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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.

Comment

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.

Turning marginal into massive gains for retailers

No-one talks about retail in terms of online and offline anymore. The word omnichannel…

How retailers can benefit from corporate structure simplification

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a genius and a lot…

Carnage on the shop floor

The pressure on the retail sector has been a consistent staple for investors since the end…

Why the profit warning from ASOS has added to the retail gloom

Retailers are hoping for a busy New Year period following a very tough year of trading. Much…

Why shoppers are holding on to smartphones and laptops for longer than ever

In the golden era of technology, gadgets have become increasingly consumable as shoppers now…

Will retailers rise to the occasion this Christmas?

Retailers are entering their busiest and potentially most profitable period – but it…

How retailers can avoid the £2.4bn peak returns crisis

The Christmas peak period is often heralded as the saving grace of retail’s calendar. But…

The shift towards conscious consumerism

The UK’s ethical retail sector has grown by more than £40bn since 2008, with households…

How retail marketers can cut the cost of Christmas

Christmas is an expensive time of year for everybody – particularly retail businesses as…

Why automation is a crucial opportunity for retailers

It doesn’t take an expert to tell you how prevalent automation is right now in British…