Strategic insights for unified retailing

Strategic insights
for unified retailing

Retail strategy and ROI


There is nothing inevitable about store closures There is nothing inevitable about store closures
Ali Athar

We seem to be in a defeatist cycle of store closures, but it is not inevitable. We just need to re-evaluate the retail business model.

Increasing the speed of customer order fulfilment Increasing the speed of customer order fulfilment
Simon Evetts

Same-day delivery and rapid Click & Collect has been talked about for a long time now, but very few retailers have managed to succeed. So what’s holding them back?

The ‘Unified Retailing’ business model The ‘Unified Retailing’ business model
Ali Athar

We offer a new approach called ‘Unified Retailing’, which we believe can help save traditional retailing from the threat of the "Amazons". But what is "Unified Retailing"?

Increasing range and competing with the ‘Amazons’ without escalating stock investments Increasing range and competing with the ‘Amazons’ without escalating stock investments
Ali Athar

The ‘Amazons’ continue to increase their range. And because they can combine supplier stock with their own stock, they can do so without a proportionate increase in stock investment.

Is there a need to increase productivity in retail? Is there a need to increase productivity in retail?
Ali Athar

Retail profitability has been declining as a percentage of revenue. So what can we do to fundamentally increase productivity in UK retail? We look at three key areas of focus.

Imagine a world where price, promotions and stock can be optimised with minimum human intervention Imagine a world where price, promotions and stock can be optimised with minimum human intervention
Ali Athar

Imagine a software robot, which could track and forecast sales for each product at each location every week, or even daily.

Most systems that retailers have are dumb! Most systems that retailers have are dumb!
Ali Athar

Retailers have invested millions in systems, most of which are focussed on operational support. If they moved to intelligent systems they could further transform their business.

The future role of stores The future role of stores
Ali Athar

If predictions about excess retail store capacity are correct, the retail landscape will look very different in five years. What does this mean for stores?

Raise the performance of the traders who work for you Raise the performance of the traders who work for you
Ali Athar

You have hundreds of traders working for you, making hundreds of decisions every week that can make or break trading performance. How can you guarantee performance?

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