Retailers are facing an unprecedented period of uncertainty in the face of the global health crisis. Businesses, brands, employers, and individuals heeding the health authorities’ advice to take the COVID-19 threat seriously are changing how and where they work, live and spend their leisure time, with consequences for every corner of the economy. In the […]
There have been plenty of reports regarding the latest Black Friday sales breaking shopping records… However, this is not at physical stores, it’s online purchasing that continues to rise. So, how can retailers boost their physical in-store visits? Smart in-store analytics are helping retailers better understand customer counts and dwell times at their bricks-and-mortar sites, so […]
Retail spending jumped by a better than expected 0.9 per cent in November, easily beating economist forecasts of a 0.4 per cent increase. November’s Black Friday sales fuelled a better-than-expected monthly retail turnover, but economists are wary of how much of the 0.9 per cent increase would previously have been spent during December. Consumers shelled […]
Commonly thought of as an alternative to the bricks and mortar retailer, a website is just another ‘location’ in which to do business. Or so many might think. For James Wakefield and his business partner Robin McGowan however, physical and digital presence is not about ‘alternatives’ but instead the creation of a reciprocal relationship where […]
Retail turnover saw another small rise in March, up 0.3 per cent following a 0.7 per cent climb in February 2015.
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