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With shoplifting currently hitting unprecedented levels, Guy Yair, chief business officer at computer vision technology company, Trigo, looks at how breakthrough technology advances could help retailers to not only tackle...

Black Friday sales have already begun, but British retailers are likely to be more dependent on a spike in consumer spending on the day itself this year, according to new...

Peter Ward, country manager for UK and Irelands at Pricer, has identified three in-store trends for this Autumn that retailers should know about as they plan their IT budgets and...

The average price of a coffee from a high street coffee shop has soared to £3.80 a cup leaving many Brits short of pocket through the working week. This equates...

It is no understatement that businesses across the UK have faced an extremely turbulent couple of years financially, having to deal with residual economic impacts left over from the pandemic,...

By Michael Gabay, co-founder and CEO, Trigo Gabay: retailers who turn stores into smart ones will have the upper hand While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the...

Image source With the worldwide usage of social media, being able to capitalise on online markets can allow businesses to boost profits and growth exponentially. Shopping has been integrated into...

Ed Betts, retail lead Europe at Retail Express, highlights the increasing levels of legal obligation faced by retailers, and the path to ensuring compliance without failing customers Retail pricing has...

Investing in US tech firms can be an attractive option due to their historical track record of innovation and growth. However, it's important to carefully evaluate potential investments and consider...

As two of Germany's leading department store groups lose their footing (in March Peek & Cloppenburg filed for insolvency and Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof announced it will close down 52 of...

By Adi Mizrahi, senior mobile developer, Cloudinary Mizrahi: images are critical to retail success Whether in the park, a coffee shop or on the train, most people can be found...

Alex Baulf, senior director global indirect tax at Avalara,  talks tax must-knows for retailers operating in the metaverse The Metaverse continues to attract retailers across the globe. In a recent...

Brits are changing traditions for ‘home-orientated’ and budget-friendly celebrations this spring time, according to Kevin Mathers, MD Retail at Google. Mathers said: "With Spring having officially kicked off, Easter, Ramadan...

Job vacancies in the UK have dropped for the eighth time in a row, according to latest figures, as employers hold back on recruitment due to economic pressures. Data published...

Last week saw Chancellor Jeremy Hunt deliver his Budget in the Commons, who confirmed that the UK is expected to avoid going into a technical recession in 2023 and promised...

By Francois Chaubard, the CEO of retail AI company Focal Systems Chaubard: AI will be so ingrained in running a retail store in the next seven years that it will...

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has highlighted the significant impact that proposed measures to restrict the advertising and promotion of alcohol in Scotland would have on local shops. The...

The change in shoppers' essential spending habits continues to force traditional supermarkets - Tesco, Carrefour, Sainsbury's and Morrisons - to stay price competitive and defend market share vs. discounters Aldi...

By Alexandre de Vigan, CEO, Nfinite Alexandre de Vigan, CEO, Nfinite When it comes to e-commerce, the importance of imagery cannot be overstated. As shoppers can’t touch or hold a...

By Amy Bastow, managing director StorIQ, a Cegid company In the first six months of 2022, data from PWC found a total of 6,147 shops belonging to multiples and chains...