The Future of Retail in 2022 and Beyond
May 18, 2022
As 2020 has shown, it’s impossible to predict the future, but we can plan for it. Here we explore 10 strategies that retailers can adopt to ensure a healthy and …
Target Transforms Stores to Meet eGrocery Demand
May 18, 2022
With the rise of online grocery, brick-and-mortar retailers are challenged to rethink their operations with an eye toward meeting this digital demand. Target, for one, is making modifications to its …
Amazon Has Too Many Warehouses. Now Sellers Are Paying More
May 18, 2022
In Suzhou, China, online toy shop owner Cameron Walker relies on Amazon to ship nearly a million packages for his business every year. The 42-year-old’s toy business, which designs and …
Crate & Barrel Launches CrateKitchen To Provide Inspiration For The Modern Kitchen and Table
May 17, 2022
Today, Crate & Barrel opens a new culinary destination, CrateKitchen, to inspire cooking and entertaining for the modern kitchen and table. Located at the brand’s headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, CrateKitchen …
Domino’s and Netflix launch mind ordering app ahead of Stranger Things season four
May 16, 2022
Domino’s is teaming with Netflix to launch an immersive mind ordering app experience which places “test subjects” inside Hawkins National Lab in Hawkins, Indiana – transporting them to the centre …
Uber Eats Set To Pilot Autonomous Delivery With Robots, Cars
May 16, 2022
Uber Eats customers in Los Angeles may soon have their meal delivered by a robot or a self-driving car. The company is piloting both technologies in LA, with Serve robots …
Lacoste Unveils New Flagship on Champs-Élysées
May 15, 2022
Among the glittering storefronts on the Champs-Élysées now goes the new one of Lacoste. Which at No. 50 on the well-known Parisian luxury street is opening a three-story flagship with …
Zara starts charging shoppers for online returns
May 14, 2022
Fashion giant Zara has become the latest retailer to charge shoppers who return items bought online. Customers now must pay £1.95 to return clothes, with the cost taken from their …
Coca Cola opens first European flagship store in Covent Garden
May 13, 2022
Coca Cola has opened the doors to its first flagship store in Europe today, in a vote of confidence for the West End. After a number of stores in the …
The new normal: is the UK online retail boom over?
May 10, 2022
UK online retail sales fell -12% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the performance of over 200 brands. With last month’s …