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A new ResearchFarm report, "No Deal Brexit - Impact Assessment on Retail Sector" finds that a breakdown in EU/UK talks would have severe financial implications for the industry.

According to Germany’s trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung Aldi is preparing the launch of an online grocery offer in the UK. The paper reports that the discounter is starting a larger trial to become multichannel in Europe for the first time.

ResearchFarm argue that the rise of e-commerce and increasingly intense online competition in the furniture sector will make it vital for IKEA to radically transform the business model and move on from the singular focus on the big out of town store.

The fundamental development around convenience stores will be conceptualising an ecosystem around the store, seating it at the heart of a community and making it a hub, not just for traditional top-up purchases but for a wider range of services.

A new ResearchFarm report, “An Insider View: Amazon.com” finds that the online giant’s outstanding sales growth will lead to Amazon overtaking the world’s second biggest retailer Carrefour in sales within the next ten years.

A new ResearchFarm report, “EU Online retailing 2011: Sizes and forecasts” finds that the EU single market’s 130m connected households (2010) present a golden opportunity and massive growth potential for multichannel retailers.

As customers shop around more, due to rising inflationary pressures on their disposable income, retailers, brand marketers and foodservice players have to mobilise their loyal customer bases to protect and grow their businesses.