From occasional use to becoming part of our daily lives over the last two years, the QR could continue to prove useful to retailers. For some companies, the pandemic was arguably a gamechanger. A number of technologies which had previously been overlooked then shot to...
The F&B offering in a garden centre is now more important than ever, with catering sales up 21.63% year-on-year according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade figures for April 2023. Garden centres are no longer simply a place to pick up a few...
Alexandre de Vigan, CEO of Nfinite believes CGI is an opportunity for garden retailers. When it comes to online retailing, garden centres have a distinct set of priorities and requirements than many other industries. Imagery is essential, but so is context. When...
Businesses that install Electric Vehicle (EV) charging in their car parking could recoup their investment in less than a year and enjoy profits in year two and beyond. Businesses can generate revenue from EV chargers by charging drivers for the power they use,...
Digital currency has its difficulties, but as major brands such as Starbucks and Whole Foods explore how to adopt it, it’s likely that cryptocurrency is here to stay, and it could be the payment method of the future. You could argue it’s too early to talk about...
Incorporated in 1988 as a business providing supermarkets with fresh produce by the Ball family in Lancashire, Lovania Nurseries diversified into bedding plants at the turn of the millennium. After a 22-year growth period, peaking at a £20m turnover in 2021, Lovania...
Dutch software engineers developed an application to visualize complete store concepts within a few minutes. The license-based application is called Floraconcepts and is frequently used in the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States. Innovative software...
Luxury retailers are braced for a rise in the value of losses to theft and security issues and are planning to boost spending to fight back , new global research by communication technology company Communications Specialist Ltd shows. Its study with senior executives...
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