https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/188.html United Kingdom Retail services news 15 Retail Services news - United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/223/188.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:32:45 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-the-year-e-commerce-gets-ruthless-627121a E-commerce growth has temporarily slowed to roughly 1–2% in 2025, down from nearly 9% the year prior. Far from signalling decline, forecasts show a rebound to approximately 7.2% growth in 2026, marking the start of a more competitive and unforgiving era for digital retail. The catch? That growth won’t lift all brands equally. 1-264561 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/top-10-countries-most-addicated-to-online-shopping-china-tops-the-list-uk-and-us-follow-closely-810493a The country most addicted to online shopping is China, with consumers spending more time browsing and purchasing online than any other country, while UK consumers allocate the highest percentage of their income to online purchases and the US sets a global benchmark with the largest number of online shoppers. 1-255229 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/182/239243.html All 237 Lloyds Pharmacy branches located in Sainsbury's in the UK have ceased operation. 1-239243 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 11:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/185/234746.html In 1968, American computer scientist Ivan Sutherland predicted the future of augmented and virtual reality with his concept of the Ultimate Display. The Ultimate Display relied on the kinetic depth effect to create two-dimensional images that moved with its users, giving the illusion of a three-dimensional display. 1-234746 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/162/228502.html Swiss ingredients maker Firmenich and Dutch chemicals giant DSM are set to merge to become "the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being". The merger, to form DSM-Firmenich, will join two companies that have been independent manufacturers for more than a century. 1-228502 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/168/226860.html Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), a global market intelligence provider for consumer, retail and media companies, and The NPD Group (NPD), a global provider of market information and advisory services in more than 20 industries, have signed an agreement to merge. 1-226860 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 09:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/784/225834.html Fitness chain Virgin Active has merged with Kauai's parent company The Real Foods Group, by acquiring its nutrition assets, namely Kauai and Nu Health Food Café, for £28.6m (R581m). The pending approval of the deal will see Virgin Active combine the new nutrition assets with its established fitness business to form one enlarged wellness group trading as Virgin Active. 1-225834 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/168/223948.html The global market value of the subscription economy will grow to $275bn in 2022, rising from $224bn in 2021, with physical goods claiming the largest share of the market, a new Juniper Research study has found. 1-223948 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/185/223895.html I regularly fly with KLM from Minneapolis to New Delhi, and always stop over in Amsterdam. I am frequently in Minneapolis for research and this is my route to go home to take a break from work. I have done the journey so many times that I know almost all the shops at Schiphol inside out. However, one time in summer 2019, the predictability was broken when I missed my connecting flight to New Delhi. 1-223895 Fri, 07 Jan 2022 15:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/185/214420.html Accenture has acquired REPL Group (REPL), a technology consultancy specialising in solutions for supply chain, workforce management, store operations and retail customer experiences. REPL is based in the UK, but has offices in multiple countries, including South Africa. 1-214420 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services United Kingdom