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All High street & town centre articles – Page 10
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DataData: UK high streets getting worse, shoppers say
Shoppers feel that the appeal of UK high streets has diminished over the last five years, with more than a third admitting that they visit less than they used to.
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News
Footfall falls in March as shoppers abandon high street
Shopper numbers declined ”substantially” last month as a “longer term trend” of reduced footfall has started to emerge.
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Opinion
Opinion: We have a higher purpose than just selling stuff
I’ve never felt truly comfortable with the expression “retail therapy”.
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News
Store openings slow during tough year for retailers
New high street store openings slipped to the lowest level since 2010 last year.
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Analysis
Analysis: How landlords can better support retailers
In what is being dubbed the year of CVAs for retailers, what can landlords do to help them in the digital age?
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Opinion
Opinion: New thinking needed for healthy high streets
You don’t need me to tell you that the outlook for 2018 remains pretty grim with many retailers struggling to keep their heads above water.
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Opinion
Bankruptcy bug is starting to look like an epidemic
The phrase ‘dropping like flies’ has been often on my lips as we witness one retail collapse after another and watch others staggering into intensive care.
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Opinion
Opinion: Not all stores are members of the living dead
Does more retail technology mean fewer physical shops and perhaps, ultimately, almost none?
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News
Footfall drops as January Sales fail to woo shoppers
Footfall declined last month as the January Sales failed to lure shoppers to high streets and shopping centres.
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Analysis
Desktop maintains slight lead over mobile
The use of desktop for UK online shopping has been marginally ahead of mobile in 2017, according to PCA Predict.
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Opinion
Heal’s has got the best of both online and offline worlds
The ability to shape-shift between online and offline will be the mark of the retailer that knows which way the future lies. Heal’s is a good example.
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Analysis
Black Friday spending to suffer slowdown
Black Friday sales are set to prove lacklustre with traffic likely to have tailed off by Cyber Monday, according to the latest data from PCA Predict.
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Opinion
Opinion: Find the silver linings in the retail forecast
Someone once told me that one can either complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorns have roses. It’s all about perspective.
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Analysis
Analysis: The brands making a play for the high street
Brands have always eyed opportunities to get closer to the consumer and now a generation of names are taking their own stores.
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Analysis
Infographic: Gender pay gap data, Shop Direct and Ikea
Words and numbers, October 6, 2017: Shop Direct boss Alex Baldock warns rivals, Ikea president and chief executive Jesper Brodin on TaskRabbit, plus data on the gender pay gap.
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Analysis
Infographic: HoF's new CEO and Aldi's big investment
Words and numbers, September 29, 2017: Alex Williamson on his appointment as House of Fraser chief executive, Aldi’s multimillion-pound investment in prices and infrastructure, and B Q’s sales drop
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Analysis
Analysis: Retailers making the most of in store
How can retailers make people put down their smartphones and go shopping? Gemma Goldfingle investigates the latest developments in experiential retail
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Video
The Retail Week: Fashion on the high street and online
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest trends during London Fashion Week and the challenges facing high street fashion retailers.
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Opinion
Opinion: Is Amazon trying to be the next John Lewis?
The future is not looking golden for the UK’s ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ high-street stalwart, John Lewis.
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Analysis
Reserved's UK launch and The Hut Group's Espa buy
Words and numbers, September 15, 2017: Polish fashion retailer Reserved opens in the UK, The Hut Group snaps up beauty brand Espa, and new shop openings decline
