Thought Provoking Consulting3 minHow Retailers are Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Physical Shopping ExperiencesRetailers have experienced a period of accelerated digital transformation in recent years – sped up by the pandemic, traditional shopping...
Richard Hyman2 minPhysical shopping – second class citizen?We all know online retailing is the key growth channel and this is where there is increasing focus in planning and investment. However,...
Thought Provoking Consulting3 minA Platform for Online GrowthThe traditional department store model is going out of favour with online retailing gaining a greater share of retail sales.
Thought Provoking Consulting4 min3D in Retail: Embrace the move from analogue to digitalThe world of 3D is no longer the future of retail, but the present day. 3D has been a buzzword in retail for years, but we begin 2022...
Richard Hyman2 minThe cost of food price inflationRising food prices is inevitable. The question is how far should supermarkets go to protect their margins? And what about market share?
Richard Hyman2 minIs Big Retail Becoming Disadvantageous?A relentless expansion in capacity, physical and digital, means too many mouths to feed, and pressure of margins.
Richard Hyman2 minA fashionable recoveryUK apparel entered the pandemic in a weak state. Too many stores, too much footage, too many websites, all adding up to chronic...
Richard Hyman3 minA Hard BrexitAs we inch towards the end of 2020 the UK retail industry is facing into a 2021 double whammy. Not only are the prospects of COVID 19...
Thought Provoking Consulting2 minDemanding good stock allocation While Covid has impacted most aspects of life, non-essential retail has especially struggled having faced months of store closures....