Stores & Operations

What can Milan teach us about retail experiences and physical stores?

Experience alone isn't enough. After exploring Madrid and London, our Road to NRF Europe journey arrives in Milan. If Madrid ...

How are retailers like M&S and Aldi adapting their store strategies to market pressures?

The high street may be under pressure, but M&S is responding by investing almost 100000 square feet in its renewed Pantheon ...

What do the most innovative retail experiences in London reveal about the future of retail?

Retail is changing faster than ever—and London is showing what the future looks like. Ahead of NRF Europe, we take you on a ...

What are the key retail trends and activities in the UK this week?

This week on Five Things Friday UK Edition, Alex is joined by Simone Oloman, co-founder and CEO of For Tonight / Neft, a rapid ...

How can retailers protect margins from unauthorized sellers?

Retail brands often think brand protection is only about stopping counterfeits. But as Megan Harman explains in this episode, the ...

What retail stories are shaping the UK and European markets?

It's Friday the 29th of May, and this episode of Five Things Friday UK looks at the retail stories shaping the UK and European ...

How Holland & Barrett designs stores for the attention economy

Retail is no longer just a battle for wallets. According to Richard Fisher, Head of Store Design at Holland & Barrett, retailers are ...

How are retailers combating organized retail crime effectively?

Retail is changing fast — and this episode breaks down the biggest shifts happening right now. Jill Dvorak, Senior Vice President ...

How are live shopping and curated fashion reshaping the high street and physical stores?

This week on 5 Things Friday UK edition, we break down the retail stories shaping the high street, physical stores, discovery, ...

What are the latest significant brand moves in retail?

Retail is moving fast, and this week's Five Things Friday breaks down the brand moves that matter. Alex is joined by Simone, ...

What are the global impacts of retail crime, store closures, and market entries?

In this episode of World Retail Signals, co-hosts Ian McGarrigle, Chairman at World Retail Congress, and Niamh Stone, ...

How can retailers create engaging physical store experiences and collaborations?

Physical retail isn't dead — boring retail is. This episode breaks down the smart retail moves winning right now: collabs, pop-ups, ...

What are the top 10 most innovative retail stores in the world?

In Part 2 of this conversation, Matthew Brown — Retail Trend Futurist & Keynote Speaker — joins Alex to break down some of the ...

How are retail store formats evolving and what is replacing traditional stores?

Retail is changing fast, and store formats are evolving even through crisis. In this episode of the Retail podcast, Alex sits down ...

How can retailers effectively "connect the dots" in their operations?

Day 2 at Shoptalk 2026 left me thinking about one thing: retail keeps being told to “connect the dots” as if that is easy. In reality ...

How does color temperature influence shopper behavior?

Subscribe for more Retail Insights! #RetailTrends #Macy #GapInc #NRF2025 #FiveThingsFriday JOIN THE CONVERSATION ...

How can live data help identify and mitigate retail store risks early?

Subscribe for more Retail Insights! #RetailTrends #Macy #GapInc #NRF2025 #FiveThingsFriday JOIN THE CONVERSATION ...

How Conad is refreshing its retail design strategy

Subscribe for more Retail Insights! JOIN THE CONVERSATION Which trend discussed today do you think will impact the ...

What are the key retail trends from EuroShop 2023?

How can retailers reduce losses and improve self-checkout experiences?

How can retail stores become urban sanctuaries?

Subscribe for more Retail Insights! #RetailTrends #Macy #GapInc #NRF2025 #FiveThingsFriday JOIN THE CONVERSATION ...

What makes La Finca BM a flagship, lab, and template store?

Subscribe for more Retail Insights! #RetailTrends JOIN THE CONVERSATION Which trend discussed today do you think will ...

What are the latest trends in store operations, insolvencies, and pop-up retail?

Liberty London meets Bridgerton, Quiz enters administration, and pop-ups are taking over the UK high street — this week's Five ...

How do brand collaborations, bankruptcies, and pop-up retail impact the high street?

Liberty London meets Bridgerton, Quiz enters administration, and pop-ups are taking over the UK high street — this week's Five ...