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This coverage highlights Kantar’s research, data, and analysis relevant to the UK retail industry, offering insights into consumer behaviour, market trends, and sector performance. Reporting features survey findings, market share updates, commentary on retail dynamics, and forecasts — supporting retail professionals with actionable intelligence for strategic planning and decision-making.
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May- 2019 -15 MayEntertainment
Physical entertainment market falls by 17%
The retail market for physical entertainment declined by 17.4% during the 12 weeks to 7 April, attributed to a decline in shopper numbers, fewer major gaming and music releases and store closures for HMV. The research by Kantar showed that physical stores grew their share of the gaming market for…
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Apr- 2019 -3 AprilSupermarkets
Aldi sees double digit sales growth in March
Budget supermarket Aldi saw sales increase by 10.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 March 2019, according to new figures from Kantar. The research, data and insight company said the results helped the grocer to achieve a new “record high” market share of 8%, and some 13 million households visited…
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Feb- 2019 -19 FebruaryEntertainment
Game and Argos’ market share boosted by major game releases
Game and Argos have reported increased growth in physical entertainment market shares for the 12 weeks to 13 January 2019, growing faster than the rate of large online retailers such as Amazon and Ebay. According to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel, sales of games, videos and music at Game…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberSupermarkets
Grocery market growth cools as Christmas nears
Grocery market share figures have cooled in the lead up the Christmas, growing only 2% for the 12 weeks to 2 December 2018, its slowest rate since March 2017. According to the Kantar Worldpanel consumers are benefiting from falling inflation, which now stands at 1.6%, and is less than half…
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Oct- 2018 -29 OctoberEconomy
HMV tops Amazon on physical music sales
HMV has overtaken Amazon for physical music sales, the entertainment retailer increased its market share to 28% during the 12 weeks to 23 September. According to research published by Kantar Worldpanel, the release of the 100th edition of Now That’s What I Call Music which sold almost double its predecessor,…
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Aug- 2018 -8 AugustAdvice
Five ways an omnichannel strategy can improve customer experience
A customer-centric strategy is the only way retailers can remain competitive in a rapidly changing retail environment. How does an omnichannel strategy help retailers deliver a superb customer experience? 1) Omnichannel lets retailers develop a 360-degree view of the customer Retailers need to create a complete view of the customer…
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6 AugustHigh Street
Game and HMV report ‘impressive’ sales growth
Entertainment retailers HMV and Game have reported an increase in shares of physical entertainment sales for the 3 months to 1 July, despite the overall market declining by 11%. The latest data on the physical entertainment market from Kantar Worldpanel shows a return to growth for mint games, supported by…
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Jul- 2018 -24 JulySupermarkets
Warm weather and football fever boosts supermarket sales
The UK groceries’ market share has increased at its fastest rate this year as a result of football fever and sunny weather, new figures show. A report from consultancy Kantar Worldpanel revealed supermarket sales grew 3.6%, with sales of firelighters (47%) and fresh burgers (30%) increasing as well. The data…
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23 JulyAdvice
Differentiating data, analytics and the insights that Direct-to-Consumer can provide to CPG’s
So, you’re considering going direct to consumer (D2C)? Or you’ve already embarked on the journey and are looking to maximise the value of the incremental data and insights D2C can provide? let’s take a look at some of the differentiating analytics and insights we can create. I once asked the…
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19 JulyEconomy
Frozen food retail continues to grow
Frozen food value growth continues across almost every category, according to latest statistics in the 52 weeks to 18 June 2018. Data gathered by Kantar Worldpanel revealed 5.4% value growth year-on-year for the retail frozen food market, meaning the total value of the segment is now more than £6.1bn. The…
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