Carnaby Street rolls back the years to iconic status

Ahead of chunks of the Carnaby Street area of central London celebrating their 25th anniversary under the ownership of Shaftesbury PLC, Retail Insider took a tour around this buzzing area with its retail director. There’s no doubt that the iconic road, and surrounding streets, had become pretty jaded when the property company acquired a significant…

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Making delivery profitable

At the height of the lockdowns, the only thing I encountered on the streets in the early evenings in my part of north London were swarms of scooters and cyclists delivering take-away meals for the cooped-up masses. When things opened up, I confidently predicted the boom in deliveries would subside to pre-covid-19 levels, and the…

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Sustainable Fashion: All welcome at the resale party

Welcome to the latest column within our broader sustainability section, which focuses on what fashion retailing is doing to address the issues in its industry. This month’s column highlights just how much is going on in the resale sector right now. Brought to you by Retail Insider with Clipper and Give Back Box. Barely a week goes by…

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