Emperium Epos For Retail And Hospitality

As retailers scurry to stockpile products in the event of a no-deal Brexit in March, 2019 is already shaping up to be extremely unpredictable. Last year the #retail industry was presented with extremely challenging #trading conditions, leading to the most store closures and job losses since the global financial crisis of 2008.

Footfall on the high street declined again in September amid consumer slowdown as #shoppers faced pressure on their wallets. Springboard, visits to the UK’s shopping hubs were down by 1.7% overall compared to same month last year.

More House of Fraser store closures have been revealed across the UK as shoppers criticize the newly overhauled shop floors for resembling Sports Direct. Exeter and Shrewsbury reported due to close in early 2019, leading job losses..

John Lewis Partnership may have some difficult questions to answer after a strategy of heavy discounting over summer. John Lewis would be “lucky to scrape a profit” after it embarked on a heavy discounting on the high street.

John Lewis Partnership may have some difficult questions to answer after a strategy of heavy discounting over summer. John Lewis would be “lucky to scrape a profit” after it embarked on a heavy discounting on the high street.

UK shoppers are accepting that personal information is worth swapping for improved #shopping experiences, with 86% agreeing they would volunteer personal data for improved privacy, faster shipping and greater #discounts and deals....http://snip.ly/ytpmq5

Amazon UK’s country manager Doug Gurr has warned that a no-deal Brexit could spark “civil unrest” across the UK within a fortnight. According to The Times, Gurr “stunned” the newly-appointed #Brexit secretary Dominic Raab and other business leaders at a meeting on Friday with his comments, adding that the online #retail giant was preparing for such a scenario.

John Lewis has unveiled its biggest-ever investment in fashion to date, which forms part of the department store’s bid to grow a £500 million own-brand #fashion business. Created by the in-house John Lewis & Partners design studio team and label, the new fashion collection will consist of 300 designs.

Thousands of businesses – many of which are high street retailers – have been dragged to court for not being able to keep up with their business rate payments. An investigation found that nearly 200,000 businesses have faced a magistrate for not paying their business rates in 2017-18.

The high street has experienced the worst first half to a year in more than a decade, as sales dropped for a fifth consecutive month. According to the BDO High Street Sales Tracker, sales fell 1.7 per cent across the UK in June, marking the first time in 12 years that in-store growth had not come above one per cent for six months in a row....http://snip.ly/7eikxf

UK fashion market could fall in value by £350 million in next 12 months. New projections say overall shopper numbers have increased by 228,000 in last 52 weeks till June 3, #fashion market declined by 0.4% over the same time...http://snip.ly/v4h2a2

In the first three months of this year, the Office for National Statistics reported that unemployment rates in the UK have hit their lowest levels since 1975. Over the same period, the #retail sector reported 21,413 job losses, marking the most brutal quarter for retail employees since the last recession.

Warm weather and World Cup preparation boosted weekly sales at Waitrose and John Lewis showing growth. In the week to June 9, the group saw #sales rise 2.4% year-on-year to £212 million, and 1.5% on a 19-week basis....http://snip.ly/r7v5th

The impact of music on consumer results in longer, spend more money and have an enhanced #shopping experience. Many local and international #retail and #restaurant brands are implementing bespoke in-store music and audio solutions.

High street #retailers suffered another blow as soaring temperatures over the May bank #holidays failed. The number of people visiting non-food #stores plunged by 8.6% in May compared to the same period last year.

5 years back there was a discussion whether having #stores is a source of competitive advantage or a liability. There was a big debate around if there is any space for brick and mortar infrastructure in the new #retail landscape.

Amazon held talks with both #Tesco and Sainsbury’s separately to secure a partnership and sell their goods. #Amazon and Tesco held talks to discuss the possibility of selling the grocer’s F&F #fashion range through its site.

At least 73 #supermarkets could be sold off in order for Sainsbury’s proposed merger with Asda. A firm specialises in identifying best locations, around 6% of the new Sainsbury’s-Asda entity’s supermarkets were at risk.