It’s time to sit up and take notice of China – if you haven’t already. After all, this is the year that it will overtake the US to become the world’s biggest retail market. Or so a new report from eMarketer says. What’s more it’s expected to stay that way until 2022 at least. That’s…
Shanghai is becoming a bit of a hotspot for technological innovation in retail. On a recent trip, we were able to see some of these innovations first-hand – concepts that are driving footfall and allowing customers to engage with retailers in completely new ways. Here’s a snapshot of some of the very best stores we…
Let us start by saying automated retail is not new. We’ve all used it. That vending machine you got a packet of crisps and a can of Coke from when you were a kid? Automated retail. We didn’t go around calling it that then but that’s what it was. So, it’s not new then. But…
We’re already nearing the end of June and entering the second half of the year – can you believe it? That also means it’s once again time for our retail concept round-up featuring some of the best new openings in the concept world from the past month – enjoy! Alacantra, Shanghai Village…
