HMV spins a positive trend for vinyl and Oxford Street.
Pioneering luxury goods company Elvis & Kresse continues to increase the amount of waste materials it uses to make its unique belts and bags.
Food delivery firms extending into non-food.
Food delivery firms are continuing to push beyond their core market of take-away meals as they look to further leverage their delivery infrastructures through tie-ups with retailers and brand owners.
Gen Z’s key supporters of meal-kits.
Providers of meal kits continue to remain under pressure to reach sustainable levels of profitability despite having a serious following from younger consumers who maintain a strong appetite for the convenience of such products.
Booths checks out of self-service checkouts.
Booths has surprised the retail industry by announcing it is to remove self-service checkouts from its supermarkets.
Vending machines making in-roads into premium coffee.
Costa Coffee’s Express vending machines are driving the bulk of profits at the Costa Coffee UK business as the company installed 1,500 new units last year
Retailers failing to deliver coherent cross-channel experiences.
Food-to-go retailer Greggs has just opened its first supermarket café inside a Sainsbury’s superstore as part of a plan to open a record number of new outlets this year.
Greggs on a roll with store openings.
Food-to-go retailer Greggs has just opened its first supermarket café inside a Sainsbury’s superstore as part of a plan to open a record number of new outlets this year.
Poundland takes the plunge online.
Discount retailer Poundland has finally begun selling online with the re-launch of its website.
Healthy Holland & Barrett overhauls food & drink proposition.
Holland & Barrett is looking to boost its credentials in the grocery sector with a major overhaul of its food and drink offering.
Rejuvenating Oxford Street.
London’s Oxford Street has suffered greatly in recent years from a rise in vacant units, the slow return of shoppers after Covid-19, and an influx of American sweet shops that avoid paying business rates and lower the tone of the