Special reports

Access to exclusive in-depth research and analysis on an extensive breadth of retailer issues.

This library of Retail Week reports provides in-depth insight on a range of topics, from digital transformation to diversity and inclusion, to the influential people who are blazing a trail in retail.

Our latest reports

  • How Theyll Spend It 2025 report

    How They’ll Spend It 2025

    2024-12-12T07:00:00+00:00Promotional research for and

    Exclusive research with 1,000 UK consumers on  where they intend to spend in 2025

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    The Innovation Report 2024

    2024-11-14T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for , and

    50 global retailers, one Innovation Report. Discover the top businesses for tech transformation as decided by Retail Week’s team of journalists, analysts and experts

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    Talking Shop 2024

    2024-11-06T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    We survey 500 UK frontline staff to find out what motivates them, the challenges they navigate and the opportunities that lie ahead

More special reports

  • Illustration of a grocery bag emerging from a mobile phone. Text reads: Retail Week Connect in partnership with PayPal: Grocery Innovators: Redefining Food Retail

    Grocery Innovators

    2024-10-10T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Innovation and transformation are essential parts of supermarket strategies

  • Retail2025

    Retail 2025

    2024-09-26T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Exclusive: 43 retail leaders from 39 businesses reveal their strategies for 2025

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    The Fastest Way to Lose Consumers

    2024-09-11T06:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Honest opinions from 1,000 consumers on AI, marketing and data

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    The Christmas Forecast 2024

    2024-07-04T08:42:00+01:00Promotional research for , and

    All roads lead to the golden quarter for UK retail, which has the power to make or break businesses. Therefore, having the right strategy in place is essential.

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    Retail 100

    2024-06-06T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for , , and

    Celebrating retail’s most influential leaders

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    AI Adopters

    2024-06-04T06:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Meet the 10 AI Adopters and learn from their market-leading strategies.

  • Shopper unlocked report cover

    Shopper Unlocked

    2024-05-22T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Exclusive insight into the psyche of UK online shoppers in 2024.

  • Future Leaders 2024

    Future Leaders 2024

    2024-03-28T06:30:00+00:00Promotional research for

    Discover the 30 CEOs in waiting and let us know what you think of our predictions.

  • Supply Chain 2025 report cover

    Supply Chain 2025

    2024-03-19T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for , and

    Retail Week’s annual blueprint for supply chain success.

  • The UK's Top 30 Ecommerce Retailers 2024 artwork

    The UK’s Top 30 Ecommerce Retailers

    2024-03-14T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for , and

    Winning strategies for sustainable growth.

  • Top 30 Most Productive Retailers report

    The UK’s Top 30 Most Productive Retailers 2024

    2024-03-07T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    This report fully illuminates the methods driving retailer’s productivity strategies.

  • The Tech List 2024

    The Tech List 2024

    2024-02-29T06:30:00+00:00

    Retail Week’s definitive index of the world’s top 50 digital leaders has published. Find out who you should be learning from and working with when it comes to tech transformation

  • How They'll Spend It report cover. Text reads: Retail Week Connect in partnership with nShift, How They'll Spend It: The real shopping priorities of UK consumers 2024

    How They’ll Spend It 2024

    2023-12-07T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    The real shopping priorities of UK consumers

  • Braze Beyond the Hype report

    Beyond the Hype

    2023-10-06T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    How AI in UK retail has moved to the mainstream

  • Retail 2024 report cover

    Retail 2024

    2023-09-28T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    The bosses of leading retailers have spoken in-depth to Retail Week for its annual flagship report.

  • Lessons in Loyalty

    Lessons in Loyalty

    2023-09-27T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    How can you cut through the noise in a world where consumers are hypersensitive to price, crave authenticity and have retailers queuing up to give it to them? 

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    Retail 100 2023

    2023-09-12T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Retail Week’s annual celebration of the sector’s top 100 individuals has landed. Back for its 18th year, the Retail 100 index recognises the inspiring leaders driving people, purpose and profits.

  • Graphic text reading: A World Retail Congress and Retail Week Connect publication, The Global Innovation Report: 18 Retailers Blazing a Trail, produced in association with Informatica. Access now

    The Global Innovation Report

    2023-08-24T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    This report showcases the technology, data and new thinking being drawn upon by global retailers in 18 markets to drive innovation in all areas of business.

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    The Christmas Forecast 2023

    2023-07-13T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Retail’s most lucrative time of the year, the golden quarter has the power to make or break businesses – so nailing your strategy is essential.

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    Retail Changemakers

    2023-07-06T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Featuring exclusive sales forecasts, Retail Week analysts have identified fifteen global retailers and brands that are excelling in supply chain operations. Meet the Retail Changemakers

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    Talking Shop

    2023-06-28T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    530 UK store staff reveal what they really want from retailers

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    The UK’s Top 30 Most Productive Retailers

    2023-05-25T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Asos, Victorian Plumbing and Zalando are top of the productivity leaderboard, Retail Week’s new report reveals.

  • Illustration showing images of supply chain workers. Text reads: Supply Chain 2024: 50 leaders on their boards' strategy and future vision

    Supply Chain 2024

    2023-04-04T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    What should your supply chain and IT strategy look like in the year ahead? We asked 50 leaders from inside the industry and the results were staggering.

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    Future Leaders

    2023-03-15T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    Retail Week journalists, analysts and headhunters have looked into their crystal balls to forecast just who are the industry’s CEOs in waiting. Discover the 30 talented people predicted to become retail CEOs 

  • The UKs Top 30 Ecommerce Retailers cover

    The UK’s Top 30 Ecommerce Retailers

    2023-03-02T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    In a Retail Week first, this report features an exclusive ranking of the UK’s 30 biggest ecommerce retailers by FY22 forecast online sales as compiled by our analyst team

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    Catalogues: Connecting with consumers. Converting sales

    2023-02-08T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    Online shopping might bring ease and convenience to shoppers, but they also crave time away from their screens, and tactile, sensory experiences. This is where direct mail, and specifically, catalogues come in.

  • Crisis and the consumer report cover

    Crisis and the consumer

    2022-12-06T06:00:00+00:00Promotional research for

    Half of consumers plan to spend less this Christmas and 40% are looking to spend the same as last year, a major new research report from Retail Week reveals.

  • Tech List 2022

    The Tech List

    2022-10-25T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    The Tech List is an essential read for retailers and brands looking for insights on the hottest digital trends, who to partner with and where to prioritise investment.

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    Retail 2023

    2022-10-06T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Retail 2023 will give you fresh inspiration to weather the coming months and help you build a resilient set of strategies to make 2023 a success.

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    The Christmas Forecast 2022

    2022-07-13T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Exclusive data reveals how retail sales will fare this Christmas

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    Future Formats

    2022-06-30T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    How are leading retailers and brands giving consumers the real-life experiences they crave?

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    The Digital Spend Report

    2022-06-23T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    How 50 retail leaders are investing in frictionless tech futures

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    Retail 100 2022

    2022-06-16T05:30:00+01:00Promotional research for

    Retail Week’s annual celebration of the sector’s 100 most influential individuals  

  • Great Store Revival

    The Great Store Revival

    2022-06-09T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for

    New data reveals top 30 UK retailers by store growth

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