Back-to-school: How retailers can get it right
By Rob Shaw, SVP Global Sales at Fluent Commerce Every parent has been there: The last-minute rush to get back-to-school supplies just before the new year begins. [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup Semi Final hospitality sales set to peak at £32m as fans flock to local pubs
2 million consumers plan to tune in to the games from hospitality venues, boosting sales by £32m – the highest of all stages throughout the competition Hospitality [...]
2023 Women’s World Cup Quarter Finals’ retail and hospitality spending set to reach £145m
Retailers are expected to earn £116.3m in sales as consumers stock up for the Quarter Finals 1.9m consumers are set to visit hospitality venues, boosting sales by [...]
Live entertainment, holiday bookings and summer socialising boost hospitality and leisure sector in July
Supermarkets saw less growth in July as the rate of food price inflation slowed and Brits continue to look for ways to reduce the cost of the [...]
Working patterns cause footfall to double on Tuesdays in popular London shopping locations compared to 2022
Place Informatics, a provider of footfall and location visitor behaviour data, has seen a surprising new trend across popular London shopping destinations as changing working patterns are [...]
Gloucester Quays draws in record crowds for Food Festival
Peel L&P has announced record footfall for its Summer Food Festival at Gloucester Quays, the premier urban outlet in the South West. The event increased footfall over [...]
Fortnight of tennis gives 23 percent uplift in visits to shopping district
Visits to Wimbledon Village saw a 23 percent net uplift during the two weeks of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, while the town centre experienced an equivalent uplift [...]
Retail and hospitality sectors set to make £17.3 million as The Lionesses Take on Denmark this Friday
Retailers set to make £15.2m as 1.5m fans tune into England’s second group stage game from home Retailers expected to make £11.3m from food and drink sales [...]
Supermarket sales slow as Brits readjust spend ahead of summer holidays
Total Till growth slowed in July following the unusually high growths in June, brought on by the heatwaves and peak inflation Discounts and promotions account for 22.5 [...]
Retailer confidence soars at The Boulevard
Retailer confidence at Northern Ireland’s premier designer outlet is continuing to soar as existing tenants take more space to increase stock and add new lines. Long-time tenant, [...]
Hottest June on record gives stronger than expected uplift in retail sales
The latest ONS figures show retail sales volumes have increased by 0.7 percent in June 2023, driven by a rise in department stores (up 1.9 percent), household [...]
Women’s World Cup set to inject £579m into retail and hospitality sectors
Retailers set to see £464m boost as consumers stock up ahead of the game Hospitality venues expected to see £115m worth of sales from 4.9m pub goers [...]
Personalised digital engagement key to driving luxury purchases for 89 percent of UK shoppers
Amid economic uncertainty in the market, consumers’ luxury habits appear largely unaffected 89 percent of consumers expect to maintain or increase their online luxury purchases this year [...]
June’s warm weather boosted spending on clothing, pubs and outdoor retailers, yet restaurants continued to struggle as Brits cut back on dining out
Spending on clothing saw its highest growth in almost a year, as shoppers snapped up new summer outfits Restaurants fell at their sharpest rate since January, yet [...]
Get ready to soak up the summer vibes at Home & Gift!
Are you a buyer or retailer looking for the latest products all in one place? Then you need to be at the buyers’ festival of the summer [...]
Consumers driven online to save money on health and beauty as cost-of-living crisis bites
Consumers are now increasingly shopping online to find cheaper health and beauty products as the ongoing cost-of-living crisis drives shoppers away from preferred brands. The survey of [...]
Boohoo taps global icon, Barbie® to launch limited edition collection
Boohoo, global e-tailer has announced that they have teamed up with global icon Barbie® to launch a limited edition capsule collection that is equal parts feminine and [...]
Younger Brits leading rise in second-hand electronics sales, finds eBay Ads
New insights from eBay Ads show that while Black Friday is still important for electronics sales, interest in second-hand and refurbished tech is surging across the year, [...]
Supermarket sales heat up for ice-cream, soft drinks and treats as British shoppers embrace sunny days
Brits spend £1.1bn more on groceries in-store than this time last year, as online grocery sales slow. Convenience stores benefit with 11.3 percent growth in the last [...]
The store is now the most impulsive shopping channel for 54 percent of UK consumers, ADvendio’s research shows
The store is now the channel where consumers are most likely to make impulse purchases, according to the latest research from ADvendio, the omnichannel advertising solution provider. Original [...]
March 2024 issue
2024 A1 Buyers Guide
