Retail Insider

Retailinsider.com is a complimentary blog/website designed for subscribers, dedicated to its motto of ‘Exploring what lies beneath the surface of the high street, online, and in the City’. This platform goes beyond typical news reporting by providing a blend of perspectives and analysis on the retail sector, sprinkled with some engaging content from the leisure industry. Recently, the site has expanded its offerings with a variety of hand-picked columnists and features like Q&A sessions with prominent e-commerce and multi-channel retailers, as well as the ‘Innovative Retailers’ series.

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The battle for breakfast

3 days ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Breakfast at Maison Francois in London’s St James, just around the corner from Fortnum & Mason, was not the quiet affair I was expecting as the room was packed at 8.30am on a Tuesday morning, with upbeat hedge fund types enjoying the likes of eggs benedict at £14, or a punchy £24 for both sides of the muffin with accompanying egg and ham. Volatility in markets is the bread and butter of hedge funds that thrive on price movements and uncertainty.
Taking comfort from proven favourites

2 weeks ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

During the heyday of the craft beer boom, there was a period when a visit to a pub involved me only drinking beers I’d not tried before, and I applied a similar mentality to food. My curiosity for new cuisines and dishes was fuelled by the experimentation taking place at globally influential places such as The Fat Duck, El Bulli in Spain and foraging pioneers Noma in Copenhagen, along with the emergence of food trucks and food halls promoting largely unknown cuisines.
Coffee consolidation

1 month ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Joining coffee shop loyalty programmes has never really been my thing as I tend to use many different venues, and having a wallet – virtual or real – stuffed with loyalty cards has always felt like too much of a faff. But I’ve reassessed this view as I’m now calculating that one free coffee for every ten purchased is clearly the equivalent of 10% off the price of each cup. This wasn’t a particularly big deal until now.
Disruptors & Innovators in Retail 2025 Top 30 report launches

2 months ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Retail Insider is pleased to launch the ‘Disruptors & Innovators in Retail’ Top 30’ report in partnership with the Retail Technology Show. This annual report champions progressive individuals from across the retail sector, who are fundamentally impacting the constantly changing retail landscape. From industry veterans to rising stars and high achievers, the report highlights the best examples of individuals whose disruptive approaches are redefining retail.
B2B Themes and Trends from National Retail Federation

2 months ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

The dust has settled on Retail’s Big Show, organised by the National Retail Federation (NRF), in New York City and we now wanted to take stock of what we witnessed at the annual bonanza of IT vendors and retailers looking to successfully map out the future of the sector. This year around 40,000 people visited from 105 countries representing 6,200 brands.
Improving the workplace

2 months ago | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Ikea’s new store in London’s Oxford Street has just received the highest number of applications for jobs ever for the global retailer, as it was flooded with 3,730 applications for just 150 roles. This incredible number was received within only five days of posting, and such was the influx of CVs that the application process had to be shut down.
Retail Insider partners with FUTR Europe

Feb 14, 2025 | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Retail Insider is looking forward to attending FUTR Europe 2025 as a media partner on April 24 to enjoy a day of high-profile speakers and 400-500 carefully selected attendees from the world of retail, marketing, and commerce. As well as meeting and networking with senior leaders from renowned brands, retailers, and industry disruptors over 75 thought-leaders have been brought together to present and share their insights on the future of commerce.
Creative ways to tackle cost pressures

Feb 10, 2025 | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

Any conversations I’ve had with hospitality and retail business leaders in recent months have invariably worked their way around to the issue of labour costs. There cannot be a single management team across these sectors that is not worried about rising costs and is carefully crunching the numbers to see how to maximise the value from its employees.
AI: enhancement rather than replacement

Jan 27, 2025 | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

My annual mid-January trip to New York City for the world’s premier retail technology event, Retail’s Big Show, organised by the National Retail Federation (NRF), highlighted how there is no escaping artificial intelligence (AI). Since last year’s event, it has arguably gone from a hyped-up technology looking for a home to a game-changer that is now genuinely impacting all parts of the retail sector.
HR technology built by HR

Dec 10, 2024 | retailinsider.com | Glynn Davis

It is stating the blindingly obvious that recruitment is a people business and unlike other parts of the retail industry it is not a place that is renowned for embracing technology. Maybe it should be more welcoming of the capabilities of tech especially as the power of AI could help HR and recruitment teams deal with the increasingly high volumes of applications they are receiving.