Black Friday
This coverage examines Black Friday’s impact on the UK retail sector, focusing on sales performance, promotional strategies, consumer trends, supply chain pressures, and operational planning. Reporting provides insights into how retailers prepare for and execute campaigns, manage demand, and assess outcomes — offering valuable context for executives and managers navigating peak trading periods.
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Nov- 2021 -18 NovemberSupermarkets
Co-op offers free delivery until after Black Friday
Co-op is serving-up free delivery of online grocery orders until the day after Black Friday, it has confirmed. Earlier this year Co-op announced plans to accelerate its e-commerce strategy and drive rapid growth in the market for same-day and on-demand community-based home deliveries. Stores will act as micro-distribution hubs in…
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16 NovemberComment
Why data activation is the secret to a successful Black Friday
As economies reopen and consumers adjust to post-crisis life, marketers face an ongoing period of change. Nevertheless, 2021 looks set to be a big year for holiday shopping. With consumer confidence reportedly at its highest level since 2008, it feels like, after the challenges brought by Corona, there is everything…
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15 NovemberEconomy
Consumers to spend £21bn this Christmas, says PwC
One in four consumers intend to spend more this festive season, with an average £428 spend per person up from £384 last year, according to PwC’s festive predictions research. It revealed the increase, which is seen across all age ranges and regions, means a total spend of £21bn on presents…
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10 NovemberClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone expands footprint in Kent
Shoe Zone is set to expand its presence in Kent through the opening of a new store in Tonbridge on 26 November 2021. The latest site will be located at the Pavilion Shopping Centre, and will open its doors just ahead of Black Friday. The Tonbridge store will supply shoes…
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9 NovemberHigh Street
October consumer spending up 14.2%, Barclaycard reveals
Consumer card spending grew by 14.2% in October, compared with the same period in 2019, according to the latest data by Barclaycard. The growth was boosted by spending on non-essential items which rose by 14.6%, including a 127.1% jump in online takeaway spend, as the colder weather led more Brits…
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Oct- 2021 -26 OctoberOnline & Digital
Studio secures supply chain ahead of peak trading
Studio Retail Group has announced that sales were slightly ahead of the “exceptional” sales recorded last year, and 38% higher than two years ago, for the half-year ended 24 September 2021. Despite the positive trading update, the online retailer noted that it has been affected by ongoing issues with global…
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21 OctoberAdvice
Last chance saloon
Is the writing on the wall for eCommerce? Customers have relied on online retail for 18 months, with repeated lockdowns contributing to an extraordinary spike in growth – online now contributes 36% of retail revenue compared to just 16% pre-pandemic. Yet, while some of this new buying behaviour is likely…
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19 OctoberAdvice
Certainty exceeds discounts in 2021 peak trading
Global supply chain disruption could not have come at a worse time for UK retailers desperate to maximise the potential of an ever growing online customer base during peak trading season. But with costs spiralling and many products unlikely to arrive in the country in time for Christmas, let alone…
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15 OctoberHigh Street
September online retail sales drop by 12.5% YOY, data warns
Online retail sales fell back 12.5% year-on-year in September, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. The drop was driven by poor sales in the first week of the month which typically would have fared better through the…
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11 OctoberEconomy
Christmas footfall predicted to remain 17% below 2019 levels
Footfall across UK retail destinations will average -17% lower than in 2019 over the six week Christmas trading period from November 21 to January 4, continuing the current trajectory seen in September with footfall down -17.4%, according to a forecast by Springboard. It projects Black Friday will be more popular…
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