{"id":11496,"date":"2024-04-30T11:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T10:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/?page_id=11496"},"modified":"2024-11-02T00:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T00:01:34","slug":"insights-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/insights-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Insights &amp; inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:353px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retro-shape-pattern-dark-looping-multi-color-animated-background-SBV-346702255-HD.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-043e5d72 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center alignwide has-white-color has-text-color has-base-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-db08296d520627e3d0657091c3a1960e wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Immerse yourself in a rich world of retail innovation, <br>market insights, latest trends and retail thought leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-f28d5fb47108ea105ab9635eda31243d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/3c935303.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIFAOzDdqkMttuOvY-L6-S41s1VWHYi0nJafVdLViQDWpKtttXynZ6up7W7VutIbxg5XYfOTYNI-zsryEQlkIu8k8GENH6jtg0QVwSBJPtxtffRpfFkW0sYY6KqJLh7cMUgwlcLm_8wVec1YA3euEoSiVLPCQUk71vT6rFHlMqGQ4c6__eHhvZgMNUwExp347R_Fw3rciILvSeN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up for our <strong>&#8216;destination london 24\/7<\/strong>&#8216; newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-04822461 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-9a470de7202d0adacf3262efe24ce5f1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc48ae55 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-054bd69c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-1015698449302a6b94a2855d5fdc459f\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1\">I love to inspire you!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-7d115344\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-eee18e5056b036a7f1a00144604c617f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Join over 11,000 followers &amp; connections enjoying the blog, reading the book, and finding inspiration in our home streets &#8211; &#8216;Destination London 24\/7!&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:min(2.5rem, 3vw);width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5b458551 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/insights-inspiration\/z-to-a-of-retail-disruption\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2470\" height=\"1394\" data-attachment-id=\"12135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/swoperz-a-new-age-in-pre-loved-childrens-fashion\/swoperz-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png.png\" data-orig-size=\"2470,1394\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swoperz-png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-470x265.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-1024x578.png\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12135\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png.png 2470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-470x265.png 470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/swoperz-png-2048x1156.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2470px) 100vw, 2470px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1b7f0b16 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/insights-inspiration\/z-to-a-of-retail-disruption\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"46\">The blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8216;ZtoA&#8217; of Retail disruption<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1330\" data-attachment-id=\"15728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=15728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1330\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"retail-hub-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-470x244.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-1024x532.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15728\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-470x244.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-1536x798.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retail-hub-02-2048x1064.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-beafd45e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/insights-inspiration\/meaning-in-the-retail-madness\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5170\">The book<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Meaning in the Retail Madness&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"861\" data-attachment-id=\"14846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/battersea-power-station-render-portrait_rgb_adj3_fudgedwide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"992,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;roundturnervisuals.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1693515721&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Charlie JH Round-Turner, 2023. Moral rights asserted. roundturnervisuals.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992&amp;#215;861\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1-346x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14846\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1.jpg 992w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1-346x300.jpg 346w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Battersea-Power-Station-render-portrait_RGB_Adj3_FudgedWide-1-scaled-e1704486886173-992x861-1-768x667.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-beafd45e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/insights-inspiration\/destination-london-24-7-weekly-newsletter\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"11503\">Our home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221;Destination London 24\/7&#8242;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:58px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-435e978a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3a8604591ed03839d3248c4ac0b8c42a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800;line-height:1.2\"><strong>Search the largest retail specific blog on the web with an archive of over 650 posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-79dc14bb72209e21b71d71c0d16456b4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2\">Discover retail thought leadership, new concepts &amp; retail innovation, best practice insights on retail strategy, customer experience, merchandising operations, latest trends on rental, re-sell, upsell and every corner of circularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__icon-button aligncenter wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-2\" >Search<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 513px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input has-border-color\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-2\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required  style=\"border-width: 2px;border-color: #DCE0E6;border-radius: 15px\"\/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button has-border-color has-icon wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\"  style=\"border-width: 2px;border-color: #DCE0E6;border-radius: 15px\"><svg class=\"search-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M13 5c-3.3 0-6 2.7-6 6 0 1.4.5 2.7 1.3 3.7l-3.8 3.8 1.1 1.1 3.8-3.8c1 .8 2.3 1.3 3.7 1.3 3.3 0 6-2.7 6-6S16.3 5 13 5zm0 10.5c-2.5 0-4.5-2-4.5-4.5s2-4.5 4.5-4.5 4.5 2 4.5 4.5-2 4.5-4.5 4.5z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-gradient-5-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-68cb4aca wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-e9da96d51f8feca183b681801f86277b\" style=\"margin-top:0;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1\">Welcome to our headlines &amp; highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7639f05c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-043e5d72 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26857 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-customer-experience category-customer-service category-customer-engagement category-disruptive-retail category-home-delivery category-logistics-and-distribution category-meaning-in-the-retail-madness category-omni-channel-retailing category-rapid-delivery category-retail-businesses category-retail-management category-retail-organisations category-retail-strategy category-retail-technology tag-shopofthefuture-book-agileorganisations-touchpoints-customers-customerinteraction-delivery-homedelivery-retailstrategy-retailbusiness\">\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/traditional-retailers-are-losing-face-with-the-customer\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Beware&#8230;&#8217;Traditional retailers are &#8216;losing face&#8217; with the customer.&#8217;\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-470x265.png 470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-2048x1153.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-attachment-id=\"26866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/traditional-retailers-are-losing-face-with-the-customer\/retailers-losing-face-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"retailers-losing-face-landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-470x265.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/retailers-losing-face-landscape-1024x577.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98067ef2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h3 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-0de6899e54f2a6b87aef0bbf530dcb54 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-color has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/traditional-retailers-are-losing-face-with-the-customer\/\" target=\"_self\" >Beware&#8230;&#8217;Traditional retailers are &#8216;losing face&#8217; with the customer.&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:clamp(0.984rem, 0.984rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.938), 1.5rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:0.8\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-55480ef61b9ab330fdc844ecf767375d wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-3-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Extracts from Tim Radley\u2019s 5-star book\u2026 \u2018Meaning in the Retail Madness\u2019 How to become an Essential Retailer. The single physical channel was relatively easy for retailers to control. At the very least they knew where, and roughly when,&nbsp;they were going to \u2018come into contact\u2019 with the customer. And they knew it was on their patch. It was on their terms, under their rules. The retailer held all the cards. The internet, e-commerce and the moving to new channels has changed that completely. The proliferation of retail possibilities has just added to the complexity. It has also accelerated the loss of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/traditional-retailers-are-losing-face-with-the-customer\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f4689c1feb0fdded4a34f2546b3866a is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-923937cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date has-link-color wp-elements-97345b011c8dd7d00c5b9dc108d6e295 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/traditional-retailers-are-losing-face-with-the-customer\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-09T16:06:51+01:00\">May 9, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-62e9fbf0e9bd625bd047d437d044e9e1 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-d2d6800a\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-experience\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer experience<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-service\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer service<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-engagement\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer-engagement<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/disruptive-retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">disruptive retail<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/home-delivery\/\" rel=\"tag\">home delivery<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/logistics-and-distribution\/\" rel=\"tag\">logistics and distribution<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/meaning-in-the-retail-madness\/\" rel=\"tag\">meaning in the retail madness<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/omni-channel-retailing\/\" rel=\"tag\">omni-channel retailing<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/rapid-delivery\/\" rel=\"tag\">rapid delivery<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-businesses\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail businesses<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-management\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail management<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-organisations\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail organisations<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-strategy\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail strategy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-technology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retail technology<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/online-shopping-connecting-buyer-with-sellers-conceptual-node-animation-SBV-346738622-HD-1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6a5c65f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div style=\"height:1rem;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\">Stay in touch with our&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\"><strong>\u201952 Steps to the Perfect Shop!\u2019 <\/strong><br>weekly newsletter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.2\">For everyone looking to improve their physical shops,<br>or even thinking of opening their first pop-up or permanent shop,<br>we have written the \u201952 Steps to the Perfect Shop!\u2019 weekly newsletter, delivered direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\"><strong><strong>You too can have \u2018The Perfect Shop\u2019 by this time next year!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/3c935303.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIFAIv-MO8R7JEiHv7L2fVhMoT6pHryoNoF7NHXPCWbHx6C5i7TRAPauUe995Z3zo5qktJCVmi2rcXB0ySmJPlUN7Gcll0Ti9W_l7Ukv6wrLwUP2xpAKlkp81TwsLo1oz-SiZwSyg5N7yNOrDhjeNokXOeY8C9lRdIt2ac0KnO3sDKydStlT66Jt7pBMDEXpKWgq5x_rtl8vR_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-post-template has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b8e344d7 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-constrained\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26823 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-assortment-structure-planning category-disruptive-retail category-location-strategy category-new-retail category-omni-channel-retailing category-product-development category-retail category-retail-brand-heritage category-retail-businesses category-retail-management category-retail-organisations category-retail-strategy category-store-operations tag-shopofthefuture-book-agileorganisations-retailproposition-retailorganisations-retailmanagement-retailstrategy-retailbusiness\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/discover-the-new-landscape-for-retail-business-communities\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Discover&#8230;&#8217;The new landscape for retail business communities.&#8217;\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-470x265.png 470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-2048x1153.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-attachment-id=\"26845\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/discover-the-new-landscape-for-retail-business-communities\/new-landscape-communities-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new-landscape-communities-landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-470x265.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/new-landscape-communities-landscape-1024x577.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-970e243b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7be2b3e83b703da07e7a0ef5a689241f wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/discover-the-new-landscape-for-retail-business-communities\/\" target=\"_self\" >Discover&#8230;&#8217;The new landscape for retail business communities.&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11c8371f14f7e7c8f5c47d04f5f2dc21 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Extracts from Tim Radley\u2019s 5-star book\u2026 \u2018Meaning in the Retail Madness\u2019 How to become an Essential Retailer. If we were retail tourists, planning a \u2018grand tour\u2019 of a best practice retail organization, then the itinerary we would plan today would be very different from the schedule we would have travelled even ten years ago. In those relatively recent but otherwise distant times, the journey would have been straightforward in every sense. We would have followed a linear route that visited all the important retail departments, all the \u2018tour highlights and must-sees\u2019 in order, and independent of each other. We would&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/discover-the-new-landscape-for-retail-business-communities\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f4689c1feb0fdded4a34f2546b3866a is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-923937cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date has-link-color wp-elements-97345b011c8dd7d00c5b9dc108d6e295 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/discover-the-new-landscape-for-retail-business-communities\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-09T14:17:26+01:00\">May 9, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-62e9fbf0e9bd625bd047d437d044e9e1 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-d2d6800a\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/assortment-structure-planning\/\" rel=\"tag\">assortment structure planning<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/disruptive-retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">disruptive retail<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/location-strategy\/\" rel=\"tag\">location strategy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/new-retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">new retail<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/omni-channel-retailing\/\" rel=\"tag\">omni-channel retailing<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/product-development\/\" rel=\"tag\">product development<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-brand-heritage\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail brand heritage<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-businesses\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail businesses<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-management\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail management<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-organisations\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail organisations<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-strategy\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail strategy<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/store-operations\/\" rel=\"tag\">store operations<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26811 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai category-customer-experience category-customer-service category-customer-engagement category-disruptive-retail category-in-store-services category-meaning-in-the-retail-madness category-omni-channel-retailing category-personalisation category-retail-management category-retail-organisations category-retail-technology category-sales-promotions-events category-shop-of-the-future category-store-experience tag-shopofthefuture-book-agileorganisations-essentialretailers-retailtechnology-technology-retailproposition-retailstrategy-retailbusiness\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-relationships-are-not-just-technology\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ensure&#8230;&#8217;Retail relationships are not just technology.&#8217;\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-470x265.png 470w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-2048x1153.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-attachment-id=\"26817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-relationships-are-not-just-technology\/not-just-technology-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"not-just-technology-landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-470x265.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/not-just-technology-landscape-1024x577.png\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-970e243b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h3 style=\"font-size:clamp(1.092rem, 1.092rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.105), 1.7rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7be2b3e83b703da07e7a0ef5a689241f wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-base-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-relationships-are-not-just-technology\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ensure&#8230;&#8217;Retail relationships are not just technology.&#8217;<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11c8371f14f7e7c8f5c47d04f5f2dc21 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Extracts from Tim Radley\u2019s 5-star book\u2026 \u2018Meaning in the Retail Madness\u2019 How to become an Essential Retailer. In the digital-first world, it is easy to get lost in the truly incredible capabilities and applications of technology. It is easy to think that technology holds the answers to everything. It certainly holds the answer to the future efficiency of many retail functions, but it is a misconception that it can single-handedly transform customer relationships. Digital marketing will continue to grow in importance and application in communicating promotions, events, product suggestions, and wider brand messages. It is also of course behind the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-relationships-are-not-just-technology\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f4689c1feb0fdded4a34f2546b3866a is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-923937cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date__modified-date has-link-color wp-elements-97345b011c8dd7d00c5b9dc108d6e295 wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-base-color has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/retail-relationships-are-not-just-technology\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-09T14:18:18+01:00\">May 9, 2025<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"taxonomy-category has-link-color is-style-default wp-elements-62e9fbf0e9bd625bd047d437d044e9e1 wp-block-post-terms has-text-color has-contrast-color has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-d2d6800a\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/ai\/\" rel=\"tag\">AI<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-experience\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer experience<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-service\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer service<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/customer-engagement\/\" rel=\"tag\">customer-engagement<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/disruptive-retail\/\" rel=\"tag\">disruptive retail<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/in-store-services\/\" rel=\"tag\">in-store services<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/meaning-in-the-retail-madness\/\" rel=\"tag\">meaning in the retail madness<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/omni-channel-retailing\/\" rel=\"tag\">omni-channel retailing<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/personalisation\/\" rel=\"tag\">personalisation<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-management\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail management<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-organisations\/\" rel=\"tag\">retail organisations<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/retail-technology\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retail technology<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/sales-promotions-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">sales promotions &amp; events<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/shop-of-the-future\/\" rel=\"tag\">shop of the future<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vm-chronicles\/store-experience\/\" rel=\"tag\">store experience<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-3-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-3-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Discover London 24\/7! <br>One of the world&#8217;s most exciting retail destinations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-contrast-3-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e600ea4cdf4c3502929e3431d64a754a is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d10a50e4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-70c34877 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:400px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"840\" data-attachment-id=\"14655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14655\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS.webp\" data-orig-size=\"640,840\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RUNNING_LEGGINGS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS-229x300.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14655\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS.webp 640w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/RUNNING_LEGGINGS-229x300.webp 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2d760d74a15a61d2122434ad0c440ad3 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-destination-gymshark\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14526\">Gymshark &#8211; The stella online brand gets physical on Regent St.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/london_2x1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/timelapse-of-the-crowded-piccadilly-circus-in-london-during-daytime-the-circus-is-k-SBV-346696526-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"14687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14687\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"895,1145\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-234x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-800x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14687\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-800x1024.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-800x1024.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3_CUSHIONS_WK5_6.jpg 895w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-f21f875a0d30a75bbde7a89e23c336cd wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-house-of-hackney\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14715\">House of Hackney &#8211; The most extraordinary &amp; beautiful brand experience<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/thread-passes-through-needle-2-SBV-300065889-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1954\" data-attachment-id=\"14644\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-old-double-decker-bus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1954\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sightseeing In London With A Red Old Double Decker Bus&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1176422400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sightseeing In London With A Red Old Double Decker Bus&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sightseeing In London With A Red Old Double Decker Bus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sightseeing In London With A Red Old Double Decker Bus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-393x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-1024x782.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14644\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-393x300.jpg 393w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-1024x782.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-1536x1173.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/sightseeing-in-london-with-a-red-bus-SBI-300186352-2048x1564.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a03da74b-af49-4f12-818d-462d329ebfa9.png\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/new-battersea-power-station-in-london-england-uk-at-night-operating-as-a-new-shoppi-SBV-347423755-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:536px;aspect-ratio:3\/4;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"524\" data-attachment-id=\"26728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=26728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp\" data-orig-size=\"393,524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2-225x300.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26728 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp 393w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/17b455_fee685695eae4818806d6975d41094b2mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-043e5d72 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4da76e81b4fdaeb66c68914608de0822 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/london-vivo-barefoot\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=26548&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VivoBarefoot: Walking back to happiness!.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d9bf8184 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"14701\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14701\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1704\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Young hipster man walking in the streets of London at night&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1444344860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Man walking in the streets of London at night&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Man walking in the streets of London at night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Young hipster man walking in the streets of London at night&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-451x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-the-streets-of-london-at-night-SBI-305194894-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"14756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14756\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1400,934\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-450x300.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14756\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-1024x683.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Neon_Logo_1_copy_1400x-1.webp 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a59f98ca3e121dc9f9390caa529a9d1c wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/bike-shed-motorcycle-club\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14753\">Bike Shed Motorcycle Club: Retail born from Passion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eb6e3472-7a80-4bf3-995d-95f1bb45bb06.avif\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/london-eye-from-golden-jubilee-bridge-hyperlapse-at-night-SBV-321866583-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:536px;aspect-ratio:1;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"26162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=26162\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03.png\" data-orig-size=\"571,584\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"west-end-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03-293x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03.png\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26162\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03.png 571w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/west-end-03-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-043e5d72 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-be2d975f2bef74f1c05d42599da77f36 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/vans-west-end\/\">Vans West End &#8211; Owning &amp; creating a customer community destination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/closeup-of-skateboard-move-in-and-out-of-frame-skate-close-up-skateboard-with-green-SBV-305065397-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:321px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" data-attachment-id=\"26693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=26693\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1742400447121\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26693 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1742400447121-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3a9b9ada30c127adf787c0e3c946766f wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/london-conran\/\">Conran Shop: Modern Britain&#8217;s Original Tastemaker!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d9bf8184 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"861\" data-attachment-id=\"14831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14831\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px-418x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px-1024x735.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14831\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px-418x300.jpg 418w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CGI-of-ZARA-Battersea-Power-Station-opening-later-this-year-on-Electric-Boulevard_crop_1200px-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-57582829c1d7841b6ba06d406a779654 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-zara-invisible-technologies\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14808\">Zara Battersea: High investor in invisible technologies<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hero-UltLDN-iStock-530483330.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/london-piccadilly-circus-near-leicester-square-time-lapse-night-SBV-315961485-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:1;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"14858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14858\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior.webp\" data-orig-size=\"768,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"exterior\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior-400x300.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14858\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior.webp 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/exterior-400x300.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1dc59fb9937fe03b6f2b71b3c8ff5af5 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-rapha\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14855\">Rapha &#8211; Community Cycling, Coffee &amp; Clubhouses<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:1;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"864\" data-attachment-id=\"26214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1.webp\" data-orig-size=\"768,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1-267x300.webp\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26214\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/longboard-surfer-surfing-at-sunset-m_768x-1-267x300.webp 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-9c6d66992cde0183d57f70f6882bc0d2 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/london-finisterre\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"26204\">Finisterre: Owning a responsibility to protect and share the ocean.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/zoom-out-macro-footage-of-isolated-wet-lilac-blossom-flowers-in-springtime-at-dark-SBV-338895918-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\" style=\"min-height:536px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;min-height:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1875\" data-attachment-id=\"26558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=26558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1875\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8681\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-400x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26558\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681.jpeg 2500w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_8681-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-043e5d72 wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-73bd766a1a7182118c57043491ce3671 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/london-rituals-batersea\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=26548&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rituals: Lighting an intimate lanscape of shape &amp; colour.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-11fa43e5 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/young-man-walking-in-london-at-night-capturing-the-moment-SBI-305194892-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kings-cross-london-hyperlapse-during-busy-night-SBV-325212467-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"621\" data-attachment-id=\"14916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14916\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"830,621\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrew Meredith&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7-401x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14916\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7.jpg 830w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7-401x300.jpg 401w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/petit-plilandini-associatesbattersea-power-stationby-andrew-meredithstore-interior7-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ffc5cc3b74cf74283e935a2f3b0aadab wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-petit-pli\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14895\">Petit Pli &#8211; Space-age technology to reduce clothing consumption<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"840\" data-attachment-id=\"14945\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=14945\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"647,840\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"d240378blu_1__1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1-231x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14945\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1.jpg 647w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/d240378blu_1__1-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-63b7d4906faa80d75ff4c9887110edd1 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/london-nobodys-child\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14929\">Nobody&#8217;s Child &#8211; Collaboration to supply chain sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/children-playing-with-beach-waves-SBV-349098171-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:1;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover has-aspect-ratio wp-duotone-duotone-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"26535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/?attachment_id=26535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lush-bombs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-400x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26535\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/lush-bombs-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-370c2ff40afbe2701d1989e515db2916 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/lush-longacre\/\">Lush: More fun. More Lush than ever!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/image-of-blue-liquid-with-rising-bubbles-a-visually-pleasing-representation-of-a-fi-SBV-348935880-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/night-timelapse-view-of-the-london-eye-high-quality-4k-footage-SBV-348719584-HD.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:550px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-2-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/retro-shape-pattern-dark-looping-multi-color-animated-background-SBV-346702255-HD.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-e9a127da wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-186e1da7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:16px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div style=\"height:1rem;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4d55e6118eb3e935fbf70217f65f7608 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Stay in touch with our\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9ae5b368216c2e13ced39823e562dd94\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1\">&#8216;Destination London 24\/7&#8217;<br>weekly newsletter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-112d7e15f696ffcdeb7341787f8400c3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500;line-height:1.1\">London is one of the world&#8217;s most exciting retail destinations.<br>It is our home. Let it be yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e799575227bb2c17c2484d4d3234b78b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Join over 11,000 followers &amp; connections<\/strong> <strong>enjoying our posts!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-0aa01211 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/3c935303.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIFAOzDdqkMttuOvY-L6-S41s1VWHYi0nJafVdLViQDWpKtttXynZ6up7W7VutIbxg5XYfOTYNI-zsryEQlkIu8k8GENH6jtg0QVwSBJPtxtffRpfFkW0sYY6KqJLh7cMUgwlcLm_8wVec1YA3euEoSiVLPCQUk71vT6rFHlMqGQ4c6__eHhvZgMNUwExp347R_Fw3rciILvSeN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SUBSCRIBE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11496","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11496"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25391,"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11496\/revisions\/25391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmunleashed.com\/retailmeaning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}