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NewsUK spend across all online retail rises during Prime Day
Online retail spend in the UK has seen a huge year-on-year increase during day one of Amazon’s Prime Day event, according to Adobe Digital Insights shared with Retail Week.
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Report StoreThe UK’s Top Ecommerce Retailers
Discover 10 of the UK’s top ecommerce retailers and how they’re leveraging data.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: How Amazon’s capex compares to all retailers in the FTSE 350
Amazon’s capex totalled $132bn in its last financial year. Put all of the spending of major UK retail businesses together, and you don’t come close to that.
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NewsUK shoppers spend nearly £5bn annually on Chinese ecommerce platforms
UK shoppers are spending almost £5bn on low-cost Chinese shopping platforms every year, according to new research from Barclays and Retail Economics.
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NewsGrocery inflation slows as record May temperatures drive grocery spending
Grocery inflation slowed again in June as record temperatures in May helped drive grocery sales.
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NewsSuperdrug owner AS Watson launches new data-driven brand platform
AS Watson, parent company of Superdrug and Savers, has launched a new data-driven brand creation and scaling platform.
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NewsUK retail sales see growth again in May, according to ONS data
Retail sales grew again in May following a fall in April, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsConsumer confidence unchanged but future signs show a ‘weakening’
Consumer confidence was unchanged in the month of June, but there are warning signs of “weakening confidence”.
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DataRanking: the UK retailers that consumers think offer the best value for money
Thanks to data shared with Retail Week by OC&C, we can reveal the 150 UK retailers that Brits think offer the best value.
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Chart of the WeekCharts of the Week: How much do shoppers want AI involved?
Three new charts show the state of play when it comes to AI and shopping.
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Opinion‘Creativity, credibility, and the customer – rethinking retail media in the age of AI’
Retail media sits closer to real customer behaviour and purchase decisions than almost any other form of advertising. AI amplifies the opportunity by helping brands understand customers, but that knowledge needs to be used responsibly and respectfully, says Dunnhumby’s Sandra Stanley
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Supplier InsightData: How Gen Z is turning retail into an experience economy
New research from Snapchat and Portas suggests over half of Gen Z prefer in-store shopping over online – here we outline key findings from its latest report
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AnalysisChart: GLP-1 users have tripled, what are they spending less on?
New research from Worldpanel by Numerator shows that the weight loss drugs have led to a £780m drop in grocery spending per year, with households that have a user typically saving £418 from their annual food bill.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: Sunny weather boosts online shopping?
The new BRC numbers suggest retail sales grew faster than inflation in May, with year-on-year growth in non-food online sales hitting its highest rate since December, 2024
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NewsHeatwave drives jump in retail sales in May
The twin bank holidays and a heatwave helped drive a jump in retail sales during May, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: The public still (wrongly) think supermarkets are ripping them off
Brits think hospitality companies are operating on a 40% margin, fashion retailers on a 47% margin and supermarkets taking in profits of 50%.
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Chart of the WeekCharts of the Week: Lidl overtakes Morrisons; retail sales start to sag
There is a new member of the grocery top five and why the quarterly retail sales trends are important.
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NewsPrice rises warning as shop inflation edges up
Shop prices rose during May, prompting fears of more increases to come as retailers’ costs climb.
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NewsRetail sales fall in April as consumers hit by Middle East uncertainty
The ONS has reported that sales volumes fell by 1.3% month on month in April, the fastest pace in nearly a year, down from a 0.6% rise in March.
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DataChart of the Week: How much does the World Cup boost retail sales?
There are just a few weeks to go until the World Cup starts, and retail is hoping it might lift the glum mood that consumers are in.