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The days of lazily strolling through store aisles are over, at least for a while. And nowhere is this trend more clear than in Walmart’s new store design, which the company is unveiling for the first time today. The design…

Back in April Dixons Carphone announced plans to open drive-through stores. As it turns out, those stores aren’t so much classic drive-through as curbside (or kerbside as we say in the UK) collection points. The truth is drive-through retail is…

There’s a pattern to disruption in the retail industry.It usually comes from outside the business rather than within.That’s not to say that retailers don’t come up with bright new tech ideas.It’s just that the ideas that throw a spotlight on…

Now, Generation C is morphing into an evolved next phase of consumerism, Generation N. This is a developing psychographic group comprised of those customers who were previously hyperconnected (Gen C) as well as those who are now fast becoming digital-first…

Amazon, bolstered by boosted sales amid the coronavirus pandemic, is hiring another 100,000 people in the U.S. and Canada to stay on top of demand, the e-commerce giant announced on Monday. Read more in forbes Amazon Is Hiring A Further…

COVID-19 has prompted some extreme changes in consumer demands and spending patterns, so how are brands reconnecting with customers for a post-pandemic future? Read more in raconteur How to shop post-pandemic By Morag Cudderford Jones was last modified: September 6th,…

What Target has managed to do is take that same level of customer loyalty and translate it to a world where people haven’t been spending nearly as much time in stores. It’s not a new strategy, but in some ways,…

Luxury brands spent decades turning design, aspiration, and high-quality goods into a $380 billion global behemoth. The coronavirus pandemic changed it all in a few short months. Sales have plummeted, leading to forecasts for a precipitous decline in 2020 revenue…

The way we understand retail has shifted—big time. COVID-19 brought the retail industry to its knees in many ways. Brick and mortar shops once-daily frequented, saw a dearth of clients. Read more in Rallyware Retail Reinvented: Pros and Cons of…

Startup and then scale-up. What’s next? Well, when startup companies reach that level of growth, it’s true that the challenges they’ll have to deal with change. They’ll now have to focus on sustaining a leading position in their market, probably…