Data
Data is critical to driving informed decisions in retail. This category covers everything from consumer behavior insights and sales performance metrics to advanced data analytics tools and forecasting strategies. Retailers can explore how data influences marketing, inventory management, and customer engagement to enhance business performance.Key highlights include:
- Analysis of customer shopping habits and buying patterns
- Insights into data-driven marketing strategies
- Exploration of predictive analytics and AI tools for retail
New report on luxury retail: shoppers demanding more from stores
The demand for physical retail remains a crucial part of the shopping experience among luxury shoppers, according to insights from The Evolving Art of Luxury Experiential Retail, a new report from BoF Insights and Royalmount. BoF...
Brits cut back on groceries and eating out in March, Barclays reports
Consumer card spending grew just 4.0% year-on-year in March, less than half the latest CPIH inflation rate of 9.%, as Brits made further cutbacks to cope with the cost-of-living crunch. However,...
Cost of living crisis pushes Brits to give up Easter celebrations, TopCashback reports
Almost half (45%) of Brits say that the cost-of-living crisis will have an impact on their Easter celebrations this year, according to a new study from the UK’s leading cashback...
Half of Brits influenced by loyalty card discounts when buying on promotion, NIQ reports
As food inflation in March soared to 15%1, Total Till value sales rose to 11.5% in the last four weeks ending 25th March, up from 11.1% in February, reveals new...
KPMG research shows scale of cutbacks in non-essential spending so far in 2023
New research released today from KPMG UK highlights the scale of reduction in consumer spending so far in 2023 and indicates how households may respond if they no longer receive...
PDI and GasBuddy release new “Tracking Convenience Report: From the Pump to the C-Store
PDI Technologies, a global leader delivering powerful solutions and insights that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem, today released its latest foot traffic report,...
Premium brands are experiencing a growth in sales, CACI data shows
Shoppers walk down busy central London High Street Research conducted by CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed that despite the rise in cost-of-living, premium brands are experiencing...
Over seven-in-10 retailers would completely redesign shoppers’ digital experience, research finds
Four-in-five (83%) businesses view an engaging customer experience (CX) as a way to stand out against competitors, but 71% of leaders are being asked to match or surpass last year’s...
Vypr’s B Corp insight report highlights a lack of consumer awareness.
As part of B Corp awareness month, Vypr, the UK's leading product intelligence platform, has released a report on consumer awareness and knowledge about the certification. The report, conducted through a survey of Vypr's...
eBay Ads UK: Brits to spend more time in their garden this summer as the cost of living crisis continues
With a week to go until Easter, the latest research from eBay Ads UK finds that outdoor purchases are set to ramp up over the coming weeks as a quarter...
YouGov data: a third of Britons buy mostly own-brand goods at supermarkets
New YouGov Surveys data shows that, among the British public, a third (34%) buy mostly own-brand goods, three in ten (29%) buy known brand products, and another third (34%) buy both in...
Brits spend an average of 41% more when engagements are personalised, report shows
Research from Twilio, the customer engagement platform that drives real-time, personalised experiences for today’s leading brands, shows that investment in customer engagement is a key driver of revenue growth. Twilio’s fourth...
New study shows delivery businesses braced for increasing demand and heightened expectations in 2023
Research from one of Europe’s leading tech logistics companies, Stuart, has revealed that, despite the cost-of-living crisis, demand for online delivery services looks set to increase in the UK in 2023....
The cost-of-living crisis won’t dampen the power of trusted brands, reveals Weetabix survey
The Weetabix Food Company, makers of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereal, has revealed new research that indicates even in the face of the current cost-of-living crisis, the power of a...
Leadership in the digital age: study reveals key traits for success in today’s business landscape
GordonSimmonsCEO.com, a renowned platform for business leadership insights and strategies, today unveiled the results of an extensive study that identifies the essential traits for successful leadership in the digital age....
Battle for shoppers heats up as grocery price inflation hits new high, Kantar reports
Grocery price inflation has climbed again to reach 17.5% over the four weeks to 19 March 2023, a new record based on Kantar’s market data. Households are now facing an £837...
900k square metres added to UK distribution warehouse space in past year, new data shows
An extra 900,000 square metres in large distribution warehouses was added in 2022, bringing the total space dedicated to these centres to 36.95 million square metres, according to new data from...
Planet: Gen Z is driving UK’s significant retail spending abroad post-Brexit
British shoppers continue to be among the top five nationalities when it comes to Tax Free spending abroad, according to new findings from Planet, a global technology leader providing integrated...
C-stores align with multiples on base pricing but deep discount loyalty card promotions make it difficult to compete on price, data shows
New research from TWC, in collaboration with The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has shown that independent c-stores are aligned to the convenience multiples on base pricing, but deep discount...
Retail sales volumes increased by 1.2% in February 2023, latest ONS data shows
Retail sales volumes are estimated to have increased by 1.2% in February 2023, following a rise of 0.9% in January 2023 (revised from a rise of 0.5%), the latest figures...
