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Retail economic indicators: the question of the UK’s floor space

Retail economic indicators: the question of the UK’s floor space

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Physical retailStaff WriterApril 22, 2024UK retail, Shopping centres, Physical retail, Stores, High streets, Offices, LondonComment

EE: future of retail on the high street involves getting personal and offering mix of real life and digital experiences

EE: future of retail on the high street involves getting personal and offering mix of real life and digital experiences

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StoresStaff WriterMarch 14, 2024EE, Asif Aziz, bp, Joanne Hayward, Stores, Omnichannel retail, High streets, UK retail, 2023 RTIH Innovation Awards, EventsComment

‘Welcome to our future’: Primark continues self-service checkouts roll-out amidst big UK stores investment

‘Welcome to our future’: Primark continues self-service checkouts roll-out amidst big UK stores investment

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Self-checkout techStaff WriterMarch 11, 2024Primark, UK retail, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, High streets, Self-service, Self-service technologyComment

Former The Body Shop Chief Executive David Boynton hits out at unfair UK business headline narrative

Former The Body Shop Chief Executive David Boynton hits out at unfair UK business headline narrative

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UK retailStaff WriterFebruary 28, 2024David Boynton, The Body Shop, Stores, High streets, Physical retail, Bricks and mortar retailComment

EE opens new Gateshead Experience store in Metrocentre with Newcastle United legend Shay Given

EE opens new Gateshead Experience store in Metrocentre with Newcastle United legend Shay Given

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StoresStaff WriterFebruary 9, 2024EE, EE Experience stores, Stores, Physical retail, Bricks and mortar retail, Shay Given, Metrocentre, Shopping centres, High streets, Newcastle UnitedComment

Legal & General survey shows Britons love their high streets but half seen shop closures

Legal & General survey shows Britons love their high streets but half seen shop closures

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High streetsStaff WriterJanuary 12, 2024Research papers, Stores, Legal & General, High streets, UK retail, Physical retailComment

Faire's Charlotte Broadbent: can independent retailers drive a high street resurgence in 2024?

Faire's Charlotte Broadbent: can independent retailers drive a high street resurgence in 2024?

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CommentStaff WriterJanuary 4, 2024Faire, Charlotte Broadbent, Independent retailers, High streets, 2024, UK retail, Stores, Amazon, Online retail, Wholesale marketplaces, Online marketplaces, Shopify, Local retailersComment

The future of the UK's high street: a transformation in progress

The future of the UK's high street: a transformation in progress

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High streetsStaff WriterDecember 6, 2023UK retail, High streets, Stores, Physical retail, Footfall, AI, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment

Sensormatic Solutions - UK consumer appetite for shopping in-store on Black Friday appears to be waning

Sensormatic Solutions - UK consumer appetite for shopping in-store on Black Friday appears to be waning

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Black FridayStaff WriterNovember 26, 2023Sensormatic Solutions, Black Friday, Black Friday 2023, Stores, UK retail, High streets, Shopping centres, Retail parks, ChristmasComment

HMV returns to London’s Oxford Street with pop culture focused flagship store after four year hiatus

HMV returns to London’s Oxford Street with pop culture focused flagship store after four year hiatus

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StoresStaff WriterNovember 25, 2023HMV, Oxford Street London, Stores, High streets, Physical retail, Bricks and mortar retail, UK storesComment

Business rates rise threatens future of town and city centres, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned

Business rates rise threatens future of town and city centres, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned

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UK retailStaff WriterNovember 16, 2023Jeremy Hunt, UK retail, Stores, BRC, UKHospitality, Association of Convenience Stores, British Independent Retail Association, High streetsComment

Time to think local: New Legal & General report calls for a re-imagining of UK high streets

Time to think local: New Legal & General report calls for a re-imagining of UK high streets

High streetsStaff WriterJune 14, 2023Legal & General, UK retail, Bricks and mortar retail, High streets, E-commerce, Online retail, Hospitality and leisureComment

Mother’s Day boost for UK bricks and mortar retailers but major challenges continue to loom large

Mother’s Day boost for UK bricks and mortar retailers but major challenges continue to loom large

UK retailStaff WriterApril 11, 2023BRC, KPMG, Mother's Day, UK retail, Stores, High streets, Shopping centres, Online retail, IGDComment

Sports Direct opens new flagship store in Manchester, powered by inurface media technology

Sports Direct opens new flagship store in Manchester, powered by inurface media technology

StoresStaff WriterMarch 23, 2023Sports Direct, Stores, UK retail, AV solutions, inurface media, Manchester, Bricks and mortar retail, High streetsComment

The recovery of the high street in Gedling - a tall tale, against the online entertainment era?

The recovery of the high street in Gedling - a tall tale, against the online entertainment era?

High streetsStaff WriterMarch 8, 2023High streets, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Covid-19, Casinos, Online casinos, iGaming, Hospitality and leisureComment

All Saints founder Stuart Trevor gets onboard with new ‘omnicommerce’ retail app Stored

All Saints founder Stuart Trevor gets onboard with new ‘omnicommerce’ retail app Stored

AppointmentsStaff WriterFebruary 8, 2023All Saints, Stuart Trevor, Stored, Mobile apps, Omnichannel retail, High streets, Stores, Online retail, Appointments, On the moveComment

Christmas cheer for UK physical retailers as they rise above onslaught of festive disruption

Christmas cheer for UK physical retailers as they rise above onslaught of festive disruption

UK retailStaff WriterJanuary 6, 2023UK retail, BRC, Sensormatic Solutions, Christmas, High streets, Physical retailers, Bricks and mortar retail, Stores, FootfallComment

Benefits local retail gets from a casino being built locally

Benefits local retail gets from a casino being built locally

Hospitality and leisureStaff WriterJanuary 4, 2023Casinos, Retail, Retailers, Stores, Hospitality and leisure, Local retailers, High streets, Bricks and mortar retail, EmployeesComment

UK Boxing Day retail footfall dips amidst pre-Christmas discounting and rail strikes

UK Boxing Day retail footfall dips amidst pre-Christmas discounting and rail strikes

Boxing DayStaff WriterDecember 27, 2022Boxing Day, Sensormatic Solutions, Christmas, UK retail, High streets, Bricks and mortar retail, Stores, Physical retailComment

UK retailers enjoy Frenzied Friday as shoppers complete Christmas gift buying

UK retailers enjoy Frenzied Friday as shoppers complete Christmas gift buying

Christmas 2022Staff WriterDecember 24, 2022Sensormatic Solutions, VoucherCodes, Christmas, High streets, Stores, Physical retail, Bricks and mortar retail, UK retail, Frenzied Friday, Cost of living crisisComment