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Retail

Opinion

More than a facade: maintaining your shopfront to boost business

First impressions count, and for new customers that can be business critical for investment, sales and growth. Therefore, to successfully grow your business, regular maintenance audits need to be conducted.

Technology

6 UK cities primed for Amazon’s drive-thru grocery store

As Amazon’s drive-thru grocery store opens in Seattle, how long before one pulls into in London, St Albans or Taunton?

Technology

5 of the most financially crippling IT outages in retail

As little as an hour-long IT outage can cost retailers tens of thousands of pounds. Simon Michie, CTO at Redcentric, writes.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Are major retailers using dark UX to trick customers into spending?

Major retailers like Amazon and River Island may be using the dark arts to bully customers into giving up their personal data or spending more, according to new research from user experience UX) agency, Sigma.

Opinion

Should more places adopt the Brixton Pound?

How much do you know about the Brixton Pound? Here's why community currency might need to make a comeback.

Technology

5 practical tips for retailers to make the best of mobile wallets

Mobile wallets allow consumers to communicate with brands more seamlessly than ever before. Veoo's Gillian Hughes shares five top tips on adopting a mobile wallet for your business

News

Experts warn retailers in light of slowdown in store openings

PR and Marketing Strategy

Retailers beware: Bargain hunters to blame for price hikes

Shoppers looking for a bargain are pushing up the prices for everybody, new research has found.

Technology

Top secret security tag is taking the high street by storm

John Smith is a long time professional criminal and convicted shoplifter. But he got more than he bargained for recently, when trying to steal clothing from a high street retailer

News

Your fridge may do your weekly shop: are UK retailers prepared?

Contactless cards have overtaken cheque books as a payment method for the first time in history today.

News

Business lessons from the fashion retail sector

According to Uwe Hennig, CEO of retail analytics software firm Detego, fashion leads the charge in retail. Here's what growth businesses can learn from the latest trends in one of the most resilient and en vogue sectors.|According to Uwe Hennig, CEO of retail analytics software firm Detego, fashion leads the charge in retail. Here's what growth businesses can learn from the latest trends in one of the most resilient and en vogue sectors.

News

Vacant shops can revolutionise the high street

There are over 46,000 empty stores on our high streets. Vaughan Rowsell, founder of Vend, outlines how independent retailers can make the most out of these vacant spaces.