Archive for July 2024
The Pareto Principle
Pareto is an Italian restaurant that has refined its menu so that it now only sells the best selling 20% of its dishes. It has completely abandoned the other 80% of options that made up the cumbersome lesser-selling long tail. Actually, I’ve just made this up, and Pareto is, in fact, a principle that most…
Read MoreSustainable Retail: Emergence of second-hand brands
Welcome to the latest sustainability column that takes a look at what retailing is doing to address the issues in its industry. Much of the ongoing focus will be on fashion but not exclusively. This month’s column considers the lack of any dedicated second-hand brands in the marketplace and highlights a pioneering player in this…
Read MoreRobots to become commonplace
First appearances at the Common Room restaurant in the Brunswick Centre in London’s bookish area of Bloomsbury can be rather deceiving as it looks like any other cafe and healthier QSR venue with its pale wood interior and airy vibe created by young diners tucking into bowl food. But a glance behind the counter reveals…
Read MoreMixing it up at Potsdamer Platz
Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz is indicative of the way retail developments around the world have had to adapt by incorporating a much greater mix of retail, food & beverage and entertainments in order to stay relevant and survive. Since acquiring the estate in 2016, Brookfield Properties has invested over €200 million to transform Potsdamer Platz into…
Read MoreOle & Steen cakes launch
Last week Retail Insider attended the central London launch of the Midsommar range of three new cakes from Danish artisan bakery Ole & Steen to mark the Summer solstice and the beginning of the Great British Summer. Graham Hollinshead, Ole & Steen’s UK MD took us through the collection and also gave a few hints…
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