Sainsbury’s is really going for it this season and has big news on the fashion front. The supermarket giant, which has been hurt by the on-going tough UK supermarket sector and which is buying Argos to expand its business, is going after the premium fashion sector with its latest launch. A step too far for…
You’ve watched the YouTube video, now buy the products. Google is opening a a physical store in London where YouTube stars will be able to sell their own merchandise. Whether that’s an exciting opportunity or a scary prospect (given the presence of both the sublime and the ridiculous on YouTube), I’m not yet sure. But…
John Lewis’s weekly sales figures came out yesterday and one of the most interesting points was that shoppers are still buying plenty of summer clothes and accessories, even though the summer clearance sales are over and last minute bargains are hard to find. Now that may seem like a bit of a no-brainer given that…
River Island is going tech-heavy following the opening of a new Shoreditch, London, office this month. The high street fashion brand has opened a centre that’s both office and “digital collaboration space” that will house 70 staffers. Not that it’s given us much detail about exactly what will happen there. CEO Ben Lewis said: “River…
Two countries, two groups of consumers, two sets of figures. One similar result. Whether it’s Brexit blues or election uncertainty, it seems consumers in the UK and US just aren’t in a spending mood at the moment. At least they’re not in the mood to buy certain things.
Pinning down the after-effects of the Brexit vote in the UK is turning out to be quite hard. Despite pre-referendum warnings of disaster or promises of a new, golden age for Britain, we sometimes forget that we’re still in the EU and will be for a good few years yet. So if the sky is…
Next is one of those companies whose trading updates just can’t be ignored given that it’s a) so huge, b) such a strong performer most of the time and c) a real bellwether for the health of the UK high street and online sector. So what did we learn this morning? It’s not doing too…
I read a few reports this morning claiming that UK shoppers are now buying more online than in-store. Now, I know that’s not true. But looking past the misleading headlines, there was some interesting info about how the internet has changed shopping in Britain. For a start, online shopping is continuing to grow at a…
Today’s story about Amazon testing drone deliveries in the UK isn’t just about the company finding a government happy to progress with the tech. It’s also about the size of the UK market and its importance to e-tailers. New data from European fashion aggregator Stylight backs that up with news that as many as 87%…
A new survey shows just how important listing e-tail prices in local currencies is for shoppers. The survey, from business translation specialist One Hour Translation, shows that 80% of UK consumers won’t buy from sites if the prices aren’t listed in British pounds. That’s a big problem in itself given the that the UK online…
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