Christmas
This coverage explores the critical Christmas trading period in the UK retail sector, focusing on sales performance, promotional strategies, consumer trends, supply chain planning, and operational challenges. Reporting highlights how retailers prepare for and execute peak season campaigns to maximise revenue and manage demand. Designed for executives and managers, it provides insights into effective planning and competitive positioning during the festive season.
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Dec- 2018 -11 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Online non-food spend to top £75bn by 2023, data suggests
Total online spend is forecast to rise 34.5% over the next five years, reaching over £75bn by 2023 as consumers continue to shift spend to digital channels. With online retail spend set to rise 7.5% this year while offline spend increases by just 1%, UK consumers are set to spend…
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6 DecemberSupermarkets
Tesco executives acquitted in £250m fraud trial
Chris Bush, former UK managing director, and John Scouler, former UK food commercial director of Tesco have been acquitted of £250m fraud and false accounting charges after a judge ruled there was a lack of evidence. In August 2014, Tesco reported half-year profits of £1.1bn, however weeks later its said…
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6 DecemberAdvice
It’s not too late for the high street to make a success of Christmas
Black Friday is over and retailer’s sights are now being set on the Christmas rush, as retailers look to capitalise on demand for presents, food and drink, decorations and all manner of other festive paraphernalia. Good cheer abounds, year-end bonuses are still prevalent in many sectors, and consumers are often…
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6 DecemberEconomy
UK customers to boost retailers with £420 festive spend
New Christmas trading analysis from PwC has suggested UK shoppers are preparing to spend an average of £420 on Christmas presents this year. Those in the 35-44 year age bracket are expected to shell out the most with a £522 spend, and shoppers in Scotland will have the highest average…
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Nov- 2018 -30 NovemberEconomy
Consumer confidence drops marking ‘season of uncertainty’
Market research firm GfK’s latest Consumer Confidence Index has shown that confidence decreased by three points in November 2018 to -13. There were declines recorded across all five measures used to calculate the Index including general economic situation and personal financial situation. The index measuring changes in personal finances during…
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30 NovemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s introduces food bank ‘priority item’ labels
Sainsbury’s has announced it will introduce new food bank “priority item” labels for its products following a successful trial in Exeter. The labels aim to inform customers of what their local food banks need, customers will then be able to make donations in an area behind the checkouts. The new…
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29 NovemberHigh Street
The Range bans under-18s from shopping alone in its stores
Homewares retailer The Range has banned under-18s from shopping alone in its stores, “due to the products on sale in store”. A backlash began in Wales after two 17-year-olds were kicked out of the chain’s Rhyl store whilst shopping for Christmas presents. The teenagers’ mother, Karen Jayne, took to the…
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26 NovemberSupermarkets
Aldi shoppers report ‘fights’ over Kevin the Carrot toys
Aldi shoppers have reported witnessing “fights” and “scraps”over its Kevin the Carrot toys sold in support of Teenage Cancer Trust. The toys, which feature in the supermarket’s Christmas adverts, were available in a range of sizes from a small £3.99 version all the way up to a 100cm Kevin the…
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22 NovemberAdvice
How retailers can analyse its customer’s shopping trends
Retailers will be clamouring to entice shoppers to their stores this Black Friday with a frenzy of hot bargains and cut-price deals. With the serious amount of footfall they can expect, not just on Black Friday but during the entire run-up to Christmas, it is an ideal opportunity for retailers…
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21 NovemberDepartment Stores
M&S ‘fancy little knickers’ display branded ‘sexist’ and ‘vomit inducing’
A Nottingham Marks & Spencer window display which said women’s “fancy little knickers” were a “must have” and was placed next to a display which suggested men’s “must have outfits to impress”, has been branded “sexist” and “vomit inducing” by campaigners. The window display was later altered by campaigners to…
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