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This coverage focuses on retail activity, trends, and developments in London, a central hub of the UK retail industry. Reporting highlights flagship store openings, property developments, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, and strategic moves by both international and domestic brands. Tailored for retail executives and managers, it offers insights into operating and competing in one of the world’s most dynamic retail markets.
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Jun- 2019 -5 JuneAdvice
Personalisation and its role in retail
In order to encourage footfall and, by extension sales, retail stores are having to work twice as hard to stand out. This is particularly true for bricks-and-mortar stores, where competition is not only restricted to other stores in the area but the digital platform too. But both offline and online…
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4 JuneProperty
Network Rail sees retail sales growth of 4.36% in 2018/19
Network Rail saw its retail sales grow 4.36% and like-for-like sales increase by 1.32% in the 2018/19 financial year – above the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) figure of 0.05% for the whole of the retail sector in the same period. The transport company said its largest station retail offer –…
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May- 2019 -30 MayEntertainment
Microsoft’s flagship store to open on 11 July
International technology and software company Microsoft is set to open its first physical retail store in Oxford Circus, London on 11 July. As well as getting access to new products, the store will feature an answer desk, offering a dedicated area for customers to get tech support, training, repairs and…
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28 MayClothing & Shoes
Monsoon founder to inject £34m into business to avoid collapse
The founder of women’s clothing and accessories chain Monsoon has pledged to provide up to £34m in funding for the company to avoid its collapse. Peter Simon is reportedly seeking rent reductions for roughly two thirds of its 271 outlets in a bid to keep stores open and improve the…
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24 MayAdvice
Achieving sustainable growth through digital in an unstable time
How much do you use your smartphone? I recently tracked my own personal usage and found that I use my phone for about three hours a day, receiving around 250 notifications and unlocking my phone around 100 times in the process. I’m sure these numbers would be relatable to many…
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22 MayAnalysis
Is retail cashing out on PoS?
Last month saw Sainsbury launch the UK’s first till-free store, with its Holborn Circus store in London undergoing a complete refurbishment to remove the checkout area and tills. The three-month trial at the store, where 82% of transactions were cashless prior to the start of the trial, allows shoppers to…
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20 MayHigh Street
Co-op and Superdrug agree meal deal partnership
The Co-op has struck a “meal deal” with Superdrug which will see it supply the health and beauty chain with an extensive food-to-go range including sandwiches, salads and fruit. The trial will see Co-op become Superdrug’s food-to-go partner and initially supply its award winning own-brand products to seven branches located…
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17 MaySupermarkets
Waitrose & Partners plans to ‘treble’ size of online operations
Waitrose and Partners has announced plans to treble the size of its online grocery operation to a £1bn business over the next three years, working in partnership with Today Development Partners (TDP) . According to the grocer, the move with TDP, which is headed by Jonathan Faiman and Mo Gawdat,…
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16 MayAnalysis
The state of the UK high street in 2019
We may only be in the first half of the 2019 but there has already been a continuation of 2018’s disastrous year for the UK high street. In recent weeks we’ve seen Debenhams slide into administration with other household names like fashion retailer Select and off-license group Oddbins both close…
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13 MayEconomy
Shop vacancy rate rises to highest level in four years
The national town centre vacancy rate rose to 10.2% empty outlets, according to data from the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor. This is an increase on the previous quarter’s 9.9% rise and the highest vacancy rate seen since April 2015. In the four weeks from 31 March to 27 April,…
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