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Integration absent from Portas’ Pilots

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Integration absent from Portas’ Pilots

In case you missed it, the British government and their retail ‘Tsar’, Mary Portas, have earmarked 12 towns to receive a portion of a £1.2m pot to revive, reinvigorate and re-establish their high streets. It’s certainly a laudable aim. Our … Continue reading

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Channel-hopping: From Online to Oxford St

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Channel-hopping: From Online to Oxford St

Followers of this blog will know that we’ve been banging the drum about multi-channel integration and how online can help revitalise the high street; an approach that’s sometime termed ‘clicks and mortar’. With the publication of comScore’s latest report, Mobile … Continue reading

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The future is integration!

Monday, February 20th, 2012

The future is integration!

The rather dramatic news last week that major high-street-chain stores closed an average of 14 stores a day across Britain in 2011 (LDC figures) will come as no surprise to anyone aware of the recent debates in Westminster, regarding the … Continue reading

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Posted in bricks-and-mortar stores, business, consumer spending, CSR, Digital news, ecommerce, geolocation, high street, Integration, M-Commerce, Marketing, Mary Portas, mobile, multi-channel retailing, online, Online shopping, T-Commerce, Ve Interactive UK | No Comments »

Data driven insights can underpin multichannel

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Data driven insights can underpin multichannel

Are we now approaching an age of the rounded retail professional? Internet Retailing recently asked this question to Sir Terry Leahy, the former CEO at Tesco who cemented his reputation for leadership and commercial delivery. Sir Terry raised the point … Continue reading

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