High street could lose 20,000 shops by 2016 - British Baker. Figures from Company Watch will contribute to a report conducted by former Iceland chief executive Bill Grimsey, to be published this Wednesday.
Grimsey’s analysis concludes that 20,000 retailers have liabilities larger than their assets. Welcome to Forbes. How the Internet Can Save the High Street. InShare00inShare About this guide Econsultancy's How the Internet Can Save the High Street report contains more than 60 recommendations for retailers who want to succeed in a digital age, covering topics including in-store wi-fi, 'reserve and collect', in-store kiosks and 'pop-up shops'.
The report includes insights from experts and examples of companies which have embraced digital and reaped the rewards. This report has been published to fill a gap left by ‘The Portas Review’, a Government-sponsored report on how to save the high street which failed to consider how digital can be used by retailers to improve the in-store customer experience and increase footfall to their stores.
H&M Sees 12% Sales Jump, Launches Ecommerce in France. H&M is on a roll: After double-digit sales increases in the fourth quarter and over the holidays, sales increased 12 percent for the first quarter of 2014 ending February 28, the company reported Monday.
H&M attributes its growth to the opening of several new stores -- 374 since February of 2013 -- and the Swedish fast fashion chain plans to open several more in the coming months. But it's not solely banking on brick and mortar retail to continue growing those numbers. Viewpoints: What should be done about Britain's empty shops? 11 September 2013Last updated at 09:38 GMT High Street vacancies remain "stubbornly high", according to a report from the Local Data Company.
So what should be done about Britain's empty shops? The report showed that the average vacancy rate in the top 650 British town and city centres was 14.1%, down just slightly from the previous reading of 14.2% taken in February. Wales had the highest national vacancy rate, at an average of 17.5%, Scotland hit 14.9% and England 14.0%. Welcome to Forbes. iBeacon- The game changer in InStore Navigation iBeacon – Apple Inc has come up with another game changer technology Instore Navigation is a technology that many retailers as well as customers really like to have.
The instore navigation was approached until recently through hanged-on books on the entry door, posters and kiosks by most of the retailers. Apple iBeacons Explained – Smart Home Occupancy Sensing Solved? Reliable occupancy sensing has long been the bane of the home automator. A PIR detects if someone moves, but once they sit down to watch TV they disappear. If you are trying to switch off lights automatically in unoccupied areas then you can soon run into problems.
Zdnet. With the release of iOS 7.1 Apple made a tweak to a technology called iBeacon that paves the way clear for companies to fire off messages to users iPhones and iPads – even if that device is locked.
See also: Poor battery life after installing iOS 7.1? Try these simple tips iBeacon is a two-part technology. The first part consists of iBeacon devices which business can install into stores, malls, stadiums, museums and so on. These iBeacons can communicate with iOS devices that have the relevant app installed. For example, Apple has installed iBeacons into over 250 stores, and these beacons will be able to communicate directly with devices that have the Apple store app installed.
Audience Segmentation. App Behaviors Keep track of what each user has bought, played and downloaded.
Know if they’ve opened the app recently and use these insights for audience segmentation.
Top 400 Europe - European e-commerce will grow 12% annually through 2016 - Internet Retailer. Martin Gill Online shopping has become commonplace in such countries as the United Kingdom, Germany and France, and will grow rapidly in the next few years in southern European markets, Forrester Research Inc. predicts in a report released today.
The technology-focused research and consulting firm predicts online retail sales in 17 major European markets will increase from 96,706 million euros (US$129.6 billion) in 2011 to 171,957 million euros (US$230.4 billion) by 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 12.2%. 2013 Mobile Growth Statistics Here are the latest mobile growth statistics for 2013, a complete indepth summary of where the mobile market is now at, including things like mobile phone adoption rates, smartphone penetration rates, most popular mobile browsers, mobile/tablet sales figures, media consumption habits on mobile devices .etc all with the latest 2013 data on the growth of mobile… The infographic was created by the guys at Super Monitoring.
Here are a few key statistics; 91% of all people on earth have a mobile phone56% of people own a smart phone50% of mobile phone users, use mobile as their primary Internet source80% of time on mobile is spent inside apps72% of tablet owners purchase online from their tablets each week And that’s just a few of the new stats… Town-centre-futures-whitepaper.