How are brands fighting off the 'death of the high street'?

United Kingdom

Georgina Brazier and Matthew Chapman

March 12, 2014

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1 minute

How are brands fighting off the 'death of the high street'?

The inexorable rise of e-commerce has killed off many traditional high street brands, but others are fighting back. Marketing spoke to Argos, Audi and Hertz to see how their brands are embracing the digital world to ensure their bricks and mortar is fit for the 21st century.

Notions that the digital world and physical stores are opposing forces appear unfounded based on Audi’s Mayfair concept store, which has used Kinect and RFID technology to increase turnover by 70%.

Meanwhile, Argos has disposed its classic catalogue in favour of tablets in its six London concept stores and Hertz has opened a flagship store in Marble Arch that has removed the traditional counters that are the staple of car hire firms.

Watch our mini-documentary to see what changes the brands are making and as Nick Ratcliffe, marketing director at Audi UK, points out the key question throughout must be "what’s in it for the customer?".

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Marketing

Experiential Marketing

Digital Marketing