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Capitalising on click and collect

Many consumers are turning to click and collect for their online purchases rather than opting for home delivery. In fact,…

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Can e-commerce save the high street?

According to PwC a record net 2,481 stores disappeared from the UK’s top 500 high streets in 2018 – 40%…

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Mild February fails to significantly boost UK retail spending

The total retail spend index in February rose only 3.4 percentage points (ppts) versus a poor performance in January, according…

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Click-and-collect market to grow to £9.8bn by 2023

The UK click-and-collect market is set to rise 45.8% over the next five years to reach £9.8bn by 2023, according…

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Retail spending bounces back in December despite ‘tough’ festive period

Retail spending bounced back in the UK in December 2018 after a tough November as GlobalData’s total retail index rose…

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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…

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Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK

Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period…

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Forecasts predict £99bn retail sales increase during ‘golden quarter’

Total UK retail sales in Q4 are expected to rise by 2% to £98.8bn for the three months to the…

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Westfield London named UK’s top shopping centre

Westfield London has been named the UK’s best performing shopping centre according to new research. The research by GlobalData also…

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Why Poundworld’s failure to differentiate from other discounters led to high street demise

Poundworld, which is set to disappear from the UK high street by early August 2018, must look to its own…

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