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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lights, camera, action – this week sees the launch of our latest video series! Filming on location, we talk...
Imagine being at a party. Your friend walks in wearing an amazing dress and you instantly love it; she...
Saint Patrick might be the patron saint of Ireland, but his name and feast day has come to be...
Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University The recent, mixed, Christmas...
No sooner has the heady rush of Christmas washed over the retail world than a second wave comes in...
Anyone who’s anyone in fashion will be taking a seat in less than 7 hours, at 180 The Strand...
Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. The retail sector knows...
Guest blog by Alan Morris. Alan is the co-founder and brand ambassador of Retail Assist. It’s somewhat ironic that...
With much competition from both the high street and other online retailers, making sure that customers convert their sale...
We can’t quite believe NRF Expo was two weeks ago. Whilst we were in The Big Apple, we took...
Just one week ago, we were at the NRF Big Show held at the Javits Center, New York City....
After another day of walking the show floor at the NRF Big Show, we have even more highlights to...
As the sun sets on Day One from the NRF Big Show, we reflect on our highlights from the...
Alex Broxson, Retail Assist’s Head of Marketing, shares her top tips Written by Anna Murphy, Communications Executive 2019 will...
Janus, the Roman god of new beginnings, faced both forwards and backwards, and so had the ability to look...
Black Friday, once a day of discounts prior to Christmas, is now an almost two-week long spending phenomenon including...
Guest blog by Nelson Blackley, Retail Research Associate at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University What is ‘clicks to...
See the results of our 2019 Black Friday Survey here » This year, Black Friday falls on Friday 23rd November....
Guest blog by Marketing Assistant, Hannah Waterfield Generation Z (born post 1995) are now the largest demographic in the...
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