‘Times are hard’.
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Professor Leigh Sparks looks at the latest UK retail sales and consumer sentiment data.
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Matariki is New Zealand’s newest public holiday but businesses are being warned to tread carefully before using the celebration to lure customers.
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Retailers have a range of strategies to encourage us to spend more - but they can help us to make healthier choices too.
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Thousands of young people became pet owners during the pandemic - retailers should let them bring their furry friends to stores.
Scottish Artists for Ukraine demonstrate at the Russian consulate, Edinburgh, against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022.
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New Zealand consumers are using boycotts of Russian products as a way to voice their disapproval of the war in Ukraine. But is this the best or only way for individuals to be heard?
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If you’re stuck in mall traffic this holiday season, spare a thought for Victor Gruen, whose grand urban vision turned into today’s suburban reality.
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce a comprehensive reform of regulations governing the payments system, to bring it up to date with innovations such as digital wallets and cryptocurrency.
Black Friday traditionally marks the beginning of the Christmas retail season.
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It’s hypocritical for retailers to make carbon pledges with one hand and continue pushing consumerism with the other.
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The Chinese manufacturing boom has been followed by a rapid growth in retail..
‘The customer is always real.’
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You may not have heard of conversational commerce, but it’s quietly appearing in more and more places.
It’s all to play for. Well, sort of.
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Everything from lorry driver shortages to container ship problems are conspiring to make it a tight Christmas for retailers.
Airports are still a long way short of business as usual.
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There have been winners and losers – and not all of them were predictable.
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Focusing solely on home working neglects the fact that most employees in the UK rarely or never worked from home after the pandemic
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Well known retailers are too often stifled by risk averse corporate culture.
Halston with the Halstonettes – a group of models who were part of his entourage – at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1980.
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The subject of a new Netflix miniseries, Halston once ruled over New York’s fashion world. But the designer with a devil-may-care approach to his business dealings attempted too much, too quickly.
Debenhams’ 242-year history is being reduced to a brand.
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This doesn’t have to be the end for empty retail space.
Jeff Bezos reshaped retail as CEO of Amazon.
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Jeff Bezos announced he’s stepping down as CEO, almost 27 years after he founded the company as an online bookstore.
Total liquidation.
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Thankfully, a growing number of private equity firms are trying to invest more responsibly.
Bands don’t play no more …
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As online retailers like Boohoo and ASOS mop up some of the biggest high street brands, shops are increasingly under threat.
Customers queue to enter Primark on May 11 last year, after lockdown was eased.
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The Irish retailer is one of the few high street fashion retailers without an online store.