Personalisation is key to retail success
Personalisation will be the key for retailers to create a compelling experience as shoppers settle into their new post-COVID-19 habits, with retailers need to consider [...]
Retail
Deadstock discounting and Instagram are encouraging poor consumer patterns
Changes in consumer needs, expectations and behaviours are to be expected over time and, in many cases, patterns can even be predicted. But what retailers must remember is [...]
Packaging: The most commonly used colours to sell food & drink
The food and beverage sector is saturated with consumer products that range from biscuits and cakes to beer and soda. To stand out among a crowded market, manufacturers and [...]
Pinterest unveils UK shopping and ad features
Pinterest has introduced new tools to improve the shopping experience for UK customers and to help shops get discovered. The image-sharing and social media service introduced [...]
British consumers are more eco-conscious when shopping online
Global packaging company Smurfit Kappa has launched a European campaign that calls on brands to meet consumers’ sustainability demands. In response to the growth of [...]
88% of global consumers plan to stay loyal to their lockdown brands
Almost 90% of consumers intend to stick with the new brands they have discovered during lockdown, rather than return to their pre-lockdown choices. Moreover, 39% of consumers [...]
The new era of e-commerce
I believe we are currently finding our way through what is best described as an inter-COVID period. As we start to get over the shock of global lockdowns we know we have not [...]
The enjoyment of in-store shopping is a culture we must not forget
Before the pandemic hit, we were already inching closer to the death of the High Street. However, with lockdown restrictions and now, new COVID containment measures in place, [...]
Burberry Open Spaces concept store launched in China
British fashion house Burberry has launched its first concept store in China called Burberry Open Spaces. Powered by Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent, the concept store uses [...]
Boohoo acquires Oasis and Warehouse for £5.25m
Online fashion brand Boohoo has bought the online businesses of Oasis and Warehouse, which had been owned by Aurora Fashions, after the company was forced to close in March [...]