Amazon mobile app, which enables customers to scan a barcode and compare with Amazon's price, raises serious questions about what the physical store is for and how traditional retailers can compete.

Best-in-class retailers base more business decisions on customer insight than their less successful competitors, a new report from Aberdeen shows.

Tesco’s Big Price Drop has won the grocery giant acres of publicity in addition to the potential for an increase in footfall. But how can retailers pull off this sort of coup without seriously impacting their overall profitability?