Boxing Day morning footfall down 4.2% on last year
December 27, 2018 8:14 amFootfall on Boxing Day morning until 12pm was down 4.2% on last year according to data from Springboard. The number of people visiting high streets fell... View Article
General Merchandise News
London’s West End sees Boxing Day bounce
December 26, 2018 11:14 amNew figures for the festive period have shown that shoppers are on track to spend £50 million in London’s West End in the Boxing Day sales.... View Article
Insight: making stores fit for the future
December 23, 2018 9:35 pmAhead of The Omnichannel Futures Conference on 6 February, Sasha Cuff, marketing executive at rpa:group, highlights the issues and trends that are currently influencing store design.... View Article
London’s West End expected to receive £186 million boost this weekend
December 21, 2018 8:23 amNew figures are predicting that shoppers will spend £186 million in the final three days before Christmas in London’s West End. According to New West End... View Article
Pets at Home appoints first chief information officer
December 20, 2018 7:35 amPets at Home has appointed William Hewish to the newly created role of chief information officer. The move is part of the retailer’s plans to take... View Article
The future of omnichannel retail
December 20, 2018 7:33 amIf you’re working in omnichannel retail, you won’t want to miss Retail Bulletin’s Omnichannel Futures Conference on 6 February where we’ll be talking about the future... View Article
Tmall Luxury Pavilion introduces new ‘Maison’ store format for high-end brands
December 19, 2018 8:34 amAlibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion has unveiled a redesigned app which features a new ‘Maison’ store format to improve the buying experience for luxury shoppers. With a... View Article
Record levels of discounting expected in run-up to Christmas
December 18, 2018 8:42 amNew research has revealed that UK shoppers will enjoy record levels of pre-Christmas discounting this year. Following analysis of more than 800,000 products by Deloitte, retail... View Article
Marketing insight: locally relevant content supporting key trends gives the best results
December 18, 2018 8:03 amIt’s that time of year again when Christmas lists are being written across the UK. The chat around this year’s Christmas TV ‘blockbuster’ commercials is creating... View Article
