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AnalysisWages are rising but will that filter through to an uptick in consumer spending?
Retailers do not have many reasons to be cheerful right now, but a lift in consumer spending would be a very welcome balm for some of their troubles.
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News300,000 retail jobs to go in next three years, retailers warn
The Retail Jobs Alliance (RJA), which represents firms including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Kingfisher, has said it expects one in 10 shop floor workers to leave by 2028.
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DataValentine’s Day: what shoppers are searching for this year
Brits are excited for Valentine’s Day. According to Google, over the past 24 hours, the UK has become the number two country searching around the day of love worldwide, behind only the romantics over in Nepal. But what do they want to buy?
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NewsBoots exec says leveraging data for healthcare services is “the next frontier” for retailer
Boots chief digital officer Paula Bobbett has said the retailer is looking to leverage data to evolve healthcare services.
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NewsBoots’ new report reveals the trends set to shape the beauty industry in 2025
Boots has released its fifth annual trends report revealing the top trends set to shape the beauty industry this year.
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NewsOnline spending grew in January as customers took advantage of deals
Online spending grew in January as retailers continued to keep prices low, according to data from Adobe Analytics.
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AnalysisTracking the January Sales and whether retail prices are decreasing
The January sales now occupy a weird position in the British retail calendar.
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NewsThe decline of discounted beauty gift packs
Shoppers waiting for January bargains in beauty gift sets are going to have to work harder than they used to.
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DataRanking: the 30 most-attractive European cities for expanding retailers
Retail Week has teamed up with JDM Retail and Oxford Economics to reveal the definitive ranking of Europe’s most-attractive cities for expanding retailers based on their market size, potential for growth, and ease of doing business.
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AnalysisThe power of search: How retailers can leverage AI in the discovery journey
Search engines are driving £31.4bn in annual non-food UK retail spend, but retailers are underestimating the power search can have on their revenue.
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NewsSearch engines are driving over £30bn in annual UK retail spend
Search engines are boosting annual UK non-food retail spend by £31.4bn, according to research by Retail Economics and Upp.ai shared exclusively with Retail Week.
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NewsPhysical retail footfall is growing as experiential shops and office returnees drive visits
Physical retail is proving resilient as more people are visiting retail destinations thanks to the increase in experiential shops and people returning to the office.
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DataMapped: Retail’s 101 favourite stores and where to find them
Retail leaders, journalists and commentators told us their favourite stores. Here is where in the world you can find them.
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NewsExclusive data: Lowest number of new UK retail CEOs since Covid
Only 22 permanent retail CEOs were appointed over the last 12 months, the lowest UK number in a decade except for 2021 when businesses were dealing with the fallout from the pandemic
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NewsConsumer confidence has fallen on all measures as January blues set in
The British public is less confident about the economy and their personal finances, according to the latest GfK consumer confidence index.
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DataData: Amazon, John Lewis, Asda and Tesco are CX leaders, say consumers
Retail Week recently asked 1,000 UK consumers to name, unprompted, the retailers and brands they feel provide the best shopping experiences
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NewsUK mobile users spend more time on retail apps than email
The number of UK retail app downloads declined in 2024, according to Sensor Tower’s State of Mobile 2025 report.
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AnalysisRanking: The most downloaded retail apps of 2024
Temu was the most downloaded retail app for both the UK and the world in 2024, with Shein in second position
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DataHow to understand the December drop in retail sales
The story many were telling about the performance of the retail sector over Christmas got a bit complicated last week as the ONS released figures suggesting sales volumes were down month-on-month
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NewsUK retail sales dropped in the lead up to Christmas, says ONS
UK retail sales fell during the peak Christmas trading month of December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).