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Hospitality Thriving in Early 2022

March 23, 2022

Hospitality Thriving in Early 2022

Hospitality spearheads all sectors returning to growth in early 2022

The Retail Sector this Spring

March 14, 2022

The Retail Sector this Spring

Experiential CX looks set to play a vital part in the future of retail

Some seasonal cheer: retail & hospitality are giving customers a much more sociable experience.

December 7, 2021

Some seasonal cheer: retail & hospitality are giving customers a much more sociable experience.

Our research shows that shop, pub and restaurant-goers find the experience a lot more sociable now compared to 2020.

Customers are finding the retail and hospitality experience more fun now than last year

November 10, 2021

Customers are finding the retail and hospitality experience more fun now than last year

Our research shows that shop, pub and restaurant goers feel the experience is getting back closer to pre-pandemic times.

Can pubs be doing more for customer experience?

October 18, 2021

Can pubs be doing more for customer experience?

Our research shows that nearly half of pub-goers think the atmosphere would be improved by music and the sound of people.

Our Mind The Gap Research Returns!

October 4, 2021

Our Mind The Gap Research Returns!

Our Mind The Gap Research is back! And it’s uncovered some very positive findings on retail & hospitality customer experience and behaviour.

Three Lions; bringing the people together

June 25, 2021

Three Lions; bringing the people together

Will football finally come home with a song that brings the people together?

The Next Decade of Retail Starts Today

February 12, 2021

The Next Decade of Retail Starts Today

A recent survey of over 15,000 consumers placed ‘experience’ at the heart of retail, with 81% of respondents saying they’d pay more for it.

Mind The Gap: New Industry Reports on Retail & Hospitality Post Lockdown

December 9, 2020

Mind The Gap: New Industry Reports on Retail & Hospitality Post Lockdown

Across the summer, we carried out extensive research into understanding customer behaviour and the perceived gaps in experience and atmosphere in the retail and hospitality sectors, post lockdown 1.

Over half of pub-goers find the pub just as relaxing now compared to pre-lockdown

September 30, 2020

Over half of pub-goers find the pub just as relaxing now compared to pre-lockdown

With a quarter (22.5%) thinking it is even more relaxing now.

Shoppers split on how relaxing they find the post lockdown retail experience

September 25, 2020

Shoppers split on how relaxing they find the post lockdown retail experience

Half (49.9%) think it is just as relaxing now compared to pre-lockdown.

Two thirds of restaurant diners find the experience just as relaxing as pre-lockdown

September 22, 2020

Two thirds of restaurant diners find the experience just as relaxing as pre-lockdown

And only a third of them will go less frequently than pre-lockdown.