All articles by Stu Robarts

Stu is managing editor at GlobalData, writing across its portfolio of B2B media websites.

UK Halloween spending to grow modestly in 2025 as consumer caution limits upside

UK spending on Halloween is forecast to rise 3.2% in 2025 to about £537m ($716m), but weak consumer confidence and…
Companies cite long-term planning, production costs as biggest tariff challenges

Uncertainty in long-term planning and higher input costs are the main challenges that companies report that they are facing in…
Retail cyberattacks: AI making threats ‘more advanced and personalised’

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by perpetrators of cyberattacks is increasing the threat to retailers and their customers, according…
Retailers should invest in AI, AR and digital twin technologies – GlobalData

Retailers should invest in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and digital twin technologies across their in-store operations to help…
E-commerce giants to target emerging markets as $6.5trn sector matures

E-commerce giants like Amazon and Alibaba will focus increasingly on securing market share in emerging digital economies as the sector…

Top retail themes 2025: global trade, role of stores, opportunities online

The top three retail themes in 2025 will be international trade, the changing role of stores and opportunities online, according…
In-store retail offers price advantage over online in ‘post-omnichannel’ era

The increased costs of running online retail operations in the ‘post-omnichannel’ era mean the in-store channel is becoming more competitive…
Consumers ‘unlikely’ to benefit from delay to EU deforestation rules and potential price hikes

The enforcement of the EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) is likely to begin at the end of this year…
Companies’ own AI applications are ‘a huge cybersecurity problem’ – expert

Artificial intelligence (AI) poses a potentially serious cybersecurity threat to companies that have deployed it as part of their service…
COP28 podcast: max 1.5°C temperature rise limit now ‘not possible’

Efforts to tackle climate change should begin to focus on limiting and bringing down as quickly as possible the inevitable…