Retail

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Capgemini : Four Steps to an Impactful Sustainability Programme for Retailers

Capgemini’s Tim Bridges outlines how retail organisations can achieve impactful and positive change through sustainability strategies.

Kronan : Putting the Green in Grocers

Iceland’s leading discount supermarket, Kronan, has established itself as an exemplary industry figurehead, stocking its shelves with progressive products and grocery goodness.

Black Friday : Six Challenges Facing Online Retailers

Five or so years since it first crossed the Atlantic, the Black Friday fortnight - and the run-up to Christmas - continues to hold challenges for ecommerce businesses.

London Olympics : Let the Games Continue

The London Olympics in 2012 were a huge success for the country. British athletes took home armfuls of medals, royal honours were handed out left and right and, for a short while, the whole country was filled with a sense of optimism

THE Group : The Customer Comes First

The unwavering drive of THE Group for continuous improvement and portfolio expansion has resulted in offering the widest range of products in Jordan across its numerous stores, all emanating from a ‘customer comes first’ mentality.

Retail Pro International Warns Against Digital ‘White Elephants’

Retail Pro International is warning retailers undertaking digital transformations that they may be left with white elephants if they fail to integrate with the existing ecosystem

Tawseel Group : Leading the Ecommerce Revolution

With early success in the retail industry, Tawseel Group (Tawseel General Trading W.L.L) continues to grow and evolve successfully as it moves into its 10th year.

Christmas Expectations Revealed by Retailers

Stock availability issues and unsuitable delivery times are among some of the Christmas expectations revealed by retailers for the upcoming Holiday season.

New JDA/Centiro Report

More than 80 percent of European online shoppers are willing to exceed minimum order thresholds if it qualifies them for free delivery or collection, according to data from the JDA/Centiro Customer Pulse Report Europe 2016, conducted by YouGov

Tesco/Unilever: The Post-Brexit Landscape

The Tesco/Unilever price dispute is arguably the first real example of uncertainty to hit UK consumers post-Brexit, according to Duncan Boyd.

UK Shopping Centres Enter Age of Change

MSCI Inc.’s new study, MSCI/Colliers International UK Shopping Centres Investment Report, shows that £4.49 billion of assets changed hands in the sector during 2015.

UK Retail Footfall Continues to Fall in the Aftermath of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Retail footfall across the UK over the week commencing 30 November – 6 December, 2015 was down -2.7% year-on-year (YOY) as shoppers continued to snap up online flash sales as opposed to heading in-store to make purchases.