Data

UK consumers are planning to spend £17.9bn on gifts and personal purchases, the equivalent of £334 each on average*, during the peak shopping season between Black Friday in October and...

As the newly appointed Chancellor John Healey makes boosting UK productivity one of the government's biggest economic priorities, new research suggests one of Britain's most expensive productivity drains has been hiding...

Three-quarters (75%) of UK consumers regularly receive marketing that is irrelevant to them. That’s according to new research from Optimizely, highlighting a growing disconnect between what brands send and what customers...

This summer, holidaymakers are packing £405 worth of clothes and accessories in their suitcases, with men’s holiday wardrobes costing 7% more than women (£420 vs £393). Airport outfits alone cost...

Beer gardens and boozy barbecues may no longer define the great British summer, with new research revealing a growing shift towards mindful drinking, sober dates and wellness experiences. While Gen...

Just one in 100 online shoppers say their clothing size stays consistent between fashion brands, according to new research into the UK’s online fashion sizing problem. British fashion brand Popsy Clothing surveyed...

Workers aged 18-24 find free coffee in the office more enticing than a pint with colleagues, a new study has revealed. Almost one in five Gen Z employees (19%) said...

More than nine in ten industry leaders and academics say risk to the UK food system has increased over the past 12 months, according to IGD’s first-ever resilience survey, published...

Following Britain's third heatwave of the summer, new research has revealed the products that saw the sharpest increase in demand as consumers shifted shopping priorities. The research, by point of...

New data from Debenhams Group - home to Debenhams, Karen Millen, boohoo, boohooMAN and PrettyLittleThing - reveals how the UK’s prolonged warm weather this summer is reshaping shopping habits, with Brits rushing...

Private label continues to outperform brands across Europe as shoppers increasingly choose retailer-owned products for quality rather than price, according to new research from IGD. Private label sales grew by...

Total like-for-like sales in discretionary categories (fashion, lifestyle and homewares) grew by +2.7% in July compared to the same month last year, according to the latest High Street Sales Tracker...

Over two-thirds of young students (68%) say AI is their biggest time saver at university, as evolving technology positions itself in higher education and creates a clear generational divide between...

Hair loss remedies, collagen, and skin-firming products are surging in popularity with demand across all three categories soaring since 2023, according to new research from LOOKFANTASTIC, the UK's leading online...

More than half of high-risk suppliers procuring to UK retail firms do not provide workers with a safe or formal way to report labour issues such as unpaid wages, excessive overtime, harassment...

More than 33 million illicit cigarettes have been seized from local retail outlets in the past year as part of Operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and...

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are missing out on an estimated £54 billion in revenue due to a lack of confidence in accessing external finance, according to new research...

New Bosch research reveals the hidden cost of food waste in British homes, with forgotten groceries and overcrowded fridges contributing to hundreds of pounds of avoidable waste each year British...

Data from Shandy Shack, which has analysed its sales figures since launching in 2018, reveals where the nation’s shandy fans are - with cities across the UK embracing a fresh take on...

Physical retail is failing to meet customers’ demands for real-time responsiveness as their expectations for more reactive retail experiences are accelerated by ecommerce and AI, the latest data from SAI,...