Coronavirus:
Insights
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23 July 2020
Technology creates retail’s new normal: Interview with Cognizant
Since the start of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, technology has played a vital role in ensuring retailers survive a low footfall and a drop in sales. Even beforehand, solutions like...
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15 July 2020
The benefits of a B2B fashion marketplace: Interview with TradeGala
TradeGala is a UK-based online B2B fashion marketplace launched by wholesale brand City Goddess and commercial fashion brand Goddiva. The service connects wholesale fashion vendors with buyers, allowing retailers to...
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2 July 2020
Why fashion retailers would benefit from a circular business model
Retail Insight Network looks into what retailers should be doing to promote a circular economy, not only to help the environment but also to stay relevant in a changing retail...
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25 June 2020
How to prepare for a shift in retail demand: Interview with Vuealta
Retail Insight Network talked with Vuealta VP of application Antony Lovell about the way the pandemic has affected demand in the retail industry and how businesses can prepare for another...
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24 June 2020
How the UK lockdown made e-commerce vital: Interview with Fruugo
In the UK, the lockdown response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic drastically changed the way retail operates after non-essential shops were made to close. Now, even with stores reopening across...
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19 June 2020
Covid-19: ONS statistics for May show rebound for UK retail
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) today released statistics for retail sales volumes in May, revealing a rebound in sales volumes of 12% from the previous month.
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15 June 2020
Non-essential retail reopens across England: Industry responds
Today marks the first day non-essential retail premises in England have been allowed to reopen after the lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Retail Insight Network...
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12 June 2020
Should the two-metre social distancing rule be scrapped for UK retail?
The two-metre rule has been implemented throughout retail and in supermarkets, with provisions set in place to ensure social distancing is kept, but should it be reconsidered?
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9 June 2020
UK retail sales see uptick before wider reopening
UK retail sales for May have shown an improvement from April’s record low, according to figures by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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4 June 2020
Redundancy in the retail sector: Eleanor Tweddell Q&A
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has put pressure on high streets and many are being made redundant as a result. Retail Insight Network talked to Another Door founder Eleanor Tweddell to...