Focusing strongly on provenance and greater control over the supply chain including moves towards introducing vertical integration are proving critical components of a growing number of... View Article
There was plenty of realism in evidence at the recent Retail Technology Show at London’s Olympia as many retailers revealed their focus was on building-out solutions... View Article
After many years of tumultuous change in the retail sector there is growing evidence that many large organisations have now got a handle on things and... View Article
When entering the Salon de Parfums on the sixth floor of Harrods’ Knightsbridge flagship it not only looks pretty good with its polished marble flooring but... View Article
As family-owned furniture specialist Fishpools celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Here, The Retail Bulletin interviews Simon Fishpool, managing director of Fishpools. What is the secret... View Article
Visiting the new London exhibition of the former iconic fashion brand Biba – ‘The Biba Story, 1964-1975’ – at the Fashion and Textile Museum it amazed... View Article
Retailers now have the potential to interact with customers over myriad touch-points and in a highly personalised way but they should be selective about the channels... View Article
When I regularly attended horse racing meetings around the country I was once turned away from Ascot racecourse because my new dark trousers (upon close inspection)... View Article
When Jim McCarthy was CEO of Poundland around 2010 he took me on a visit to a number of the company’s stores in its Midlands heartland... View Article
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