All Data articles – Page 9
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DataData: Three charts that show where retailers are investing tech spend
Retail Week surveyed 50 supply chain, IT and tech professionals for the new Chain Reaction report to understand where they are placing their bets – and the areas they do not see as business-critical.
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DataData: The 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality 2022
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved retailers for gender pay equality this year.
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DataCost-of-living crisis has ‘crushed’ consumer confidence and halted retail recovery
Retail sales have been battered as the spiralling cost of living has “crushed consumer confidence” and reversed the green shoots of retail’s post-Covid recovery.
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DataData: Footfall drops in April as retail sweats on sustained cost-of-living contraction
Footfall in April dropped across all retail destinations as the sector waits to see whether the month will be a precursor for the future as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.
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DataData: Prices soar in April driven by furniture, electricals and books
Shop prices have reached record highs across all categories as cost pressures from the war in Ukraine and Shanghai’s lockdown mount.
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DataData: Grocery sales fall for first time since pandemic began as food inflation surges
Take-home grocery sales went into reverse in April for the first time since the pandemic began, as rampant food inflation hit its highest level since 2011.
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DataData: Retail sales drop in March driven by decline in online spend
Retail sales fell year on year in March as pre-pandemic habits and hobbies returned.
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DataData: Discretionary income falls in poorest households as cost-of-living crisis deepens
The cost-of-living crunch is hitting the UK’s least affluent households the hardest, with discretionary spending among the poorest households already declining.
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DataData: Retail sales take a hit from rock-bottom consumer confidence
Retail sales were battered in March as consumer confidence waned in light of rising inflation.
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DataData: Footfall bounces back in March as shoppers return to stores
Footfall made a noticeable recovery in March compared with February, almost returning to the levels recorded last year before the Omicron variant emerged.
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DataData: Retail vacancies start to stabilise after year of record highs
After three years of consistently rising rates, which hit record highs in 2021, vacancies are in decline for the first time. Retail Week runs a rule over the numbers to gauge what state retail destinations are in as pandemic conditions recede
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DataData: Discretionary spend to plummet £12bn amid cost-of-living crisis
Spending on non-essential items will plummet £12bn in the UK this year as consumers tighten their purse strings amid a spiralling cost-of-living crisis.
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DataData: Shop price inflation soars as cost pressures mount
Shop prices have risen for the fifth consecutive month as retailers grapple with cost inflation.
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DataCost of living shapes grocery shopping habits as sales fall
The soaring cost of living is increasingly affecting food shoppers’ spending habits as punishing inflation replaces the pandemic at the front of consumers’ minds.
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DataData: Consumer confidence plummets as cost-of-living crunch bites
Consumer confidence dropped further in March as concerns over the cost of living grew, with 30-year-high levels of inflation and soaring fuel and food prices.
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DataRanking: The UK’s 50 most-visited retail websites
Retail Week’s latest report showcases the businesses driving traffic in the crowded ecommerce market and reveals key insights for maximising customer retention.
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DataRanking: From Halfords to The Hut Group – how Covid has boosted and battered retail share prices
Two years after the UK was plunged into its first national lockdown, Retail Week analyses how the Covid crisis has impacted the valuations of Britain’s listed retailers.
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DataData: New payment regulation could cost unprepared retailers £3.65m a day
Customers must now prove their identity when shopping online as two-factor authentication becomes mandatory for ecommerce in the UK.
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DataData: Primark and Amazon rank among most sustainable retailers in new consumer poll
Retail Week’s ground-breaking new report reveals the findings of exclusive research with 1,000 UK consumers on what sustainability means to them, how it is influencing their spending and how much they care about retailers driving the ESG agenda.
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DataRanking: The top 50 most vibrant retail locations
The impact of the pandemic means local and commuter towns have dominated the ranking of the healthiest shopping locations for the second consecutive year – but city centres have seen a strong recovery.