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NewsUK consumers have become selective with purchases driven by cost of living
The cost-of-living crisis has caused customers to become more intentional and selective when shopping, according to Clearpay data shared exclusively with Retail Week.
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NewsToys 36% cheaper than in 1996, even as other retail prices have doubled
Santa isn’t any worse off on his toy bill than he was in the 90s, despite the price of Christmas dinner and other retail categories more than doubling since then, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBRC to chancellor: Act now or prices will keep on rising
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that households will pay higher prices at the till if chancellor John Healey does not cut costs for retailers.
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NewsNearly half of Brits aim to cut back on Black Friday spending
Nearly half of British shoppers are planning to cut back spending over Black Friday this year, according to cloud communications company Sinch’s research exclusively shared with Retail Week.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: How long does it take to get a refund from an online fashion brand?
A new study tracking returns from 147 fashion brands found that it typically took just over a week to process a refund
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NewsUK Christmas spending to break records driven by inflation
UK consumer spend over Christmas is set to break records as inflation is expected to drive spending to “unprecedented levels”, according to VoucherCodes.co.uk.
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NewsUK set for strongest festive season in five years, says Bain
The consulting firm expects 3.5% nominal growth in November and December, with its data suggesting seven in 10 UK consumers preferring to buy online will start their festive shopping on Amazon.
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Chart of the WeekEtsy is more visible on AI than all UK-owned retailers bar Tesco
The new Semrush AI Visibility Index reveals that Amazon was the retail brand mentioned most in AI answers in the year to September, except on Gemini, where Tesco prevailed
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NewsThird of shoppers start Christmas early in longer golden quarter, data shows
A third of UK shoppers planned to start their Christmas spending before October, stretching the golden quarter for retailers, according to a study commissioned by payments network Affirm.
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NewsConsumers remain cautious on spending ahead of the autumn Budget
UK consumers are still cautious about spending in the run-up to the autumn Budget at the end of the month, according to the Barclays Consumer Spend report.
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NewsOnline spending in the UK exceeded £1bn over Prime Day
UK online spending over Amazon’s two-day Prime event exceeded £1bn as consumers shopped across sites to compare prices and take advantage of bargains.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: Home Bargains takes crown as UK’s favourite value retailer
The retailer was named the country’s favourite value retailer in a Harris Poll survey shared exclusively with Retail Week
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FeatureCheap thrills: why didn’t the value sector nail sales during the cost-of-living crisis?
The cost-of-living crisis should’ve been the making of the UK’s biggest value-variety discounters but, largely, it wasn’t. Why?
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DataRanking: Tesco is the most valuable retail brand in the UK
The latest Kantar Brandz ranking values the country’s top grocer at $10.1bn (£7.6bn), making it the most valuable retail brand in the UK and eighth most valuable brand overall.
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AnalysisAI, Prime Day and heatwaves key factors driving UK online spend in 2026
Every year we see a mixed picture of consumer spend, but there are some factors that always seem to drive purchases. Warm weather, the summer of sport, Christmas, Black Friday, and other seasonal events often see consumers open their purses that little bit more.
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NewsIn-store ATMs linked to repeat visits and higher spend, according to new research
ATMs across retail stores influence repeat visits and drive more spend, according to research exclusively shared with Retail Week by financial self-service technology company, Atleos.
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AnalysisSustainable September: How retailers and shoppers are responding to the climate crisis
As William Reed’s annual Sustainable September campaign comes to a close, here is the must-read data analysis, interviews, news and insight into how retailers and consumers are responding to the climate crisis.
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Chart of the WeekTrust in grocers is at its lowest level in two years
The sector has struggled with public opinion ever since the inflation crisis. Does it matter?
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NewsCosts and supply chain disruption drive rise in UK retail sourcing from high-risk labour countries
Energy costs, inflation and supply chain disruption are changing how British retailers source their goods. The shift has come with an increase in procurement from countries with high risks to human and labour rights, according to research by sustainability rating agency EcoVadis and verified with official trade data.
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Chart of the WeekHigh-income households are the most likely to shop secondhand
Over half of households earning over £80,000 have used Vinted, compared with 34% of those earning under £20,000.