All Data articles – Page 37
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NewsConsumer confidence boosted in February as vaccine rollout continues
Consumer confidence jumped in February as the UK looks forward to a post-pandemic future.
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DataData: How Tesco and Sainsbury’s Aldi price schemes match up
Earlier this month Sainsbury’s followed competitor Tesco’s lead in launching its very own Aldi price match. Retail Week analyses how the two schemes compare.
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DataData: Shoppers most excited to return to Primark after lockdown
Consumers feel more comfortable now about returning to stores than they did last May, exclusive research for Retail Week has shown, and shoppers are most excited to return to Primark.
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AnalysisData: Which retail sectors will thrive in 2021?
After a stormy 2020 that BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson called the “worst year on record” for retail sales growth, the under-pressure sector is hoping 2021 brings a sunnier outlook
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DataData: New CEO appointments tumble in turbulent year for retail
New retail chief executive appointments tumbled in 2020 while the hiring of female and minority candidates plateaued, according to new analysis from Korn Ferry.
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AnalysisData: 78% of global shoppers will wait for promotions in 2021
More than three quarters of consumers say they will be likely to wait for promotional offers post-pandemic before they make a purchase, a Retail Week report reveals.
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NewsRetail footfall slides in January amid UK's third lockdown
Retail footfall dropped in January across all destinations as the UK went into lockdown for the third time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionJonathon Ringer: ‘Next wave of digital transformation will be inside retailers’
Even before the Covid-19 crisis, retail had been transformed by the impact of digital.
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DataData: Grocery sales soar as record Christmas stretches into January
The festive cheer has rolled on into the new year for grocers, with data showing that customers’ record food and drink spending from December continued into January.
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DataData: The full impact of Covid-19 on retail footfall in 2020
Springboard has published its annual footfall review for 2020 and the figures drive home the catastrophic effect coronavirus had on all retail venues.
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NewsVaccine promises do little to boost consumer confidence
Consumer confidence dropped at the beginning of the year, despite promises that the vaccine would bring life back to normal.
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DataLeague table: The UK’s busiest retail websites – Christmas 2020
Marketplace giants Amazon and eBay dominated the battle to attract online shoppers over the crucial Christmas trading period, new data has revealed.
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NewsOnline sales growth hits 13-year high on back of strong December
Online sales growth reached its highest level in more than a decade last year as the Covid-19 pandemic spurred a shift in shopping habits.
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AnalysisStrategic report: Five winning pricing strategies for 2021
With consumers still tightening their purse strings, this year could prove to be a rocky road for retailers who don’t have the right pricing strategy. Read Retail Week’s new report to find out how AI could optimise pricing and drive loyalty.
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NewsDecember footfall plunges as retailers plead for more government support
Retailers have renewed calls for the government to provide the sector with greater financial support after footfall plunged during December.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2020
Find out how retailers performed during the critical 2020 Christmas trading period with our league table comparing sales.
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NewsDecember shop prices drop as retailers chase Christmas spend
Shop prices in December fell as retailers attempted to rake in last-minute Christmas spend.
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NewsNext gloomier on store sales as pandemic changes shopper behaviour
Next has changed its outlook on the prospects for bricks-and-mortar stores as more shoppers switch their spend online amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsRecord Christmas supermarket sales as lockdown curbs spending elsewhere
UK supermarkets saw record-breaking sales in December, fuelled by coronavirus restrictions that forced non-essential retailers to close stores in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsPost-Christmas footfall drops as shoppers stay home
Retail footfall during the period after Christmas declined across all destinations as tighter coronavirus restrictions came in across the UK.