Asda has launched an innovative project at its Stevenage tech store as part of a series of trials that will connect the in-store experience.
The industry most notorious for issues revolving around sustainability is fashion.
Most would agree that 2021 has dealt brick and mortar retail outlets a hard hand; store closures nationwide have made it harder than ever to run a viable business.
No cash, no cards – no tills? If you took this news to the middle ages, they’d have burned you at the stake. But here in the outrageous present tense, all is normal (well, kind of).
It’s interesting isn’t it, how a single industry, like retail, can be simultaneously faced with two completely opposing challenges? On one side of the spectrum, the typical grocers are having to tackle rapid spikes in bulk buying alongside big-spending seasons, which results in supply chain and stock issues.
Rishi Sunak announced that the UK Government are releasing a £4.6 billion relief package scheme to the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors. These sectors are to be given up to £9,000 one-off grants. Additionally, £594 million will be given to councils to help the businesses impacted by local lockdowns who are not eligible for the new payments.
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One of the biggest economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is the exceptionally high increase in unemployment, which due to a combination of business closures and cutbacks, is set to rise to 2.6 million by mid-2021.
The global pandemic has reshaped our nation by fast-forwarding digital transformation.
The UK is reported to have the highest level of shrinkage in Europe.
Put yourself in the shoes of a customer; you go to a reliable store for a product that you really want, but it isn’t there! Immediate reaction? Go elsewhere.
Retail shrinkage is the destruction of profit margins through the loss of stock…
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