Many thanks to my guests today: Kyle Monk; Sanjeev Gupta from Liberty House Group; patrick dardis; Maxine Laceby & Andres Farjado from Clever Leaves. If you missed the show, you can watch now on catch-up or the Sky News YouTube channel, or at 0130 tomorrow morning.

Singapore bans ads for sugary drinks, first country to do so. Gov not ruling out outright ban of all sugar based drinks in coming years. edition.cnn.com/2019/10/11/hea…

Last week the BRC welcomed senior leaders from across UK retail to our prestigious Annual Retail Industry Dinner. It was a fantastic evening with so many colleagues from the industry. It truly made us proud to work in retail. 👊 #ProudToWorkInRetail #BRCAnnualDinner

Another AI milestone reached. OpenAI have trained a pair of neural networks to solve a rubik’s cube using a robotic hand, demonstrating an unprecedented level of dexterity in 15 year old hardware.

How can retailers attract digital talent? @DeborahLabsOW and Nick Harrison from #OliverWymanUKIreland discuss with Kyle Monk in a new podcast from The British Retail Consortium > bit.ly/2Unb7qJ

Retailers need to make data-driven decisions to get ahead of their competitors. We discuss how in the latest The British Retail Consortium podcast > bit.ly/31uOWjT #OliverWymanUKIreland @DeborahLabsOW @Kylemonk #retail #data

Our CEO Helen Dickinson at the Number 10 Press Conference today. Supermarkets are doing everything they can and there is plenty of food in the supply chain! Please remember if we are all considerate in the way we shop, everybody will get the products they need.

The retail sector is a vital lifeline: working to ensure the public can access the goods they need. We’re grateful to those who are unable to work from home and thank the @the_BRC for its additional guidance on social distancing #coronavirus. gov.uk/government/pub…

Revealed: Non-food retailers will need several weeks' notice from the government to avoid a chaotic reopening of their stores and secure adequate supplies of PPE for shop staff, according to a letter from the BRC D-G to Alok Sharma, the business secretary. news.sky.com/story/coronavi…

.The British Retail Consortium also has a wonderful daily checklist of retailer updates during #COVID19 #lockdownuk < Innesco Kyle Monk

A short summary here from the new The British Retail Consortium / The Local Data Company Vacancy Monitor. We've published the 2019 vacancy stats & into Q1 of 2020 to give us a view of the baseline we were coming from as COVID-19 hit - & will monitor the impacts throughout #retail #LDCInsights Kyle Monk

How thinking of customers as "your biggest fans" can be the mindset to lead retailers through a post-pandemic future. Thoughts from Andrew Lawson and Kyle Monk featured in The Guardian Labs lnkd.in/gk4s44r

Lockdown sees "modest" increase in retail vacancy rates - Quarterly The British Retail Consortium-The Local Data Company retail vacancy monitor revealed that 12.4% of all shop units were vacant in the 3 months to end of June. Via Retail Gazette. eLocations - The Commercial Property Marketplace retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/07/l… Kyle Monk Lucy Stainton

Great to speak to Jessica Carter WIRED UK for this piece on #Amazon and Christmas retail during #COVID19. Stores more important than ever but not in the way that you think. 📦🎄🛍 Really interesting points from Tom Enright and Kyle Monk The British Retail Consortium 👇 wired.co.uk/article/the-hi…

In our latest Retailer magazine, Lucy Stainton Head of Retail and Strategic Partnerships at The Local Data Company looks at how Covid-19 has changed the UK retail landscape. For insights into the GB retail market get the full article here 👇 brc.org.uk/news/the-retai…

On 27 Jan, join FoL & HATCH for a cross-sector panel w/ Kingston Council, The British Retail Consortium Kyle Monk, YMCA St Paul's Group Dr Roni Savage & @CampaignTim, debating how #Covid is changing the inner/outer London dynamic & how we can help its economy & communities level up. mailchi.mp/futureoflondon…

We have an impressive line up of cross-sector speakers at the #CityMakers Forum on 27 Jan, debating the effects of #COVID19 on the city's inner/outer economies & communities. How can we ensure we all 'level up' in a #LondonRecovery? Join us to find out! ➡️futureoflondon.org.uk/civicrm/?civiw…

@Scurri Top 30 #eCommerce #Influencers list! scurri.com/top-30-ecommer… Mari Smith Kunle Campbell Kyle Monk Neil Patel @chloethomasecom Kaleigh Moore Graham Charlton James Gurd 🌝 Replatforming & Other Stuff Marsha Collier Ben Marks TJ Gamble | Ecommerce Aholic Ian Cleary 𝕁𝕠𝕖 ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕪 | 𝕊𝔼𝕆 🇺🇸 Peter Sheldon Linda Bustos Steve Chou Atlee Clark

🟢What does sustainability mean to the consumer? BRC's Kyle Monk sets out how sustainability is impacting UK consumer behaviour & how retailers can accommodate this consumer in the latest BRC-@EY_UKI report. Read more👇 brc.org.uk/news/the-retai…

📈The BRC-KPMG UK RSM is out today, reporting strong January sales. However, a portion of the sales growth will be a reflection of rising prices rather than increased volumes - a reason to be weary as rising living costs begin to bite. Watch BRC's Kyle Monk to find out more👇