Category: Retail
UK’s March online sales helped by Mother’s Day – but slide continues
In March 2023, UK online retail saw a -2.2.% Year-on-Year decline in revenue, against the -26% decline reported in 2022 There was a +9.4% Month-on-Month increase in revenue from February In the week leading up to Mother's Day (w/c 12th Mar), there was a +2.3% Week-on-Week increase in revenue For the first time in 23…
Currys pilots door-to-door collection service for recycling old tech
More than three-quarters of people in the UK (76%) feel guilty that they don't recycle properly Many have no idea that chargers, hair straighteners, headphones and even batteries can be recycled Currys is piloting a new collection service with experts on hand at drop-in sessions to raise awareness on recycling old tech The new pilot,…
Online retail sales continue to fall in February
In February 2023, UK online retail saw a -4.1% Year-on-Year decline in revenue There was a -7.8% decline in Month-on-Month growth from January February welcomed the first Week-on-Week total market revenue growth of 2023 at +1.4% (for w/c 19th Feb) IMRG reveals two new online retail categories in their index January blues seeped into February,…
Online sales growth returns to pre-pandemic levels
New analysis from IMRG has revealed that, for all the tumult of the past few years, online sales have actually grown by a similar amount that might have been expected if there was no pandemic. This analysis is drawn from the IMRG Online Retail Index, which tracks online sales for 200 retailers on a sample…
WFH is here to stay, suggests ONS report
A new Government report shows 40% of Brits are still working from home at least once a week. As if that wasn’t enough for High Street stores to deal with, it reveals the link between travelling to work and increased spending has collapsed. With big earners topping the list of home workers, retailers and employers…
Online sales see sharp decline in January, claims IMRG
In January 2023, ecommerce sales were down -2.2% Year-on-Year (YoY), that is against a massive decline of -22.5% in January 2022 Month-on-Month (MoM), January declined -28.7% relative to December. This MoM decline is sharper than typical for this time of year Traffic to online retail sites was down -5.2% YoY, against -7.7% in January 2022…
Retailers dreaming of last minute ‘Black Christmas’
Today’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) retail sales results show an unexpected fall in the amount of goods sold in November – despite the allure of Black Friday deals. The amount of goods Brits bought in November fell by -0.4% compared to October and tumbled -5.9% compared to November of last year. The home delivery…
6 Tips to Help Shop Online on Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Social media and the internet are riddled with enticing 'shopping bargains', often with price tags that seem too good to be true, especially on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here we offer 6 tips to help you spot the fakes... With the cost of living at an all-time high across the country, Brits are looking…
Hack Friday: Over 10 million Brits victim of online shopping scams
Over 10 million Brits have fallen victim to online shopping scams, it was revealed today, as 19 million UK shoppers prepare to embark on the biggest bargain hunts of the year. Research from cybersecurity company NordVPN can reveal that 20.7% of UK adults have been scammed while shopping online — equivalent to 10.6 million people. With Black Friday just a…
Just 1 in 7 Black Friday deals genuine, claims Which?
Only one in seven (14%) Black Friday deals offer a genuine discount, according to new Which? research which finds the vast majority of promotions are cheaper or the same price in the six months before the sales extravaganza. The consumer association analysed 214 Black Friday deals last year at seven major home and tech retailers…
