What Is Store-As-Media And Is It The Future Of Retail?
Over the past two years, a long-standing conversation about the future of brick-and-mortar retail shops has intensified, for rather understandable existential reasons.
High Street Bids Farewell To Gap
US retailer Gap has revealed that it is to close the doors of its 81 UK and Ireland stores, moving to online retail only.
Shoppers To Return To High Street, ‘But It Will Be A Different Place’
The vice president of Samsung for the UK and Ireland has said that shoppers will return to the high street, and it will remain an important outlet for businesses post-pandemic, but it will be a ‘different place’.
What Do You Need To Do Before Opening A Retail Store?
Here are the most important elements to set up before opening your retail establishment.
‘Russian Lidl’ Mere Planning 300 UK Stores
A discount supermarket chain dubbed the ‘Russian Lidl’ is planning on opening over 300 new UK stores in the next decade.
Further High Street Closures After Eviction Ban
Two-thirds of high street retailers have been told by their landlord that they will be subject to legal measures from July when an agreement with commercial landlords comes to an end.
Retail Footfall Shows Increase
Data shows there was an overall 1.1% rise in retail footfall, suggesting a growing confidence among consumers to come back to the shops in person.
High Streets Experience Surge Post-Lockdown
High Street retailers have been enjoying a surge in sales as non-essential shops were able to reopen again after being forced to close their doors for the majority of the past year.
Report Claims People Plan Their Shops More
A report into retail trends has shown that shoppers have reversed a 25-year trend of impulsive “top-up” shopping.
Scotland’s High Streets, Gyms, And Pubs Reopen
While England’s non-essential retail and hospitality businesses had already reopened, Scotland’s devolved government set its own roadmap out of lockdown.