail store closures don’t have to be bad for business

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Amazon’s here – so what’s the future for UK supermarkets?

Amazon has set its sights on the UK supermarket sector. From the Amazon Fresh initiative to…

Retailers’ roles in protecting customers from the threat of fraud

With more than half of retail fraud now cyber-enabled, retailers are under pressure to…

Offering a positive returns experience for retail consumers

Returns are a well-known pain point for retailers. Today returns are being exasperated by…

How the pandemic changed the role of delivery drivers

The pandemic changed the world and it changed online retail. In addition to spiking sales,…