5 Things Friday UK: SHEIN Xcelerator, John Lewis AI, Whole Foods Expansion & Retail Store Trends
It’s Friday 13 March, and this week’s Five Things Friday UK Edition breaks down the retail stories worth watching right now. In this episode, we cover: SHEIN opening up its infrastructure to other brands through SHEIN Xcelerator John Lewis pushing into AI-powered shopping and TikTok commerce Why digital-first brands still want physical retail, with Otiumberg Big-format retail moves from Footasylum and George at Asda Whole Foods doubling down on London, plus a smart Tesco Mobile activation at King’s Cross Simone Oloman joins the conversation to unpack what these moves signal for retail…
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