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Can Circularity Save the Fashion Industry?

Real change can only be achieved when sustainability is accounted for at every stage of the value chain, especially encouraging consumers to buy fewer clothes in the first place. The future of fashion is circular.

ART of Experience with Colin Wilding

2020 was the year in which everything changes, but what's next? Managing retail and leisure destinations in this unique moment presents an essential opportunity to shape the future.

LEISURE INSIGHT - Radical Rethink Required

Anthony Tattum, a marketing communications specialist and CEO of Big Cat Agency, the recently rebranded company that creatively applies human insights and behavioural science to their communications, addresses how leisure businesses can thrive in 2021 by adapting to novel consumer trends.

LEISURE INSIGHT - Long term Outlook

Hugh Taylor OBE, Founder & CEO of Michels & Taylor, one of Europe’s leading hotel management, asset management and consultancy businesses operating and advising over 70 hotels across the UK and Europe, discusses the outlook for the hotel industry post-Covid-19.

RETAIL INSIGHT - How to Rebuild Customer Loyalty

In this month’s Industry Insight, Robert Flowers, CEO of DivideBuy sits down and discusses the topic of how retailers can rebuild loyalty with their customers during Covid-19 and all of the effects it has had on the retail industry this year.

RETAIL INSIGHT - The Cost of a Queue

Simon Hedaux, Founder and CEO of Rethink Productivity, a world leading productivity partner which helps businesses to drive efficiency, boost productivity and optimise budgets, takes some time out to discuss the cost of queues and how much revenue business are losing to this.

INDUSTRY INSIGHT - Amazon Makes A Stand

The events industry has not been quiet about their current situation. As the first industry to close, they are desperate for government support to see them through until events can take place. Now e-commerce giant Amazon has taken a stand to ensure this industry has their voice heard. Natalka Antoniuk, Content Writer for Quadrant2Design discusses this further below.

INDUSTRY INSIGHT - Fortune Favours the Bold!

What keeps you awake at night? Covid-19 amplified anxiety is a script more for nightmares than dreams. Will my business survive? Will I still have a job? Will there be a market for my skills and will they still be relevant for whatever comes next? Those three questions alone are enough for a serious case of insomnia explains Bill Kistler, Founder and Managing Partner of UrbanOvation in this industry insight.

Restoring Authenticity to Our Local High Streets

Adrian Griffiths, Chapman Taylor Group Board Director examines how our local high streets must adapt so that they can serve the purpose they did historically as vibrant, enjoyable and authentic mixed-use environments which are capable of evolving and thriving for decades to come.

Leisure Insight - Emerging Trends in Leisure and Hospitality Claims

David Scott, Partner and Head of Leisure and Hospitality at Keoghs, takes some time out to discuss with RLI the emerging trends in the leisure and hospitality sector in these unique and unusual times.

ART of Experience with Catherine Holmes

As the name suggests, the essence of Affinity Lancashire is connection. So how can stores operate safely whilst maintaining true to Affinity's ethos? Cross-learning and connection across the industry is essential, so we caught up with Catherine Holmes – Centre Manager at Affinity Lancashire for her insights and to learn about their approach to reopening.

How GCC malls and retailers can thrive again

Shopping malls and the retail industry are currently facing unprecedented challenges, far beyond what could have been predicted. Geoffrey Marshall Smith, MSRE, CLS a retail real estate expert at Odyssey Retail Advisors takes some time out to highlight how GCC malls and retailers can thrive once again.

Seize the moment

The Covid-19 pandemic is unarguably a terrible, globally disruptive event, putting lives and economies at risk around the world. But it is a challenge to be faced and overcome, in everyday life and in business. Here, Peter Ballard, Co-Founder of Foolproof, a Zensar company takes a look to see if companies are using Covid-19 as an excuse in difficult times.

Restaurant Insights Post Lockdow

Matt Turner, Founder and CEO of tastecard and The Dining Club Group, shares some positive insights on the potential recovery of the hospitality sector post lockdown and how independent restaurants have responded to change during the pandemic.

Embracing the Next Generation of Retail with New Definition & Philosophy

Retail has always been in a dynamic state of flux, evolving to change within society, economic conditions, urban population increase and technology. Even before the outbreak of the Covid-19, retailers were embracing a movement towards a balance of mixed-uses to meet the commercial expectations of operators as traditional retail formats retracted as e-commerce grew.

Placemaking at Kronen, Copenhagen

A new mixed-use scheme, which was to be the new town centre of the up-and-coming Copenhagen suburb of Vanløse, required an experienced strategic marketing specialist to assist in developing the brand and communications from day one through the opening and beyond.

Retail & Leisure International - Reports

The Name of the Game is Intent

The most successful brands and retailers understand that audience data is at the core of any successful marketing strategy, including Programmatic Display strategies. The more you know about your target audiences and their purchase journeys, the better you can target your messaging, expand your reach and optimise acquisition efforts.

Covid Confessions

2020 has become a year rocked by COVID-19. Its impact has been widespread and indiscriminate on health, society and upon organisations. With so much change, organisations will be defined on their response to COVID-19 and how they have evolved to operate within these unprecedented times and safeguard themselves forthe future.

The Future of Experiences

What will the future of experiences look and feel like in a few years from now? What are design principles and strategic anchors that those creating experiences must embrace? What are new skills that brands and organisations need to have if they want to use experiential marketing to reach and impact their customers or employees?

The Evolution of The Great British High Street

Commissioned by DownYourHighStreet.com, this report includes a look at how Covid-19 has impacted British high streets and independent retailers and how the global pandemic has been a catalyst for change for many.

Delivering on the promise of next-generation and real-time personalisation

The latest whitepaper by Internet Retailing, in association with Kameleoon, highlights how personalisation is now more integral to the shopping experience than ever and this paper examines the current state of play – the obstacles faced and the potential for next-generation, real-time personalisation.

Retail Review WingArc Australia: 10 steps every retailer must take now

2020 has been a tough year for everyone in retail. As much of Australia begins to emerge from lockdown, what does your recovery strategy look like? In this free special report we look at the retail landscape during and after COVID-19, explore the latest trend data, and address the challenges of adapting to a world of ongoing disruption.

Revo Report

Getting Ahead - Considerations for exiting lockdown

The State of Fashion 2020

Coronavirus Update

The Market Amid COVID-19

The world has experienced challenging times in the first part of the new decade as the coronavirus has spread across the globe and affected an untold number of businesses across the retail, leisure and real estate sectors.

Collaboration: Retail's New Deal

With the COVID-19 pandemic and the huge challenges the retail and leisure industries are facing and will face, the world of retail will rely more on collaboration: on sharing data, lease negotiations, with humanity at the heart of the business.