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The agility demonstrated by retailers throughout the pandemic will be tested once again with the reopening of shops to consumers whose habits may have changed long term.

Multi-channel retailers can achieve perfect supply chain goals

April 14, 2021

Since the advent of e-commerce retailers have continued to adapt their supply chain strategies to meet the demands of selling in a wide range of environments. Product returns from impulse…

Get ready for the rise of the shopping centre-as-a-service model that is set to save the shopping centre model and reinvent the future of shopping.

The Art of Reinvention: Shopping Centres-as-a-Service

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Fluent Commerce Shopping Centres

April 1, 2021

Ben Stevens

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The Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns has served to accelerate rapid changes to traditional shopping habits, leaving the shopping centre as we know it faltering and at risk of extinction.…

Deliveroo’s disastrous initial public offering (IPO) shows that London’s stock market is scared of entrepreneurship, according to AO.com’s chief executive.

Key takeaways from Deliveroo’s upcoming IPO: Is market dominance on the cards?

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Deliveroo DoorDash Initial Public Offering IPO

March 29, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Britain’s Amazon-based food delivery app, Deliveroo is set to launch an IPO on March 31st. In a growing market littered with well-backed rivals, can Deliveroo achieve market dominance by going…

Sainsbury’s is expanding its partnership with Uber Eats to 100 stores across the UK at it continues its heavy investment in rapid delivery.

What does Uber’s Supreme Court case spell for retailers?

Features Op-ed

Amazon Flex Deliveroo HMRC Supreme Court Uber Uber Eats

March 15, 2021

Ben Stevens

In February, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in a case concerning Uber, deciding its drivers should be classed as workers for the purposes of UK employment law. It…

China’s ongoing shopping festivals represent a huge opportunity for brands large and small throughout the year, not just Christmas.

Christmas no longer comes just once a year

Features Op-ed

China consumer Festival records Shopping

March 8, 2021

George Iddenden

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Everyone knows the biggest shopping frenzy on the planet takes place not in December but on November 11 each year, uniting hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers in a spending…

Segro, the UK’s largest listed property company, believes shopping habits have “changed irrevocably” during the pandemic.

Skyrocketing delivery costs are forcing retailers to accelerate change through AI

Artificial Intelligence Delivery / Supply Chain Features Op-ed

AI Artificial Intelligence Nvidia supply chain

February 16, 2021

Ben Stevens

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As retailers gathered for the National Retail Federation’s annual confab last month, no one was expecting a year of smooth sailing as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt both their…

2021: The year to rethink the retail logistics

February 9, 2021

The pandemic has laid bare the need for logistics systems that are fast, flexible and resilient. As all but the most essential of bricks and mortar retail has largely been…

Oxford Street is being forced to rethink its retail focus and shift its attention elsewhere in the wake of store closures and an ongoing online exodus.

Reimagining Oxford Street without TopShop and Debenhams

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Cheil UK Debenhams Oxford Street TopShop

February 2, 2021

Ben Stevens

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What will the future of Oxford Street look like once Topshop and Debenhams flagship stores close? Sure, it’s the end of an era, but great things are to come! The…

Many businesses still make their decisions based on outdated myths that are taken for granted as long-standing industry wisdom, but the digital and ecommerce world has changed.

Busting retail’s five biggest myths

January 27, 2021

Many businesses still make their decisions based on outdated myths that are taken for granted as long-standing industry wisdom, but the digital and ecommerce world has changed. That’s why it’s…

With a bevy of highly anticipated tech products launched at CES in January - from TVs to mobile phones, CPUs and laptops - the question is: how can retailers ensure they get them into the hands of eager consumers?

How retailers can fight back against bots

Features Op-ed

bots ForgeRock PS5 Scalpers

January 20, 2021

Ben Stevens

In 2020, the festive retail chaos started early – but it wasn’t the crowds of shoppers who were to blame. With people forced to stay at home because of lockdowns,…

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Multi-channel retailers can achieve perfect supply chain goals

The Art of Reinvention: Shopping Centres-as-a-Service

Key takeaways from Deliveroo’s upcoming IPO: Is market dominance on the cards?

What does Uber’s Supreme Court case spell for retailers?

Christmas no longer comes just once a year

Skyrocketing delivery costs are forcing retailers to accelerate change through AI

2021: The year to rethink the retail logistics

Reimagining Oxford Street without TopShop and Debenhams

Busting retail’s five biggest myths

How retailers can fight back against bots

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