All High street & town centre articles – Page 39
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OpinionOpinion: New thinking needed for healthy high streets
You don’t need me to tell you that the outlook for 2018 remains pretty grim with many retailers struggling to keep their heads above water.
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OpinionBankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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OpinionOpinion: Not all stores are members of the living dead
Does more retail technology mean fewer physical shops and perhaps, ultimately, almost none?
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NewsFootfall drops as January Sales fail to woo shoppers
Footfall declined last month as the January Sales failed to lure shoppers to high streets and shopping centres.
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AnalysisDesktop maintains slight lead over mobile
The use of desktop for UK online shopping has been marginally ahead of mobile in 2017, according to PCA Predict.
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OpinionHeal’s has got the best of both online and offline worlds
The ability to shape-shift between online and offline will be the mark of the retailer that knows which way the future lies. Heal’s is a good example.
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AnalysisBlack Friday spending to suffer slowdown
Black Friday sales are set to prove lacklustre with traffic likely to have tailed off by Cyber Monday, according to the latest data from PCA Predict.
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OpinionOpinion: Find the silver linings in the retail forecast
Someone once told me that one can either complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorns have roses. It’s all about perspective.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The brands making a play for the high street
Brands have always eyed opportunities to get closer to the consumer and now a generation of names are taking their own stores.
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AnalysisInfographic: Gender pay gap data, Shop Direct and Ikea
Words and numbers, October 6, 2017: Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock warns rivals, Ikea president and chief executive Jesper Brodin on TaskRabbit, plus data on the gender pay gap.
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AnalysisInfographic: HoF's new CEO and Aldi's big investment
Words and numbers, September 29, 2017: Alex Williamson on his appointment as House of Fraser chief executive, Aldi’s multimillion-pound investment in prices and infrastructure, and B&Q’s sales drop
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers making the most of in store
How can retailers make people put down their smartphones and go shopping? Gemma Goldfingle investigates the latest developments in experiential retail
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VideoThe Retail Week: Fashion on the high street and online
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest trends during London Fashion Week and the challenges facing high street fashion retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: Is Amazon trying to be the next John Lewis?
The future is not looking golden for the UK’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ high-street stalwart, John Lewis.
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AnalysisReserved's UK launch and The Hut Group's Espa buy
Words and numbers, September 15, 2017: Polish fashion retailer Reserved opens in the UK, The Hut Group snaps up beauty brand Espa, and new shop openings decline
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Reserved’s Oxford Street launch
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Polish fashion retailer Reserved’s grand opening on London’s Oxford Street last week, featuring model Kate Moss and a DJ.
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OpinionOpinion: Stores need individual personality and a USP
A friend of mine popped out to Lidl the other day to buy some milk and returned delighted with their purchase of a foot pump and a two-metre-long, inflatable pink flamingo.
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OpinionOpinion: The negative effects of leadership changes
While management changes are necessary, replacing a leader can be difficult and disruptive. Finding the right leader to navigate through a changed industry is another battle altogether.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: John Lewis pilots Home Solutions
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on John Lewis trialling a tradespeople service, booking plumbers, gardeners and electricians on its customers’ behalf.
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DataExclusive: Third of shoppers now Amazon Prime members
Amazon’s Prime subscription service is now used by a third of UK adults, exclusive research for Retail Week has revealed.