One pound will not buy you much today, only a middle size shopping center in Scotland. Fall in retail tenants by 50% and lack of funds to maintain the large building in Kirkaldy led the owners to put it up for sale for next to nothing. So far, no takers so get in touch if …[ read more ]
Our winter sourcing trip to Asia brought us to leading edge robotics warehouses and fully automated clothing factories but we had time to scout the retail tech in local stores and also to chomp on first-hand food tastings in this vegan centre of the world. Tokyo–bot San for Uniglo robotics While Europeans are panicking about …[ read more ]
New York New Crowdsourcing Amazon Go shops are expanding in US, after a cracking start in New York. Although it has the charm of Argos on a rainy day and only a fraction of Argos’ range, the shop off Broadway in NY is packed and Xmas Gifts buying customers. Product range is not selected by a …[ read more ]
Date: 29th November 2018, Central London location Organised by: Didobi.com @MatthewHopkinson – Grimsey Review co-author #LGAGrimsey Covering Grimsey Review Methodology, 7 Points Plan From Social Media to Data Collection and interpretation For invites email eva@never.com …[ read more ]
Location: Develop Croydon Date: 20th November 2018 SHED TO SHOP Croydon’s retail offer is about to undergo major regeneration, but how will this cater for both the young and old as the population in the town centre grows and diversifies? How has the online offering affected its industrial sector and what effect will the new …[ read more ]
Date: 21st November 2018 Location: London Physical shops are going out of fashion while online retail is growing fast. What are the implications for the commercial property investors? Where are the new retail hubs? How retailers are adapting to the ecom disruption? Eva Pascoe has set up the first Topshop online and is an e-retailer …[ read more ]
There’s no better place to shop than New York in the first week of September. The weather has treated us to a heatwave and hiding in air-conditioned shops was our…[ read more ]
Today’s issue focuses on Asia, with a look at the latest tech in Singapore. A couple of our favourite stores of the month have also earned a mention…[ read more ]
Los Angeles in May is just irresistible so we popped out for a cheeky midweek break to check out the new shops on Melrose and West Hollywood. Considering the retailmaggedon…[ read more ]
A 5% retail sales decline in offline stores last month has perpetuated the trend of a shrinking UK high street. Retail brands have to put their thinking caps on to…[ read more ]
