NEWS
FROM THE STREET
Things have been go go go at Valley HQ over the past few months with the launch of
our new website, taking part in Ride London and our ever increasing global expansion.
However, amongst all the chaos there has been one key retail trend that appears to be
snowballing out of control and it is creeping up on retailers and marketers like never
before… green retail. This trend is what we are turning our attention to in this edition of Life
in the Retail Space.
james haggas
Evolution within the retail world has
had significant impacts on the way
we as retailers or marketers compete.
As such, we strive to remain ahead of
trends in order to take advantage of them
rather than succumb to their effects. This
edition looks at a trend that has been
around for a while but may have been
slightly underestimated in regards to its
long term impacts.
We’ve heard it before and we’ll hear it again- once more, the trend boils down to the
fact that the customer is King and retailers are constantly looking for ways to talk to the
customer and meet their ever-growing needs. Customers are increasingly making buying
decisions that include a concern for the environment which in itself has transformed green
retail from a USP to a necessity should the retailer compete successfully in the long run.
We have an extremely special edition of Life in the Retail Space for you this month with
features from the wonderful Ruth Harrison, Matt Lyons and of course, Kate Hardcastle. We
also have a chat with Jon Howland-Nielsen and take a look at what companies such as
Ikea and Coca Cola are doing at the moment in News on the High Street.
My name is James and it’s my pleasure
to welcome you to LIFE IN THE RETAIL
SPACE- not only keeping you up to
date with trends but also highlighting
different views on innovative and exciting
progressions within the retail world.
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