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NewsNearly half of returns over peak season included a fee
Around half of returns made between Black Friday and January 6 included a fee to send back the item, according to new data shared with Retail Week.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the week: Brits to cut fashion spend in new year budgeting push
Budget-conscious Brits are keen to cut down on discretionary spending in the new year and the number one target for cutting down on budgets is fashion purchases, according to new data from Barclays.
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AnalysisThe retail categories set to succeed in the next six months
Download How They’ll Spend It 2026 to find out which sectors will succeed in convincing squeezed shoppers to part with their money in the first half of the year
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NewsRetail sales growth over Christmas slows as consumers wait for discounts
Total UK retail sales growth over the Christmas period was down year on year, as cash-conscious consumers waited to splash out on New Year sales.
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NewsDecember footfall falters as shoppers hold out for sales
Stores endured a “disappointing December” as footfall declined across all shopping locations, including major cities, the latest BRC-Sensormatic data has revealed.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: How supermarkets performed at Christmas
Ocado was the fastest-growing retailer once again as consumers showed growing appetite for festive shopping online
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DataRanking: Christmas trading 2025 league table
With several retailers releasing their Christmas trading results in January, we can benchmark sales performance across the industry in our annual league table. Check back throughout the month to find out how retailers fared during the critical 2025/26 Christmas trading period.
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NewsFewer businesses expect sales rise in 2026 as confidence drops
Business confidence has deteriorated within SMEs, with companies reducing investment in response to tax increases and rising labour costs, a leading survey has found.
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NewsConsumer card spending falls due to weak confidence in economy
Consumer card spending has declined in 2025 year on year, after consumers were careful about budgeting and confidence in the economy fell, according to data from Barclays.
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NewsFestive footfall rises as shoppers leave Christmas gifts to last minute
Retail footfall has increased in the run-up to Christmas as customers shop for festive food and last-minute gifts.
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News‘Super Saturday’ fails to deliver on festive footfall
This year’s ‘Super Saturday’ before Christmas failed to deliver the expected rush of festive footfall, according to data from Sensormatic Solutions.
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NewsSales volumes fell in November, ONS finds
Month-on-month retail sales volumes edged down in November but were up year on year, official data showed.
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News2025 ‘has been a year of no progress’ for consumer confidence
Consumer confidence has risen by two points to -17 since November, according to GfK’s consumer confidence index, as overall results show stagnation from last year.
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NewsConsumer confidence edges up but outlook 'remains gloomy'
Consumer confidence saw a slight uptick this month as the Budget wasn’t as bad as expected, but the overall outlook is still gloomy, according to data from the BRC.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: International brands opening in London in 2025
Nearly one in five new brands to open in London over the past year has been from the Asia-Pacific region
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DataRanking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation
Some retailers are facing increases of hundreds of thousands of pounds in their business rates on certain properties, while Harrods’ bill is set to fall by over £1m
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NewsRetail jobs hit ‘record low’, official data reveals
The number of retail jobs has reached its lowest ever level after the industry shed more jobs than some other sectors combined.
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NewsUK consumers set to spend nearly £25bn over Christmas
UK consumers are set to spend £24.6bn on presents, food, and festivities over the Christmas period this year, according to PwC’s latest festive predictions survey.
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NewsAsda only supermarket to see sales slide ahead of Christmas
Asda was the only major supermarket to see its sales fall ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period.
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DataRanking: the 100 most popular retail websites on Black Friday
Thanks to data from Similarweb, Retail Week can reveal the retailers that dominated the web with the highest number of visits to their online stores over Black Friday.