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The shoplifting report: what consumers really think about retail crime

Thanks to exclusive consumer data collected for Retail Week by YouGov, we can lift the lid on what British shoppers really think about shoplifting.  

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Nearly two-thirds of major UK retailer websites had fewer visitors in 2025

2026-01-30T06:00:00Z

Changes in consumer browsing behaviour are wreaking havoc on visitor numbers to retail ecommerce websites, with nearly two-thirds of major UK retailers facing falls in unique visitors last year.

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Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK

2026-01-28T07:00:00Z

New data has revealed the companies with the happiest workforces, according to participants in WorkL’s Happy at Work Test employee survey.

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Data: Grocery shoppers say meh to AI, yeah to loyalty discounts

2026-01-20T06:00:00Z

New research commissioned by Retail Week and The Grocer shows that shoppers are sceptical about AI’s role in online grocery shopping, while over half say points and discounts for loyalty card members are what they value the most when shopping in-store

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Ranking: 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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Ranking: Retail’s biggest winners and losers in business rates revaluation

2025-12-16T12:00:00Z

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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Ranking: the 100 most popular retail websites on Black Friday

2025-12-09T06:30:00Z

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.  

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Data: The consumer and retail trends shaping Christmas 2025

2025-11-24T15:58:00Z

We’re in the thick of the golden quarter with Black Friday just days away and Christmas in a month, but concerns over what will be in the Budget could crush consumers’ Christmas spirit

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M&S tops Christmas ad YouTube views table so far

2025-11-12T11:54:00Z

Data from YouTube UK’s Christmas Ads Leaderboard, shared exclusively with Retail Week, shows that Marks & Spencer’s ad tops the table six weeks before Christmas

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Ranking: the top 30 fastest growing retailers show consumers’ relentless march towards ‘better’

2025-10-13T14:22:00Z

Thanks to the ORESA Executive Search Retail Index, Retail Week can exclusively reveal the top 30 fastest growing retailers and what their ascent tells us about how shoppers are thinking, living and purchasing today

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ONS retail sales error: what was the problem and what does it mean for retailers?

2025-09-05T10:43:00Z

The Office for National Statistics has admitted to errors in how retail sales were presented for the first half of the year. We dig into what happened and what it means

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How does UK retail sales growth compare to the rest of Europe?

2025-09-03T10:00:00Z

When stacked against comparable countries in Europe based on sales volumes change since 2021, the UK lags most of them. Germany, France and Spain have all performed better since then

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Data: Retail worker wellbeing slides after ‘Awful April’

2025-08-06T23:01:00Z

Since April, worker satisfaction has declined across all 15 measures that the Retail Trust uses to gauge employee wellbeing and happiness at work. 

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What retailers need to know about how AI is changing SEO

2025-07-16T16:00:00Z

More people are searching for their shopping using AI tools – here is what we know so far about how to get your brand featured

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Ranking: the retailers shoppers most want to see back on the high street

2025-07-16T06:00:00Z

As shoppers mourn the disappearance of the WHSmith fascia from their high streets, and established retailers invest in long-dead names that once ruled British retail parks, thanks to exclusive research for Retail Week by Walnut Unlimited, we reveal the retailers that shoppers would most like to see return to their high streets. 

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Exclusive data: Food, beauty and electricals retailers poised to win this Christmas

2025-07-09T06:00:00Z Promotional research for Acuity Pricing, Feedonomics and Vypr, By Rebecca Taylor

New research shows food and beauty retailers are forecast to achieve the highest sales values this Golden Quarter, alongside a welcome recovery for the electricals sector

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Ranking: John Lewis overtakes M&S in customer satisfaction poll

2025-07-08T07:00:00Z

John Lewis has overtaken Marks & Spencer in the latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), despite M&S impressively maintaining its performance in the face of a cyber attack that shut down online sales

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Exclusive research: 1,000 shoppers reveal the new ways they discover brands

2025-06-26T06:00:00Z Promotional research for Pinterest

Exclusive consumer research from Pinterest and Retail Week reveals new ways UK shoppers are discovering brands, what’s likely to make them buy and how retailers must act now for sustainable growth

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Data: Six retailers that can afford to raise prices – and four that can’t

2025-06-20T05:30:00Z

If you were to increase your prices overnight, how might your customers react? Thanks to data from Kantar’s Pricing Power division, Retail Week can reveal what the consequences for 10 retailers could be if they were to do just that

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Data: Exclusive research reveals biggest consumer trends across Europe

2025-06-06T06:00:00Z Promotional research for Amazon Web Services

New consumer research reveals how shoppers across Europe’s biggest markets want to buy, and what retailers must do to deliver.