Consumers prefer traditional chap sticks over punchy packaging
Brands like EOS, who package their lip balm in an eye-catching ball format, aren’t surveying well with female consumers. Rather, consumers prefer the dimensions and size of a…
Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong’s once-thriving tourism, retail sectors
The two-decade-old Olives and Oils supplies more than 20 five-star hotels, as well as clubs, delis and restaurants in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong, where retail and tourism act like…
No change to UK Sunday trading as MPs revolt against plan
Boris Johnson’s plan for boosting the UK economy was to relax Sunday trading laws for a year, allowing large retailers to open for more than six hours on…
Fashion’s eco efforts countered by excessive UK consumption – WRAP report
A 12% reduction in the fashion industry’s carbon impact is great, but a 13% rise in textiles produced and sold wipes out that benefit, as the hunger for…
Trend analysis- luxury leather goods play the understatement card
Neutral hues are back According to Retviews data, the assortment for the vast majority of the most directional luxury labels is favouring neutral shades, primarily black, especially for…
UK Xmas and New Year footfall drops, Boxing Day down, but West End stays positive
While some of the figures for footfall coming out of Ipsos Retail, ShopperTrak and Springboard might seem to contradict each other, that’s down to the different metrics each…
UK footfall rises in last week of year says Springboard
Overall, retail footfall grew 1.1% in the week commencing December 23 compared with last year, with UK high streets enjoying a 2.8% growth, according to the latest Springboard…
UK loses 50,000 jobs in first half, retail hit hardest
The 50,000 figure was calculated by the Press Association and while it takes in a variety of industries, many thousands of jobs have gone at a swathe of…