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Retail research and survey findings on shoppers, technology, trading and the workforce, from industry bodies, analysts and technology providers.

Peak trading and the opportunity behind unplanned demand

Following the second lockdown announcement, it is clear that we will all have to stop clinging onto the idea of the new or the...

Children’s bedroom specialist’s revenue up by 72% with plenty of ‘room to grow’

Children’s bedroom specialists, Room to Grow, has experienced a record breaking six-months of sales which has led to revenue soaring throughout quarter two and...

Retail industry to see footfall drop by 62% this Christmas

Retail intelligence experts Springboard predicts that over the six weeks from Sunday 22nd November to Saturday 26th December, footfall across all UK retail destinations...

Utilise AI to lessen brand identity gap

Through forced closures, physical restrictions and mitigating measures, the pandemic has posed threats that have forced retailers to rethink their entire sales and marketing...

The rise of Squad Shopping

New research out today has revealed a growing shopping trend is emerging out of people’s inability to hit the shops with groups of friends...

New research suggests shoppers will be looking to celebrate at home this Halloween

New research from Central England Co-op has given an insight into how shoppers are feeling about Halloween during the Covid-19 pandemic and how this...

Convenience store spending rises in Q3 as Brits stay local

Data collated from PayPoint’s UK network of 27,500 local convenience retailers for quarter three (July-September) 2020 shows how Brits stayed loyal to local stores...

How digital commerce can create emotional and unique shopping experiences

The race for a digital strategy and its fastest possible implementation has never been more relevant than today. COVID-19 and the onset of social...

UK retailers don’t always convert one-off buyers into customers

UK brands and retailers are unable to convert one-time buyers into customers, some pushed online for the first time during lockdown, because they do...

Prime Day best sellers by country

Prime members saved more than $1.4 billion during Prime Day, taking advantage of deep discounts over the two-day event. Some of the top categories members...

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