Foot Locker is investing in children's clothing subscription box Rockets of Awesome as part of a pivot into a VC-esque investor role. Established brands are looking to innovate, diversify and stay relevant in the face of the retail apocalypse.

Are the days of customer service assistants numbered? How is one-click retail becoming even more convenient? Is the high street still dying a slow death? In this part of the 2019 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how the shopping landscape is being shaped by tech and ‘experiences’.

People once scoffed at Amazon’s foray into fashion. But between private label brands and partnerships with Nike et al, research has found that over half of US shoppers buy clothes from the e-tailer. And it’s for the same reasons why they’d shop for loo roll or books – low prices and fast shipping.

Subscription boxes have transformed the way many Americans stock up on everyday essentials, – from make-up to toilet paper to snack packs. Scentbird is adapting the model for the modern fragrance buyer, giving them access to hundreds of designer scents for a relatively low monthly cost.