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Opinion‘Are you exciting enough for the next generation of customers?’
As a social media ban looms for under-16s, retailers need to ask whether they’re creating real-world spaces that people are excited to visit, says Gen Z and Gen Alpha expert Chloe Combi.
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Grocery Briefing: Poundland saga stretches on; Britons stock up on tinned food
Penny for your thoughts: The car crash at Poundland has stretched into another week, with no resolution in sight. Whether the retailer is headed for total collapse or will instead be agonisingly picked apart in a real estate feeding frenzy remains to be seen. As has been widely reported in ...
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NewsHalf of UK shoppers holding back spending until Black Friday
Half of UK shoppers looking for Black Friday deals said they have put off purchases in the hopes of seeing items discounted, Retail Week can reveal.
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Chart of the WeekFestive spending online in the UK set to hit nearly £30bn
This year’s festive spend is expected to be big, with Adobe’s UK holiday forecast predicting British consumers will spend a record £28.92bn online between November 1 and December 31.
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NewsOxford Street retail sales surge in first week of pedestrianisation
New data shows that retail transactions on Oxford Street have jumped 19% in the first week since a section of the famous shopping street was pedestrianised.
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DataChart: One in 10 UK adults set to have tried GLP-1s by 2030
The forecast from Bain also suggests nearly a third of the US population will have experimented with the weight-loss drugs by the end of the decade
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NewsUK consumers have become selective with purchases driven by cost of living
The cost-of-living crisis has caused customers to become more intentional and selective when shopping, according to Clearpay data shared exclusively with Retail Week.
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NewsBRC: Eight in 10 adults worried about rising prices
Over 80% of British consumers are concerned by rising food prices and inflation ahead of today’s Budget, according to new research by the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsToys 36% cheaper than in 1996, even as other retail prices have doubled
Santa isn’t any worse off on his toy bill than he was in the 90s, despite the price of Christmas dinner and other retail categories more than doubling since then, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsNearly half of Brits aim to cut back on Black Friday spending
Nearly half of British shoppers are planning to cut back spending over Black Friday this year, according to cloud communications company Sinch’s research exclusively shared with Retail Week.
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NewsYounger retail workers struggling despite wider wellbeing recovery
Retail workers aged 25 to 44 continue to face the greatest challenges with stress and anxiety, despite overall levels of staff wellbeing in the industry stabilising this year, Retail Week can reveal.
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FeatureThe cost of Christmas: How prices of classic 90s toys have changed
According to the algorithms, Brits are once again on the hunt for the comfortable glow of multi-coloured lights.
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AnalysisRevealed: Brits to spend most with Amazon and Tesco this Christmas
One thousand UK consumers have shared how they plan to shop this golden quarter, and with which retailers, in exclusive research conducted for Retail Week’s Christmas Consumer report
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NewsUK Christmas spending to break records driven by inflation
UK consumer spend over Christmas is set to break records as inflation is expected to drive spending to “unprecedented levels”, according to VoucherCodes.co.uk.
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Chart of the WeekEtsy is more visible on AI than all UK-owned retailers bar Tesco
The new Semrush AI Visibility Index reveals that Amazon was the retail brand mentioned most in AI answers in the year to September, except on Gemini, where Tesco prevailed
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NewsThird of shoppers start Christmas early in longer golden quarter, data shows
A third of UK shoppers planned to start their Christmas spending before October, stretching the golden quarter for retailers, according to a study commissioned by payments network Affirm.
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NewsAsda’s return to growth short-lived as Lidl leads the way
The latest grocery market share data reveals that Asda’s return to sales growth lasted just a month, while discounter Lidl continues to lead the pack.
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NewsTotal UK supermarket spending slips as customers remain cautious
Total till sales at UK supermarkets fell month-on-month as shoppers remained cautious about spending, according to the latest NielsenIQ data.
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NewsConsumers remain cautious on spending ahead of the autumn Budget
UK consumers are still cautious about spending in the run-up to the autumn Budget at the end of the month, according to the Barclays Consumer Spend report.
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NewsCost of living pressures are Brits’ top Budget priority
Polling commissioned by the BRC found that nearly nine out of 10 UK adults want the government to prioritise reducing the cost of living, while four in five believe action is needed on youth unemployment.