Tesco announced record sales over Christmas, reporting that in 2020, the sales of vegan Christmas alternatives surged, with the retailer’s largest-ever plant-based festive ranges showing significant increases in interest. This is in line with GlobalData’s research which shows that...
The next five years will be dedicated to the convergence of all channels and the emergence of truly new multichannel retail. The inaugural session of the Phygital Retail Convention, Live on Your Screen, on October 14-15, 2020, saw some...
2020 has delivered a VUCA disruption like never before. As the pandemic overhauled the rules of traditional retail, consumer facing businesses across the globe were subjected to a jaw-clenching ride to just stay afloat.
The inaugural session of Phygital Retail...
British supermarket chain Tesco announced that it will create 16,000 new permanent roles in a bid to support the development of online businesses which have surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 16,000 jobs are in addition to the 4,000 permanent...
Retailers are seeing a surge in grocery shopping as consumers stock up on food and other essentials because of the COVID-19 outbreak. A similar trend is observed on GlobalData’s Grocery Retail Influencer Platform, where grocery retail related conversations spiked...
At a time when an increasing number of fashion bigwigs are cancelling orders to the tune of billions of dollars, H&M has set an example by standing in solidarity with its supply chain partners in Bangladesh.
"We will stand by...
Pep&Co has decided to pilot a wider range of its value children’s clothing in 50 stores, a move that will appeal greatly to consumers. According to a survey conducted by leading data and analytics company GlobalData, 52 pc of...
With the advent of AI, brands have gathered a deeper understanding of customers. As AI deals with semantic meaning, meta-level knowledge, and answers which are either exact or optimal, it can easily come up with personalized interactions based on...
Unlike in India, in the US and UK and other global destinations, a customer is not required to submit his handbag / shopping bag at the entrance. It would be unimaginable for any store in the UK to go...
Supermarket giant Tesco said Monday it is to axe about 4,500 jobs across its city-centre UK stores to slash costs. Tesco, which is Britain's biggest retailer, will carry out a reduction of around 4,500 colleagues as the group experiences...