Etiket: retail
UK: Retail suffers from omicron wave
Retailers in Great Britain felt the omicron wave at the end of the year. From November to December 2021, their sales fell by 3.7 percent, as the statistics office ONS…
Higher Administrative Court suspends 2G rule in retail
The Saarland Higher Administrative Court (OVG) has temporarily suspended the access restriction to retail stores under the 2G regulation. The OVG in Saarlouis announced on Friday that this would grant…
Fashion retail expects end-of-winter sales ‘on the back burner’ in Germany
Bad news for bargain hunters: the fashion trade is expecting a “low-season end-of-winter sale” this year. The warehouses in the textile trade have already been cleared. The inventories are noticeably…
Burberry increases retail sales in the third quarter
Photo: FashionUnited Despite the strategic reduction in discounts, the British fashion group Burberry Group Plc was able to increase its retail revenues in the third quarter of 2021/22. Retail sales…
Association: 2G regulation in retail could slow down the economy
Photo: Pexels/Burst From the point of view of the association of medium-sized companies, the sales of companies have come under pressure because of the 2G regulation in retail. Chief Executive…
Zero waste, a new revolution in the retail sector
According to YouGov data from 2020, 91% of French people consider it important to reduce waste. Faced with this collective awareness, a trend is emerging in the retail sector: zero…
E-commerce will “not completely replace” stationary retail
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have further accelerated the rise of online retail, while many brick-and-mortar retailers got into great trouble. However, a current international study carried out by…
Industrial design is changing technology in retail
Technology used to be a minor issue in retail design. Often not particularly aesthetically attractive, a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at the checkout was considered a “necessary evil”. Retailers who wanted…
Thuringian OVG: 2G in retail remains in place
Erfurt | Photo: Adriana Gonzaga / Pexels In Thuringia, too, the Higher Administrative Court rejected an urgent application against the 2G regulation in retail. The reason for this decision is…
Retail vacancy has fallen sharply due to conversion to housing
The retail vacancy rate in the Netherlands fell sharply last year, reports research agency Locatus. A possible reason for that decline is that many buildings have been converted into homes,…