Dr. Phil Smith

Former Retail Exec sharing his wealth of international business experience alongside his academic know-how at the University of Chester. My views here.

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

Great article @amyjayne. My own research also shows that #retailers can benefit from empowering local stores to engage with their target community on social media. #Training with clear do's and don'ts is the key to success. @MaybeTech

[Maybe* @MaybeTech]

Are you wondering which #consumertrends have impacted #retail throughout Q2, particularly as retailers reopened their doors? Let's check out how the High Street re-opened & the consumer trends emerging: https://t.co/7X0DHBbOYY #ILoveLocal @UKRetailExpert @katehardcastle @soult

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

It will be great to see a revived department store back on Lord Street @SouthportBID @visitsouthport #retail https://t.co/RtOurzoPJV

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

L’Oréal bucking the trend with a new concept #retail store in China... https://t.co/SQTiukS4Hl via @thedrum

[George Maglaras @GeorgeMaglaras]

I'm excited to announce the Special Issue on COVID-19 & Retailing Call for Papers in the International Review of Retail, Distribution & Consumer Research. More details here: https://t.co/IIgsTWQ4UK

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

Engagement on #socialmedia..."joining the right conversation...and the people [you want] to reach" by @amyjayne via @MaybeTech https://t.co/vhW3DdOsuF

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

Sunny afternoon in Ambleside, so it had to be an English Lakes ice cream, 'Death by Chocolate', for me 😋 Lakeside Picnic

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

@SheriffCheshire Looking good, Robert. Enjoy your year in the role. See you around the village sometime.

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

@RhysGunter Done but it's Phil. 😂

[The British Retail Consortium @the_brc]

Today we launched “Diversity & Inclusion in Retail” with @TheMBSGroup & @PwC_UK. This flagship report analyses the current landscape, and looks at how we can create tangible change & #EqualOpportunities. Read the report here 👇
https://t.co/p3pccNc0KH

[Kien Tan @kientan74]

While fashion and hospitality chains have been closing sites in city centres, there's been a mini-renaissance in suburbs and seaside towns as @PwC_UK's @LisaJ_Hooker and @LocalDataCo's @LucyElizabeth_S tell @whatbutlersaw https://t.co/CNodZHujTA

[Cathy Parker MBE, SFIPM @profcathyparker]

Good article in @TheGrocer by @EmmaWeinbren “the lack of one single vision could be exactly what transforms high streets from Covid ghost towns into the exact opposite: community hubs with a new lease of life” https://t.co/dNLRF3GiVX @HighStreetsTF @ellandi_mark @BillGrimsey

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

@DrChloeSteadman A great paper, Chloe.

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

In the Covid world of travel restrictions, overseas #retailers must develop their cross-border e-commerce strategy to reach Chinese customers this Lunar New Year... via @retailgazette https://t.co/Lk0KhXZe2w

[Vɪᴄᴛᴏʀɪᴀ Mᴀɴɴ @mann_about]

No Town Left Behind

“... we have an opportunity in Wales to lead the way in a truly innovative digital transformation of our high streets”

#HighStreetRevolution #DigitalTowns #SmartTowns #MultiStakeholderApproach

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

@NelsonBlackley All good thanks Nelson. Hope the same for you. Yeah, consolidation of supermarket and DIY brands that didn't necessarily result in major job losses. It's the disappearance of department stores like Owen Owens, Blacklers, Lewis's from my home city that I think fondly about.

[Maybe* @MaybeTech]

Is there enough support for High Streets during Lockdown? Have your say! https://t.co/dQbkYG9fk0 #highstreets #placemanagement @UKRetailExpert @PlaceManagement @NewsUKRetail @UKRetailTherapy

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

@ChesterBID @ChezJules @ChipFlipDip @BoliChester @Joseph_Benjamin @StoryhouseLive @cheeseshopchest @TheBlueBell1494 @AlexandersLive Credit Leanne @LVHairDesign

[Nelson Blackley @NelsonBlackley]

My final blog post of 2020 considers whether turnover-based rents are the future in UK retail? https://t.co/SdSkf32StA via @NelsonBlackley

[Dr. Phil Smith @UKRetailExpert]

The Future of Retail: A Blended, In-Store and Online, Approach? By @OliviaFMcCann #highstreets 👇

[Unsaid @Unsaiddigital]

This year has seen unprecedented levels of redundancies by retailers as the pandemic has forced restructuring and cost-saving programmes, in many cases, household names have been pushed into administration, making uncertain the future of retail https://t.co/s3PNxwQnJl