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Peak trading is here. Retail’s busiest time, followed by Easter and Halloween, has landed with a bang and, with...
The new year also brings a new start and, if one of your new year’s resolutions is to embrace...
As we head towards 2020, the retail industry in the UK finds itself in unchartered territory. Whilst much speculation...
It might only seem like a few weeks has passed since our summer birthday drinks event, but it was...
Guest blog by Jake Marshall, Content Executive, Mercaux It’s hard to imagine reading about the future of retail without...
We think very highly of our staff and services, so it’s always great when that’s recognised by those outside...
November can only mean one thing – Black Friday is imminent! With just 19 days to go before Friday...
We’ve all been there. You’ve got five minutes before an important meeting, but the printer refuses to print your...
The leaves are falling, it’s definitely ‘wear a jacket’ weather and people are already moaning about seeing festive fare...
It’s fair to say that there’s a lot going on in retail at the moment; Brexit uncertainty, shifts in...
What’s scary, sweet and worth a lot of money? Halloween might have traditionally derived from ancient Celtic harvest festivals,...
Recently, it seems that you can’t open a newspaper without hearing about the ‘death of the high street’ and...
It’s hard to imagine a hospitality experience before technology. At this point in the 21st Century, the thought of...
We understand that the retail climate continues to evolve and with that brings many challenges. As consumer expectations continue...
For the purpose of this blog and infographic, Gen Z refers to those aged 17-24, Gen Y 25-38 and...
Guest Blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University Much of the recent...
For the purpose of this blog, we define Gen Y (Millennial) as those between the ages of 25-39 and...
Decades ago, retail was somewhat simpler: there were certain trading hours and shops on the high street opened at...
In our new blog series, we speak to different heads of departments to find out more about the teams...
This summer, we are delighted to announce further developments in our apprenticeship scheme. After our first cohort of apprentices...
The sound of ice cream vans. The smell of sun cream. The wafts of barbecues. As temperature rises across...
As the pressure on store estates builds and margins are squeezed, rather than cutting your IT budget, now is...
The 4th Annual NRRKEC (National Retail Research Knowledge Exchange Centre) Retail Symposium was held on Thursday 11th July in...
Technology is a wonderful thing. However, it’s certainly not wonderful when your working day is disrupted due to an...
Whether you count yourself as a first-class Mathlete or have a decent case of arithmophobia, there’s no denying that...
There’s nothing like a birthday to give you a good excuse for a party, so on Wednesday 19th June...
Written by Alan Morris, Retail Assist’s Founder This year, Retail Assist will be 20 years old. Against a backdrop...
Having opened as a shirt specialist in 1987, Ted Baker has grown from its original store in Glasgow to...
Kate Moss and Topshop. Alexa Chung and M&S. Fearne Cotton and Cath Kidston. For years, celebrities have been teaming...
The UK’s first coffee shop was opened in Oxford in 1652: walk down any UK high street today and...
A lot has changed in the last twenty years. Fears of the Millennium Bug, dial-up connection and memorising phone...
Conferences, stands, thousands of visitors and, of course, the obligatory appearance from Pepper the Robot – it can only...
Shakespeare famously asked ‘What’s in a name?’ and we reckon he might have been onto something. RetailEXPO, previously known...
Frosted, glazed, jam or chocolate: however you enjoy yours, we know a store that’s got the perfect one for...
It was all so different in retail days of yore. Keeping things functional required little more than ensuring sufficient...
Lights, camera, action – this week sees the launch of our latest video series! Filming on location, we talk...
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