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Sales of items on promotion at UK supermarkets rose to 23% in the last four weeks ending 22nd April 2023, the highest level since December 2020, helped by the increased...

According to retail experts MRI Springboard, footfall across UK retail destinations rose by +3.8% last week from the previous week. This boost comes prior to MRI Springboard’s prediction that footfall across the...

UK retailers will see a boost of £1.76bn over King Charles’ Coronation weekend (6th - 8th May), as consumers stock up on street party essentials, according to new research. The...

Businesses worldwide are embracing the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to provide personalised customer experiences, but customers remain cynical. That’s according to the fourth annual State of Personalisation Report from Twilio (NYSE:...

Increasingly sustainably-minded and cost-conscious consumerism is driving a pre-loved fashion revolution.  Now UK shoppers make twice as many apparel purchases on second-hand platforms than they make on social media, according...

New data has revealed retail professionals are one of the most likely to work on days when experiencing poor mental health instead of taking sick leave compared to employees in...

Exclusive data from Kin + Carta and Google Cloud has revealed that 85% of the UK’s largest retailers see “search relevancy” as their biggest challenge regarding product discovery on their...

The health of the retail sector continued its slow decline in the opening months of the year, as soaring food inflation and greater use of promotions to attract footfall hit...

The King's Coronation is an upcoming event that is anticipated to attract the attention of millions of people across the UK. However, retailers may not reap significant benefits from this...

New research commissioned by Faire, the online wholesale marketplace, has found that despite wanting to support the sector, 20% of British consumers have cut back on shopping at independent retailers as a...

Ahead of its latest biannual ‘FMCG Demand Signals’ report which covers Total Store Data, Circana (formerly IRI and The NPD Group), has today revealed softening of demand in unit sales across the six...

SML RFID, the global leader in delivering high-performance RFID solutions for the retail industry, has announced today that it has released Part 2 of its State of Retail 2022/2023 report,...

New data published today (25 April) in Growth Index 2023, the annual ranking of the UK’s 100 fastest growing brands reveals that UK retail is firmly ‘on the up’ again...

Grocery price inflation rose by 17.3% in the four weeks to 16 April 2023, down marginally on the 17.5% recorded in the previous four weeks according to the latest data...

According to retail experts MRI Springboard, the Coronation weekend is set to boost footfall by +4.0% compared to 2022 across all UK retail destinations. A spectacle not seen by the...

Customer data has revealed Etsy is the best online marketplace for sellers and buyers, making the brand an example to be followed by other companies operating in this space. Unified...

UK-listed retailers issued five profit warnings in Q1 2023, marking a decrease from the nine issued in both Q4 2022 and Q1 2022. Despite representing the sector’s lowest quarterly total...

With the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla fast approaching, Brits are eagerly preparing for their own celebrations to mark the occasion. From balloons to bunting, demand for...

The first quarter of 2023 saw UK consumer confidence improve with a two-percentage point increase compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. This marks the...

Mapp, the international provider of insight-led customer experiences, has surveyed marketing priorities and industry trends for the current year, as it did in 2021 and 2022. This year’s survey has...