As we increasingly become a digital first nation, shopping models need to follow suit. Recent data released by the British Retail Consortium and Springboard show that high - volume footfall has fallen to its lowest level since January 2010 . As the UK retail space transitions to digital first , retailers need to rapidly adapt to operate on their customers ' terms , delivering the goods and services they want , when and where they want them . The linked advertorial written by the CEO of CitySprint , a same - day distribution company , shows there is still time for retailers , in particular smaller retailers , to adapt and it should not be assumed that those operating in the digital space , such as Amazon and Argos , will have the market to themselves .
Recent data released by the British Retail Consortium and Springboard show that high - volume footfall has fallen to its lowest level since January 2010 . As the UK retail space transitions to digital first , retailers need to rapidly adapt to operate on their customers ' terms , delivering the goods and services they want , when and where they want them . The linked advertorial written by the CEO of CitySprint , a same - day distribution company , shows there is still time for retailers , in particular smaller retailers , to adapt and it should not be assumed that those operating in the digital space , such as Amazon and Argos , will have the market to themselves .