Smaller retailers boosting technology spending.
Smaller retailers in the UK are planning to invest in technology in the year ahead as they recognise it as a key way to boost the customer experience.
Brand challenges remain at Farfetch.
Online luxury retailer Farfetch has been acquired by South Korea-based e-commerce group Coupang, thereby saving it from insolvency.
Reappraising the value of physical space at MAPIC .
Leaders in retail property, food & beverage and leisure came together in the south of France for the annual MAPIC event.
Showcasing British brands in immersive space.
As well as showcasing a variety of British brands the first Brityard store in central London is creating an immersive experience for shoppers involving a programme of events aimed at bringing the brands to life for visitors.
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.