The Retail Language Blog Archives

Published On - January 26, 2022

K International Business, case study, RetailTags: Business, Retail, Translation

Working with Marks & Spencer

If you’re considering collaborating with us on an upcoming project then you might be interested to know more about the projects we’ve successfully worked on in the past. Following our successful work with a number of other leading UK retailers, Marks & Spencer approached us to assist them wi...

Connected Packaging: The Next Big Thing?

Published On - January 9, 2020

Surinder Singh Inside Track, Labelling, Retail InformationTags: Food Packaging, packaging, Retail

Connected Packaging: The Next Big Thing?

The increasingly complex challenges faced by today’s retail industry have been well documented of late – challenges which are often compounded when exporting. Brands and retailers need to address rapidly changing consumer behaviours and expectations, as well as respond to the pressures of sp...

Export Packaging: Does Yours Tick All the Boxes?

Published On - January 8, 2020

Mary Ravenna Inside Track, Labelling, Retail InformationTags: Business, Food Packaging, packaging, Retail

Export Packaging: Does Yours Tick All the Boxes?

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Published On - December 19, 2019

Surinder Singh Inside Track, Labelling, Retail InformationTags: packaging, Retail

International Packaging Regulations After Brexit

After a stormy three years, it appears that Brexit is finally set to become reality. The UK is expected to formally withdraw from the EU on 31 January 2020. Free trade agreements will come later. With the details of these agreements still unclear, international trade is facing a period of uncertai...

The A to Z of Retail Compliance A Checklist

Published On - December 6, 2018

Cecilia M'Bengue Business, Labelling, Language Blog, RetailTags: Infographic, Retail

The A to Z of Retail Compliance: A Checklist

Compliance is one of the most intimidating parts of international retail. Around the world, retailers are coming under increased regulatory pressure from both governments and consumers. The more regions your business operates in, the more difficult it is to comply with all of the different regul...

Published On - November 20, 2018

Cecilia M'Bengue Inside Track, Retail, Retail InformationTags: Retail, Translation

Translating for Retail

If you are planning on exporting your brands abroad you will need to establish a partnership with a trusted provider of language services....

Published On - November 13, 2018

Cecilia M'Bengue Language Blog, RetailTags: Food, international, Retail

Fast Food, Localised

Food, even fast food, is a unique cultural experience. To be successful in a new country, all businesses need a localisation strategy to appeal to the people who live there, and that’s especially true in the food industry. Let’s take a trip around the world with four popular fast food ch...

Current Trends in Italy's Food Retail Market

Published On - October 26, 2017

Mary Ravenna Inside Track, Retail, Retail InformationTags: Italian, Retail

Current Trends in Italy’s Food Retail Market

So how do Italians buy food, really? If you’re thinking of food markets in every town, brimming with people buying organic meat and vegetables directly from farmers, you may be in for a partial disappointment. In today’s Italy, most people buy their food at the supermarket. That’s not to say t...

Avoiding Poor Sales due to Flawed Label Translation

Published On - July 5, 2017

Surinder Singh Inside Track, LabellingTags: Food Packaging Translation, Packaging Translation, Retail

Avoiding Poor Sales due to Flawed Label Translation

As global sales opportunities continue to increase, in part due to the growing trend of emerging markets, companies continue to benefit from investing in international advertising and product exports. As well as adhering to packaging quality control regulations, which are often not clearly defined...

Published On - November 7, 2016

Richard Brooks Inside TrackTags: Retail

Vogue: The Language of Fashion

Almost two centuries ago, in 1892, Arthur Turnure came up with a great idea and decided to publish a weekly newspaper in the United States named Vogue, little did he know that Vogue would go on to become perhaps the world’s definitive fashion publication. In this article, you’ll find out...