The Current Big Thing In Retail - This article from Forbes.com suggests that personalising customer space is the new retailing.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherwalton/2018/07/14/amazon-alibaba-and-nike-all-point-to-the-next-innovation-in-retail-personalized-physical-spaces/#65868c632e8c
Marketing Strategy - A positive take on dire news from UK's high streets.
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/retail-dire-straits-marketing-will-decide-will-sink-swim/1487573
Also
https://www.insideretail.com.au/news/there-is-hope-for-the-high-street-201807