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#WFH Diaries: Scott Thompson, Editor of RTIH

It’s the fifth week of our Working From Home Diaries (where has the time gone?) and this week we’re...

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#WFH (and in the office!) Diaries: Jan Benjamin, Operations and Compliance Manager

Whilst many people in our business are working from home, there are still team members whose roles require them...

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The #WFH Diaries: Andrew Busby

It’s the third instalment of our WFH Diaries, where we bring you the insights, reflections and essentials of people...

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The #WFH Diaries! This Week We Speak to Our COO, Matthew Proudlove

It’s the next installment of our working from home diaries, as we bring you a collection of voices from...

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Ted Baker Customer Testimonial

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“The high street isn’t a thing of the past – it’s simply returning to its roots”

Guest Blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University Much of the recent...

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What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - 200 Degrees Coffee

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“Keep what you do simple”: We talk to 200 Degrees in the next instalment of our retailer mini-series

The UK’s first coffee shop was opened in Oxford in 1652: walk down any UK high street today and...

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What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - Doughnotts

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Doughnut miss this! Our video mini-series continues with Doughnotts

Frosted, glazed, jam or chocolate: however you enjoy yours, we know a store that’s got the perfect one for...

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What Can The High Street Learn From Independent Retailers - Bird & Blend

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What Can the High Street Learn from Independent Retailers? We launch our new video series

Lights, camera, action – this week sees the launch of our latest video series! Filming on location, we talk...

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Why Online is the New Catalogue

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Online retail is here to stay, but will it ever overtake offline sales?

Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University The recent, mixed, Christmas...

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The Place Of Voice Recognition Technology In Retail - Part Two

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Talking Shop: The Place of Voice Recognition Technology in Retail Part Two

Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. The retail sector knows...

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The Place Of Voice Recognition Technology In Retail - Part One

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Talking Shop: The Place of Voice Recognition Technology in Retail Part One

Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. It’s somewhat ironic that...

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Clicks To Bricks

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‘Clicks to bricks’: an unexpected retail phenomenon

Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University What is ‘clicks to...

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Generation Next: how can retailers support Gen Z’s retail expectations?

Guest blog by Marketing Assistant, Hannah Waterfield Generation Z (born post 1995) are now the largest demographic in the...

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Strawberries In January

Guest blog by Andrew Busby. Andrew Busby is a former retailer, Founder & CEO of Retail Reflections and an IBM Futurist. “We...

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What’s Happening On Our High Streets?

Guest blog by Andrew Busby. Andrew Busby is a former retailer, Founder & CEO of Retail Reflections and an IBM Futurist. Darwinism...

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RBTE

Blog, Guest Blog, Retail

Mercaux’s Top 3 Trends Ahead of RBTE 2018

An RBTE 2018 guest blog from our partner Mercaux, by Bhavna Sakhrani. Mercaux’s Top 3 Trends Ahead of RBTE...

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