EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OUR LATEST MIDSUMMER RETAIL REPORT LOOKS AT THE CHANGES IN STRATEGIC DIRECTION THAT THE SECTOR WILL HAVE TO FACE IN ORDER TO REMAIN RELEVANT AND VIABLE.
KEY FINDINGS
The ‘Golden Age’ of online retailing is coming to an end. Online retailers will be increasingly compelled to engage with physical shopping environments to stay competitive.
At £1,868 per person, the UK retail ecommerce expenditure per capita is higher than in any other G20 market, with both online advertising expenditure and internet retail expenditure almost trebling since 2010.
Environmental concerns over the impact of online shopping delivery may eventually lead to the introduction of a ‘suburban congestion charge’.
Shoppers are realising that there is no such thing as ‘free delivery’ – if roads are being damaged and air is polluted someone has to pay.
Major retail development can no longer play the kind of central role in regeneration that it has for the past 50 years. This poses the question as to what will become the economic focal point of urban environments.
The Government needs to do more to support the Retail Industry which employs 10% of the UK workforce and generates £400bn of sales annually.
The war on plastic, the rise of veganism and growing opposition to the waste incurred by ‘fast fashion’ are just some of the societal trends that will impact both how we live and how we shop.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THE MARKET
RETAIL REIMAGINED
MONEY
IS THIS THE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF ONLINE RETAILING?
KNOWLEDGE
SHOPPING WITH A CONSCIENCE
FOOD
REGIONAL UPDATES
CONTACTS
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