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Inflation, Slow Demand Still The Top Concerns For Retailers Globally: Survey

Despite initial signs that price rises are slowing, retailers globally are still worried about inflation dampening consumer spending, according to a survey...

Retail Needs To Respond To Post-Pandemic Shopping Patterns, Deloitte Study Finds

While it has made great strides over the past two years reacting to changing consumer behaviours, the retail sector now needs to respond to new working pat...

Retail Needs To 'Work Harder And Faster' To Deliver On Climate Change, Study Finds

The retail industry must 'work harder and faster' in order to deliver on climate change commitments, according to a study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG)...

Facebook Retail Chief: 'Trust Is The Main Currency For Our Business'

The global head of Facebook's retail and e-commerce strategy, Martin Barthel, has said that the business is taking "a lot of steps" to regain con...

‘Act Fast, Reap Rewards’, Top Buzzfeed Executive Tells World Retail Congress

A senior executive at online content platform Buzzfeed has advised retailers to act fast when it comes to launching brands online, if they want to reap rew...

Online Operators Make Their Mark In Latest 'Most Valuable Global Retail Brands' List

Online players Amazon, Alibaba and JD.com are among the tech giants to have made their impression on the latest edition of the BrandZ Global Retail Brands...

Asda CEO: Shopper Choice Will Be About ‘Price, Quality And Speed’

Asda Chief Executive Andy Clarke has said that he believes shopper choice in the future will be all about “price, quality and speed”, in what i...

Retail CEOs Will Need To Learn New Skills, Study Finds

A study of the leadership teams of leading retail groups has found that executive boards will need to learn new skills in the next five years or risk being...

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