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Stress Awareness Week 4-8 Nov – Time to Change
Stress Awareness Week; 4 -8 Nov – Time to Change Home » Managing rapid change during the Covid-1...
Can 5G really revolutionise bricks and mortar stores?
Even if you’re an absolute technophobe, it’s hard to ignore the fanfare around the recent lau...
A Quick Guide to… Customer Centricity
Customer centricity. It’s pretty simple, right? Take your customer and put them at the centre of ...
Releasing the GNFR Genie… Part #1 – Introduction
It has long been argued that GNFR is poorly understood by many key stakeholders in the retail sec...
Anti-Slavery Day – 18th October
Anti-Slavery Day – 18th October Home » Managing rapid change during the Covid-19 crisis – Part...
Department stores continue to suffer as retail sector remains sluggish
According to ONS data released today, the UK retail sector is continuing to struggle amidst polit...
Cashless Retail – is it time to adopt?
Cash is king, or at least it used to be. Because UK retailers are now watching with interest as s...
World Mental Health Day #StartTheConversation
World Mental Health Day #StartTheConversation Home » Managing rapid change during the Covid-19 c...
A quick guide to IoT
Just as we’re getting used to the t’interweb and getting on board with things like online ban...
The emotional relationship between lighting and jewellery
Lighting impacts on every aspect of the retail experience, from brand and product perception to c...
Retail growth slows as shoppers hold on to their cash
In what is becoming the defining narrative for retail in 2019, the ONS has today released statist...
Start the Conversation – World Suicide Prevention Day
Start the Conversation – World Suicide Prevention Day Home » Managing rapid change during the ...
Sigma welcomes Construction Director to its team
Richard, who joined the business in May, brings with him a wealth of experience in construction...
A quick guide to AR
We live in a virtual world – smartphones that let us pay for our shopping, apps that let us turn ...
IOSH Leading Safely
IOSH Leading Safely Home » Managing rapid change during the Covid-19 crisis – Part II At Sigma...
Brits continue to part with their cash despite economic uncertainty
On the day the CBI has released its quarterly Distributive Trades Survey results we’re continuing...
Experiential Retail – Staying ahead of the curve
Ask anyone linked to retail trends and predicting the future and you’ll be guaranteed to hear t...
Dropshipping – Helping or Hindering the Retail Sector?
In the ever-demanding retail sector, brands are having to work increasingly hard to differentiate...
A Quick Guide to… Dropshipping
Dropshipping is another relatively new term in retailing that refers to the logistical process of...
Surprise boost in retail sales as shoppers hunt for bargains
June's ONS retail report shows a surprise bounce in retail sales as bargain-hungry consumers fina...
Sigma acquires Thompsons
Sigma GRP Limited (“Sigma”), a portfolio company of Three Hills Capital Partners (“THCP”), is ple...
Why the role of FM is so important in the survival of bricks and mortar retail
It’s no surprise to hear the retail sector is in a state of transformation. Headline-hitting news...
The curse of the ‘British Summer’ strikes again
In figures released by the ONS for May, the gloomy British weather was cited as a leading reason ...
Consumer spending for April continues to defy expectations
ONS retail data for the month of April released on Friday (24th May) shows a mixed view of spendi...
An alternative supply chain solution with a sports retailer
We know just how important it is for our clients to get the products and fixtures they need on ti...
Mt Kilimanjaro: The Big Climb: #1
Hi everyone and welcome to my first blog written in preparation of the ascent up Mount Kilimanjar...
A Quick Guide to… Personalisation
We don’t mean to get personal, but are you being personal enough in your customer journeys? In th...
A Quick Guide to… Omnichannel
Omnichannel is a term that is increasingly used when talking about customer journeys and the way ...
The Power of Partners in Retail
The idea of high-street brands teaming up is nothing new – we’re pretty accustomed to seeing a co...
Sigma awarded International Safety Award with Merit
Sigma has won an International Safety Award with Merit from the British Safety Council in recogni...
Surprise leap in consumer spending in March
The ONS retail report, released today, confirms that retail sales have seen their largest year on...
Introducing the new Sigma website
Introducing the new Sigma website Home » Managing rapid change during the Covid-19 crisis – Pa...
Can brands survive without an online presence?
It’s hard to think of many retail brands that don’t have an ecommerce platform these days. Wi...
Sigma ranked #7 in the ‘Yorkshire Fastest 50’ list
Chief Executive Officer Craig Bennett adds, “I’m incredibly proud of what we do here at Sigma...
Simple guide to retail concessions
They say the customer is always right, and as painful as it may be to agree, when it comes to exp...
DTC – the grim reaper for retail stores?
Who doesn’t love feeling like they just got hold of a bargain? With consumers increasingly turn...
Managing Changes to Store Portfolios
2018 will be remembered for many things here at Sigma, but the most alarming by far was the near-...
The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200
Published within the business section of The Sunday Times on February 10th, the esteemed HSBC Int...
A Recap of 2018 for the UK Retail Sector
2018 was a challenging year for retail as brands struggled with how best to position their offeri...
The Top Five Retailing Trends of 2019
From mobile apps to POS material, email marketing to integrated systems, retail thinking continue...

Laura Cadman
ACC