What UK retailers need to know about the next wave of Chinese expansion
By Mark Fergusson, Head of Client Engagement, Tritax Big Box In the Year of the Fire Horse, Chinese operators are entering a new phase of […]
Lush, Hamleys, Space NK and Very shortlisted for marketing Retail Excellence Awards
Retail’s standout marketing teams, brand partnerships, Christmas campaigns and physical activations have been named in the latest RG Retail Excellence Awards 2026 shortlists… The finalists […]
Analysis: Healey’s profiteering warning risks blaming retail for an inflation shock it cannot control
Chancellor John Healey’s warning that shoppers must not be “taken for a ride at the pump or the till” was designed to show households that […]
Co-op head of partnerships and events on the future of its pop-up stores
If you’ve been to a UK music festival in the last few years, there’s a chance you’ve come across one of Co-op’s pop-up c-stores at […]
The next Clubcard moment? How agentic AI is already revolutionising retail
By former Asda Pricing lead, HyperFinity CCO and co-founder Thomas Hill. Â More than 30 years ago, Tesco launched its Clubcard. It was a revolutionary example […]
Why the heatwave is putting the cold chain under pressure
Britain’s increasingly scorching summers are exposing weaknesses in the systems retailers rely on to keep food safe; from the refrigeration units in supermarkets to the […]
Pip & Nut’s Pippa Murray on distinctiveness, AI and building trust
Pip & Nut has turned a leaping squirrel, an unstabilised product and its founder’s story into a coherent brand. Pippa Murray explains how it has […]
What John Lewis’ 20-month head start means for peak-season stores
By April 2025, John Lewis was already working on Christmas 2026. Its buying team is now developing the theme for Christmas 2027 while this year’s […]
FatFace’s product director and trading & sustainability director on collabs, marketplaces and European growth
Kate Brown, product director, and Nick Stevenson, trading & sustainability director, at FatFace discuss building authentic, values-led collaborations; using marketplace partnerships to reach new European […]
The AI boom is making laptops and tablets more expensive. Could refurbished tech retailers be the biggest winner?
Over recent years, the demand for artificial intelligence has skyrocketed – impacting everything from text and image generation to agentic forecasting. However, over the past […]