Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Searchandising is the combination of the terms “search” and “merchandising” (and, no, we didn’t come up with the term!).

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Soaring costs will put many local stores out of business unless governments step in to protect them, says the president of the NFRN in Scotland.

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All Work

JANUARY 21, 2022

Flexible workspaces feature creative desk layouts, and they generally feature an open plan work environment if multiple employees are involved. .

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

The number of Nisa stores using the company’s Evolution electronic point-of-sale (EPoS) system has risen by a quarter in the last year, says the group. This means nearly 550 stores now have the system, a figure that is expected to go well past 700 in 2022. Nearly 200 (190) were installed in 2021.

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VMS

JANUARY 21, 2022

Saturday, my first night and first stop in New York to attend NRF’s “Big Show,” I went to check out the (relatively) new JD Sports in Times Square. Seeing the Brit flag flying reassured me that some U.K. retailers can still make it in The Big Apple.

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Retail Doc

JANUARY 21, 2022

“My biggest win with SalesRX was seeing the people that would embrace it and the ones that did not. The ones that did not have all been replaced. It has become the bar of acceptance to be successful at Hammitt.”. case study SalesRX customer testimonial

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Robinson Meyer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Updated at 5:20 p.m. ET on January 21, 2022 The Rivian R1T, the $75,000 debut pickup from America’s new electric-truck maker, is unlike any vehicle I have ever driven.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

London-based Presto Coffee is delighted to have been recognised as a certified B Corporation, one of only a handful of British coffee producers to date, achieving a fantastic 92.3 B Impact Score. Hot beverages Product Time Presto Coffee

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DesignWeek

JANUARY 21, 2022

M’s has revealed a global redesign in an attempt to create a “world where everyone feels they belong” Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) has crafted the new look, which will be rolled out across product, retail environments and campaigns. M&M’s were first sold in 1941 and named after the sweet’s two founders, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie. It’s currently owned by Mars. According to Mars. Source

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Shopworkers deserve huge credit for ensuring that Christmas sales held up despite inflation and other problems, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC). But customers face a difficult 2022, warned the BRC’s chief executive, Helen Dickinson.

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Parcel Pending

JANUARY 21, 2022

Given the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a good percentage of retail customers remain wary about shopping in public spaces with large crowds. As a result, the demand for a contactless shopping experience is skyrocketing.

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E Delevry

JANUARY 21, 2022

2021 brought many disruptive influences – from the pandemic and Brexit border concerns to the Suez canal blockage and driver shortages. In this piece Rob van den Heuvel, CEO at Sendcloud, predicts how last mile delivery will change in 2022.

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VMS

JANUARY 21, 2022

A 10-day strike by 8000 King Soopers employees has drawn to a close after the grocer and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 tentatively reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, The Denver Post reports.

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E Delevry

JANUARY 21, 2022

Gear4music has said that its new European distribution centres are scaling up well to address post-Brexit challenges which previously impacted European sales. “UK

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Thrifts and Tangles

JANUARY 21, 2022

Today I’m sharing a round-up of our best Thrifts & Tangles post from 2021. I’ll be sharing our most popular posts on the Blog and YouTube. At the end of this post, there’s a reader survey.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

Nespresso has launched a new experiential boutique at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre.

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 21, 2022

This past week in New York City, National Retail Federation hosted its annual BIG Show. Recognized and respected as the largest conference and expo in the world supporting the retail industry, I was both excited and proud to return to the NRF show floors for the first time since the global pandemic.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

PayPoint, the bill payment specialist, increased revenue by more than 20% in the last quarter of 2021 compared with the previous year. The Hertfordshire-based payment services provider said revenues in the last three months of the year, the company’s third financial quarter, rose to £29.6m

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Plant-based foods are likely to be a £1bn-a-year market by 2026, according to a big manufacturer. Pilgrim’s Food Masters, which owns brands including Richmond and Fridge Raiders, said it is expecting a 74% increase in the category in the next four years.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

Retail sales volumes fell by 3.7% in December 2021 but were 2.6% higher than their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) February 2020 levels. Data Time ONS

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Geek Bar is making its flavour range available in a zero-nicotine disposable vape for the first time. The latest addition, which will be available to specialist vape retail outlets and convenience stores, will include 575 puffs and uses the same battery technology already used by Geek Bar.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

A brand new study by fashion retailer boohoo has ranked some of the most popular comeback fashion trends that have made their way back into our wardrobes thanks to TikTok, and the ones that are set to be big for the rest of this year! Retail News Retailer News TikTok

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Clipper Teas is launching a marketing campaign that will encourage consumers to “Make it Better” and not settle for the mediocre, especially when it comes to tea.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

BrewDog is proud to partner with Jiffy to launch a new delivery service that is set to trial in the Islington and Teddington areas from this week.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

Northern Ireland’s retailers’ association has welcomed the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions announced this week, although it is now calling for more detailed planning for the return to normal working.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

Bensons for Beds today announced a return to operating profitability and confirmed it saw two-year like-for-like growth of 10.5 per cent in the key seven-week trading period ending 15 January, as its transformation programme continued to gather momentum. Retail News Retailer News Bensons for Beds

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 21, 2022

PayPal is ready to take a deep dive into the world of cryptocurrency as it looks to launch a stable crypto. Reports have emerged recently suggesting that PayPal plans to bring out its own PayPal Coin , which will be endorsed by the US Dollar.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

Klarna today announced it is teaming up with the Chicago Bulls, the legendary franchise of the National Basketball Association.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

Iceland and The Food Warehouse are launching an exclusive range of Young’s Gastro Fish to spice up meal times – we’re talking nacho and margherita taste sensations – allowing customers to create restaurant quality dishes, infused with mouth-watering flavours. Say ciao and shout out those arriba’s with every meal as each dish has been created to give a burst of flavour with every bite.

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