What to expect this holiday season: 5 retail predictions for 2022 Labor Day has come and gone, and despite warm weather and sunny skies, the emergence of the pumpkin spice latte indicates that the winter holiday season is rapidly ... Read More
Thought Bubble: What’s Behind Shein’s Fast Fashion Success? When news broke that Chinese fast-fashion startup Shein was valued at $100 billion, we wondered what's driving its success, when our research shows that consumers are seeking ways ... Read More
IKEA’s new high street store - Mintel’s initial thoughts Having visited IKEA’s new Hammersmith store, I was struck by a number of observations. Firstly, how well located the shopping centre is, with tubes, buses, bike and scooter ... Read More
A look ahead to Ikea’s first UK small format high street store Ahead of IKEA opening its first UK small format high street store in west London this week, we analyse why the Swedish furniture and furnishings giant is making ... Read More
Meal kit services have bigger e-commerce potential Meal kit companies should embrace e-commerce to become true online grocery retailers and provide consumers with flexible, convenient meal solutions. Meal kit demand surged during COVID-19, but consumers are ... Read More
India’s largest online food delivery platform enters the CPG e-commerce market with Swiggy Bazar When a food delivery behemoth decides to dabble in the e-commerce space, the result can only be positive. In one such development, Swiggy, which has delivered food to ... Read More
UK retail year in review and prospects for 2022 At the start of 2022, we look back at how the retail industry started making a post-pandemic recovery last year and explore the prospects for the market in ... Read More
Retail Watch: Nike acquires virtual fashion platform RTFKT Sportswear giant Nike recently announced it is purchasing virtual fashion and non-fungible token* (NFT) platform RTFKT for an undisclosed sum. The purchase follows Nike’s plans to register its ... Read More
LEGO builds on its successful ‘retailtainment’ strategy Following the opening of LEGO’s new retail outlet in Barcelona, we explore why the high street is still an important part of shopping and how retailers could differentiate ... Read More
How retailers on the high-street are helping Christmas gift-buying With Christmas shopping in full swing, retailers are welcoming people back into stores after the difficulties of last Christmas. Amidst the continuing uncertainty of the pandemic and reports ... Read More
Retail Watch: Sainsbury’s reveals SmartShop Pick & Go format Sainsbury’s has revealed a new checkout-free shopping solution using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. We explore how this will benefit Sainsbury’s and how it fits into Amazon’s trajectory ... Read More
Retail Watch: Getir takes over rival Weezy Rapid grocery delivery company Getir has moved to acquire its UK rival Weezy. The deal means Getir’s 2,500 strong workforce will join forces with Weezy’s 700 employees. Getir ... Read More
