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The Big Four Recession Indicators: Real Retail Sales

Maximising floor space profitability with high-turnover consumable goods

Retail square footage is expensive, and dead stock kills margins. Discover why shifting a portion of your open-to-buy budget toward high-turnover, sensory consumables is the smarte...

Retail’s New Fault Line: ‘Ultimate Destination’ Reshapes Sales Sourcing

Changing retail market space gives some Ward Centre retailers problems to find comparable location

Tenants at Ward Centre are having difficulty finding new locations due to the changing retail market landscape, with rising costs for both retailers and landlords, and shopping cen...

Dwindling Fortunes: quick-commerce platforms, large retail stores sound the death knell for small businesses, neighbourh...

Neighbourhood shops and small retailers across the country are finding the going tough with e-commerce platforms and corporate-backed large retail stores rapidly establishing their...

Retailers See Mixed Sales as Consumers Tighten, Not Retreat

By Panos Mourdoukoutas This earnings season highlighted differing trends at some of the biggest U.S. retailers. At Target and Ross Stores, customer traffic increased, seeking style...

Retailer confidence rebounds, but weak sales and BNPL costs keep pressure on

Trading conditions remained tough, with June electronic card transaction data showing core retail growth well below inflation.

The Peak That Breaks the Shop

Every retailer knows the golden quarter is the one that counts. Black Friday into Christmas can decide the year, and the whole business bends towards it for months: the buying, the...

How to start a retail business in Dubai

Dubai’s retail scene is as varied as the people who shop it. A tailor in Deira sells silk by the metre to designers preparing for wedding season, while a concept store in JLT stock...

How a Grabbing Latte Inside Stores Powers Gen Z Experiential Retail Growth

Stage: Building · Momentum: High · Forecast confidence: Moderate The cafe next to the handbag display isn’t a coincidence. It’s strategy. Retailers from Coach to Uniqlo are wiring...

Industry leaders looking to help local retailers: Study finds

"Just the reality of having to cover the overhead, the rent, you know, the utilities, the manufacturing costs, the shipping costs, it just adds up."

How Retail Window Display Branding Increases Footfall and Influences Customer Buying Decisions

In the highly competitive retail industry, attracting customers begins long before they enter a store. Every storefront has an opportunity…Continue reading on Medium »

Retail Radius Restrictions in an Omnichannel World

Retailers on the ropes as consumers all but close their wallets

The shareholder jury has spoken: the discretionary retail sector is in an unambiguous slump.

10 Essential Insights for the Retail Industry

Discover the top 10 essential insights for the retail industry that can transform your business strategy. Stay ahead of trends and enhance customer engagement with these key retail...

Back-to-school shoppers head to mass merchants, department stores

Consumers are worried about their personal finances and plan to shop accordingly as value and affordability steer the market, according to Deloitte.

Retail sales climb once again

Retail customer experience held strong in Q2

Retail Has Forgotten the Power of Showmanship

Retail has always been measured in hard outcomes: sales, footfall, basket size, frequency and margin. So, when people talk about “entertainment” in retail, it can sound like a dist...

Why Music for Retail Should Be Part of Modern Store Design

Modern retail design is about more than how a store looks. Lighting, layout, signage, shelving, fixtures and product displays all shape how customers experience a space, but strong...

Retailers limber up for an AI Christmas this year

Health and beauty is set to be a key High Street battleground, as recent autumn-winter shows staged by John Lewis and Marks & Spencer indicate.

Impact of E-Commerce on Retail Today

Explore the transformative impact of e-commerce in retail today. This article delves into how online shopping is reshaping consumer behavior, influencing traditional retail strateg...

How retail kiosks are helping stores deliver the convenience shoppers now expect

Convenience has become one of retail’s most important measures of quality. Shoppers may not describe a visit as efficient or well designed, yet they notice when information is diff...