TRENDS STILL MATTER! 2020 is the year that the Retail Apocalypse finally happened. As we head into 2021, retail is still confronting a global crisis and many businesses are unlikely …
While often cited as a conversion necessity, the wide majority of retailers only offer free shipping occasionally for promotional campaigns, according to a study from parcelLab. The logistics platform from July …
The purchase of Topshop by Asos will change how we shop, the clothes we wear – and even the way we spend our weekends. The shift online of Topshop, Topman …
Under Howard Schulz’s leadership, Starbucks was central to the transformation of the coffee shop industry, growing from 17 stores in 1987 to over 30,000 today. Data technology has been at …
With flagships standing increasingly empty, brands are looking to marry the best of all worlds in digitally enabled, small-format stores that reflect their neighbourhoods. For most of last year we …
Ertugrul Elmas reckoned that a career designing fabrics would be a safe bet. Trends come and go but people always need trousers. He failed to appreciate that clothes could be …
In 1778 Debenhams opened its first shop in London and over the centuries its department stores grew to become a staple of the high street. Fast forward 242 years and …
Staying relevant has never been harder, given the rapid pace of innovation, driven by the number and variety of new technologies and, not to mention, the global pandemic that created …
Amazon introduced a new tool for companies looking to build a branded voice assistant on Friday called Alexa Custom Assistant. As the name suggests, the conversational AI platform supports creating …
At least once a day, Ryan Mulvany posts a video roundup of daily deals he stumbles across on Amazon. Mulvany, who goes by the username @Amazonoholic, fills his TikTok page …