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Currys Brand and Marketing Director Dan Rubel hits back in defence of flexible working practices

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Flexible workingStaff WriterJanuary 20, 2025Currys, Dan Rubel, Stuart Rose, UK retail, Remote working, Employees, Flexible working, 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards, COVID-19Comment

FT Live: Future of Retail 2024 review: supply chains not going back to pre-Covid more global model

FT Live: Future of Retail 2024 review: supply chains not going back to pre-Covid more global model

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EventsStaff WriterSeptember 18, 2024FT Live: Future of Retail 2024, Events, Conferences, Victoria Cuthbert, Supply chain, Supply chain technology, Unilever, Peter Pernot-Day, Shein, Uber Direct, Caroline Varga, COVID-19Comment

Sofa Club co-founder Louis Rose discusses the importance of moving at speed, agility and innovation

Sofa Club co-founder Louis Rose discusses the importance of moving at speed, agility and innovation

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InterviewsStaff WriterAugust 15, 2024Sofa Club, Louis Rose, Retailers, Interviews, COVID-19, Social media, Physical retail, Online retail, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technologyComment

BRC Payments Survey 2023: cost-of-living crisis sees return to cash, dominance of cards poses problems

BRC Payments Survey 2023: cost-of-living crisis sees return to cash, dominance of cards poses problems

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PaymentsStaff WriterDecember 7, 2023BRC Payments Survey 2023, Payments, BRC, UK retail, Mobile payments, Card payments, COVID-19, Cash, Contactless payments, Alternative paymentsComment

The return to physical retail: making the store the centre of your post-Covid hybrid strategy

The return to physical retail: making the store the centre of your post-Covid hybrid strategy

StoresStaff WriterOctober 6, 2023Mike Cadden, Omnichannel retail, Stores, Physical retail, COVID-19, Online retailComment

The rapid grocery delivery revolution is over. Can we now all move on, please?

The rapid grocery delivery revolution is over. Can we now all move on, please?

CommentStaff WriterAugust 25, 2023Getir, Rapid delivery, Rapid grocery delivery, Grocery delivery, Oja, Startups, Funding rounds, COVID-19, Food delivery, Quick commerce, On demand deliveryComment

How to use technology to improve employee wellbeing in 2023

How to use technology to improve employee wellbeing in 2023

EmployeesStaff WriterJuly 23, 2023Employees, Staff, Frontline employees, Technology, Emotional well being, Health and wellbeing, Remote working, COVID-19, RewardsComment

Let’s get physical: Watsons opens over 1,400 new stores in Asia market during Covid-19 pandemic

Let’s get physical: Watsons opens over 1,400 new stores in Asia market during Covid-19 pandemic

StoresStaff WriterJune 19, 2023A.S. Watson Group, Asia, Watsons, Stores, COVID-19, Bricks and mortar retail, Health and beautyComment

EY research - UK consumers feel the rising cost-of-living more than their European counterparts

EY research - UK consumers feel the rising cost-of-living more than their European counterparts

Cost of living crisisStaff WriterJune 7, 2023EY, Cost of living crisis, UK retail, COVID-19, Online retail, Stores, Green retail, Sustainability, Data, AI, EY UK Future Consumer Index, UK, EuropeComment

Adobe: Heavy discounting key as UK shoppers spend £110.6 billion online in 2022

Adobe: Heavy discounting key as UK shoppers spend £110.6 billion online in 2022

Online retailStaff WriterJanuary 23, 2023Adobe, Adobe Analytics, UK retail, Online retail, Mobile retail, E-commerce, Christmas, COVID-19Comment

RBR notes and coins research: Retailers’ demand for cash automation solutions surges

RBR notes and coins research: Retailers’ demand for cash automation solutions surges

CashStaff WriterJanuary 12, 2023RBR, Cash, Cash automation solutions, Payments, COVID-19, Sesami, Glory, Cash managementComment

Five secrets to becoming a successful entrepreneur during the new normal

Five secrets to becoming a successful entrepreneur during the new normal

EntrepreneursStaff WriterJanuary 2, 2023Entrepreneurs, Startups, SMEs, COVID-19, New normal, Employees, Flexible workingComment

Dark stores: the future of retail in the post-pandemic world

Dark stores: the future of retail in the post-pandemic world

Dark storesStaff WriterNovember 6, 2022Online delivery, Dark stores, COVID-19, Digitalisation, Fulfilment, Last mile delivery, Rapid delivery, Grocery retailers, Stores, Omnichannel retail, 1MRobotics, Quick commerce, Robotics, Automation, TescoComment

PMC Retail enables digital growth for diamond retailer Signet Jewelers

PMC Retail enables digital growth for diamond retailer Signet Jewelers

Digital transformationStaff WriterOctober 27, 2022PMC Ret, Signet Jewelers, Digital transformation, COVID-19, Online retail, Omnichannel retailComment

IBM flags shoppers re-embracing pre-Covid-19 holiday traditions

IBM flags shoppers re-embracing pre-Covid-19 holiday traditions

Holiday shoppingStaff WriterOctober 18, 2022IBM, Christmas, COVID-19, Holiday shopping, Christmas 2022, Black Friday 2022, Sustainability, Green retailComment

Practical ways to boost your e-commerce conversion rates

Practical ways to boost your e-commerce conversion rates

E-commerceStaff WriterOctober 18, 2022E-commerce, Online retail, Omnichannel retail, Stores, COVID-19, UX, Digital retailComment

Scanbot SDK discusses how customer needs are shaping retail stores of the future

Scanbot SDK discusses how customer needs are shaping retail stores of the future

StoresStaff WriterSeptember 26, 2022Scanbot SDK, Stores, Bricks and mortar retail, Omnichannel retail, COVID-19, Retail technologyComment

Global card spending hits $42 trillion as Covid restrictions ease

Global card spending hits $42 trillion as Covid restrictions ease

Card paymentsStaff WriterSeptember 20, 2022RBR, Card payments, COVID-19, Payments, Debit cards, Credit cards, Contactless paymentsComment

Five ways small businesses can turn technology into potential tools

Five ways small businesses can turn technology into potential tools

Small businessesStaff WriterAugust 31, 2022Small businesses, SMEs, Retail technology, Automation, Online retail, COVID-19, Marketing, Social media, Events, Remote workingComment

How 8fig is helping e-commerce businesses maintain cash flow ahead of uncertain times

How 8fig is helping e-commerce businesses maintain cash flow ahead of uncertain times

E-commerceStaff WriterAugust 26, 20228fig, E-commerce, COVID-19, Cost of living crisis, Online retail, Funding platforms, Funding, Cash flow, Supply chain managementComment