June 2026

UK MPs Push for Clearer Supermarket Food Labelling to Boost Consumer Transparency

ISN Magazine29th June 2026

by ISN Magazine29th June 20260

Members of Parliament are calling on UK supermarkets to introduce clearer food labelling that distinguishes British-produced products from imported goods, arguing that shoppers deserve greater transparency about where their food comes from. The proposal...

Omnicom and Tesco Media to Use Real-Time Data to Transform In-Store Creative

ISN Magazine29th June 2026

by ISN Magazine29th June 20260

Omnicom and Tesco Media are partnering to bring real-time, data-driven creative capabilities to in-store retail media, marking a significant step forward in how brands engage shoppers at the point of purchase. The collaboration will...

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Retail theft rises as Three Lions roar through to World Cup Knockout Stages, with England’s match against Panama spiking shoplifting by +17%.

ISN Magazine29th June 2026

by ISN Magazine29th June 20260

Instances of violence in retail stores also rose +5% on Sat 27 Jun ahead of the clash with Panama Retail theft on match days across all of England’s Group Stage games rose by...

The Secret Behind M&S’s Next Viral Sandwich

ISN Magazine25th June 202625th June 2026

by ISN Magazine25th June 202625th June 20260

Last summer, M&S shoppers couldn’t get enough of the Strawberry & Creme Sandwich. The limited-edition launch became a social media sensation, with more than one million sandwiches sold in just five weeks. Now, M&S...

Ten Years After Ahold Delhaize: The Merger Regulators Should Still Be Studying

ISN Magazine25th June 202625th June 2026

by ISN Magazine25th June 202625th June 20260

A Decade Later, One of Retail’s Most Successful Mergers Offers Lessons for the Future This summer marks ten years since the merger of Ahold and Delhaize, two supermarket groups whose histories stretched back more...

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Precision now tops price in AI-led delivery demands, says Ingrid’s data, with twice as many shoppers preferring hyper-accurate fulfilment over low parcel fees

ISN Magazine25th June 2026

by ISN Magazine25th June 20260

AI is ending the era when ‘fast and free’ expectations topped consumer demands for fulfilment, with precision now the number one factor shaping shoppers’ delivery demands Twice as many shoppers now want precision over...

Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard Joins Unprecedented Retail Alliance to Defend Price Negotiations

ISN Magazine24th June 2026

by ISN Magazine24th June 20260

France’s largest food retailers have set aside their traditional rivalries to oppose proposed legislation they say could weaken their ability to negotiate prices with multinational consumer goods manufacturers and ultimately raise costs for shoppers....

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From Smart Shelves to AI Agents: How Hanshow Is Building the Operating System for the Future Store

ISN Magazine24th June 2026

by ISN Magazine24th June 20260

For years, retailers have invested billions in digital transformation, deploying analytics platforms, IoT sensors, cameras, electronic shelf labels, and cloud infrastructure in an effort to improve store operations. Yet a persistent challenge remains: transforming...

Despite £2.4bn Prime Day sales surge, 58% of shoppers say retailers risk fuelling a race to the bottom by conditioning consumers to only buy on discount

ISN Magazine23rd June 2026

by ISN Magazine23rd June 20260

London, UK — While Prime Day is expected to drive a surge in revenues, retailers risk fuelling a ‘race to the bottom’ as shoppers become increasingly conditioned by promotional events to only buy on...

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Bringing the store into focus: How retailers are tackling physical retail’s digital black hole

ISN Magazine22nd June 2026

by ISN Magazine22nd June 20260

For years, stores have played somewhat second fiddle to ecommerce as retailers rushed to invest in online transformation, especially post-pandemic when ecommerce boomed and brands placed their bets on that digital demand being sustained....