Once the darling of fast fashion and the go to destination for Love Island fans, the collapse of Missguided — a result of a combination of inflation, rising costs, declining consumer confidence and a renewed awareness of the environment, was perhaps inevitable. What surely wasn’t, was the final postscript which…

I saw a statistic the other day which rather grabbed my attention. And I have to confess that I’m still grappling with it. It claimed that, “59% of (UK consumers) are familiar with the concept of the metaverse”. Seeing that it’s still being developed, has no standards, is not regulated…

Gen Z or Zoomers (consumers aged between 16 and 24) the demographic who never knew life without the internet and smartphones, currently represents the largest population group on earth. Members of this age group account for almost 2.5 billion people, surpassing Millennials in 2019. …

You got a guilty secret too? I bet you have. But don’t worry, you’re in good company. Because according to Statista, there are 200 million Amazon Prime customers worldwide. That’s a lot of people prepared to pay a membership fee just for the privilege of using an online retailer. But…

Ahead of announcing its full year results on March 10th, the John Lewis Partnership hosted a drinks reception for journalists and analysts at its Victoria House offices in London this week, there to unveil its spring / summer collections. Dame Sharon White was present along with her leadership team, and…

For those in the technology sector who are working with retailers and finding that selling into retail is not necessarily a walk in the park (!) I do hope that this article is helpful. Please feedback any comments, I would love to hear if any of this resonates! OK, so…

“I‘m gonna get myself connected” — so said the Stereo MC’s back in September 1992. Little did they know that they were serving up some extremely sound advice for each and every business now attempting the not inconsiderable task of digital transformation in today’s world. Because, as we know, digital…

My retail journey began in what must be fairly typical style. I was eighteen and the family had recently moved from the leafy suburbs of Surrey to Bournemouth — or viewed through the eyes of a teenager, the world’s dullest backwater. …

Now, for those of you who have had the pleasure of reading some of my ramblings (and I thank you) you’ll know that I’m nothing if not immodest when it comes to proffering an opinion. After all, that’s what I do — have an opinion, a point of view —…