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Primark Bets on Home Delivery Without Abandoning the Store
Primark is preparing to offer home delivery in Great Britain for the first time, backed by a newly acquired automated fulfilment facility in Sheffield. The strategic question is whether the value retailer can add e-commerce convenience without undermining the store economics that have defined its model for decades.
John Lewis Is Turning Its Christmas Storytelling Machine Into an Always-On Content Studio
John Lewis has opened The Box Studio, a permanent content creation facility inside its Oxford Street shop, as part of an £800 million investment programme. The move turns the storytelling capability behind its Christmas adverts into a year-round operation spanning social video, product reviews, creator collaborations and expert advice from Partners.
From Nordstrom Rack to Gen Beta: Five Retail Shifts Redefining Growth
Nordstrom Rack is expanding its physical footprint, Target is making its biggest move yet into prestige beauty, Williams-Sonoma is growing despite a difficult housing market, Lowe's is turning America's skilled-trades shortage into an industry-wide workforce challenge, and beauty companies are already looking towards consumers who have barely been born.
Cybersecurity Is Now a Board Issue, Not Just a Technology Problem
Speaking to The Retail Podcast at NRF APAC 2026, DFI Retail Group Chief Executive Scott Price argued that customer trust, information sharing and board-level accountability must become central to how the retail industry responds to cyber risk.
Walmart, Home Depot, American Eagle, Best Buy and Ross Reveal Five New Rules of US Retail
Walmart is removing friction at checkout, Home Depot is turning stores into rapid-fulfilment hubs, American Eagle is betting on football culture, Best Buy has reached a major zero-waste milestone and Ross is proving that value retail can grow through more than price alone. Together, the latest developments across US retail show how convenience, cultural relevance, operational discipline and physical stores are becoming increasingly interconnected.
Holland & Barrett Is Designing for the Attention Economy, Not Just the Shopping Trip
Speaking at EuroShop 2026, Holland & Barrett's Head of Store Design Richard Fisher explains why physical retail now competes with Netflix for attention, and how punk and showbiz design, Tesco concessions and the Cardiff Experience Store are reinventing a 150-year-old wellness retailer.
From Shein's €3 Challenge to Fabletics' Global Push: Five Forces Reshaping International Retail
Cross-border e-commerce is getting more expensive, marketplaces are searching for growth beyond merchandise, India's quick-commerce boom is challenging traditional grocery, global shipping remains unpredictable and Fabletics is betting on stores for its next phase of expansion.
NIFT Is Betting on 90-Minute Fashion Delivery as UK Retail Rethinks Convenience, Value and Resale
NIFT is expanding its rapid-delivery model with a 12,000 sq ft logistics hub at Westfield London. Co-founder and CEO Simone Oloman explains why faster local fulfilment could give fashion brands a new route into London, as UK retail rethinks value, luxury consolidation and resale.
Stanley 1913's Next Era: From Heritage Thermos to Global Hydration Powerhouse
Stanley 1913 Chief Brand Officer Kate Ridley on heritage, the Quencher effect, Post Malone and Messi partnerships, TikTok Shop and life beyond hydration.
Jabra Bets on Voice as the Gateway to AI for Retail's Frontline Workers
Andrew Doyle, VP for Frontline Workers at Jabra, argues that voice is becoming the natural interface between retail associates and AI agents - and that audio quality decides whether those systems work on the shop floor.
ReturnPro's Sender Shamiss: Retail's $890 Billion Returns Problem Has Become a Margin Opportunity
ReturnPro CEO and co-founder Sender Shamiss argues that retail's $890 billion returns problem is now a margin opportunity, spanning prevention, fraud detection, intelligent routing and recommerce.
From Products to Ecosystems: Nagarro's Vision for the AI-Powered Future of Retail
AI's biggest impact on retail may not come from chatbots or personalisation. Rahul Mahajan, Global CTO at Nagarro, argues the deeper opportunity lies in rebuilding how retailers forecast demand, interact with data and connect products with services.
Frasers, Tesco, Nike and FairPrice Reveal the New Battle for Retail Control
From Frasers Group's pursuit of Hugo Boss and Tesco's quick-commerce expansion to Nike's China recalibration and FairPrice's smart-store platform, five stories reveal that retail's next battle is about controlling the customer relationship.
Global Brands Need to Adapt Locally Without Losing What Makes Them Global
Katherine Melchior Ray explains why global brands like Louis Vuitton succeed by defining non-negotiable values while letting local teams innovate.
NVIDIA's Vision for AI in Retail: Shopping Assistants, Digital Twins and the Rise of Physical AI
NVIDIA's Azita Martin on how generative AI, digital twins and physical AI are moving retail from pilots into stores, distribution centres and e-commerce.
Five APAC Retail Trends Shaping Global Retail
From organised retail crime in Australia to China's membership economy and Vietnam's mobile-first e-commerce, five developments across Asia Pacific point to one theme: the region's retailers are adapting faster than consumer behaviour is changing.
Europe Must Close Its AI Gap, Says NRF Europe Director
Artificial intelligence is transforming every part of retail, but Europe faces a unique challenge. NRF Europe Show Director Annabelle Serres says regulation, legacy systems and slower implementation risk widening the innovation gap, and the industry now needs to move from discussion to execution.
Dunnhumby: Retail Media Has a Shopper Problem
New Dunnhumby research across 3,000 US and UK grocery shoppers finds 91% will share transactional data for real value, and that relevance, trust and in-store media now decide retail media's next phase of growth.
NRF Asia Pacific Wins Singapore Trade Show Award
Comexposium Singapore has been named Trade Show of the Year at the Singapore MICE Awards for NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show Asia Pacific, a recognition that points to the growing influence of Asia Pacific on global retail.
The World's Best Stores Are Converging Around One Idea
Matthew Brown's latest selection of the world's most innovative stores reveals a clear direction for physical retail. The winners are competing on emotion, hospitality, community and experience.
Groceryshop 2026: AI, GLP-1 and Retail Media Face Growth Test
AI shopping, GLP-1 demand and in-store retail media will dominate Groceryshop 2026 as leaders confront the commercial decisions reshaping everyday retail.
BM Is Rebuilding the Spanish Supermarket Shoppers Thought Lost
At its La Finca flagship in Madrid, BM is combining the craft of a traditional market with modern retail technology, local sourcing and specialist fresh food expertise.
Air Up: From University Project to Innovative Consumer Brand
Air Up began as a student research project into neuroscience and has grown into an international consumer brand operating across 14 markets. Its scented water bottles use retronasal olfaction to deliver flavour without sugar, reshaping how consumers think about hydration and healthy habits.
FamilyMart Is Turning the Convenience Store Into a Destination
FamilyMart has opened FAMIMA PARK AZABUDAI, its first flagship store in Tokyo, as part of a strategy to turn the convenience store into a retail destination.