The budget retail chain was hoping for a white knight but now it looks like the business will be split among companies including its main high street rivals.
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New competition often displaces older, less efficient business models but companies can survive these shifts.
The rapid rise of online shopping is slowing but internet retail is here to stay.
Digital retail is not just about buying online.
Companies need to show that they are socially aware.
Since the 2010s boosting retail has been the government’s primary remedy for better high street health. Without centering the community these street serve, though, plans are likely to fail.
Well known retailers are too often stifled by risk averse corporate culture.
Small-scale stores and flexibility could be key to future shopping habits.
Options include residential conversions, new independent shops, and demolition.
The Irish retailer is one of the few high street fashion retailers without an online store.
Markets bring broad benefits to local communities – much more so than big supermarket chains.
The retail sector relies on a little festive excess.
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Professor of Retail Studies and Deputy Principal, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Senior Research Associate, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Marketing and Retail Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Advertising, University of Portsmouth
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Senior lecturer in Marketing; Associate Head (Global), University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Southampton
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Professor in Human Critical Geography, University of Leeds
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Senior Research Fellow in Urban Geography, University of Leeds
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Research Associate at the Institute of Place Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
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Professor of Management, University of Bath
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
