Category: Industry Comment

Budget considerations for retailers welcomed

With the Chancellor Philip Hammond (pictured) having announced the Autumn Budget, NFU Mutual business sector specialist Mark Easy was

Sluggish speeds show UK’s e-retailers are unprepared for seasonal splurge

A study of the UK’s leading e-retailers has revealed that poor page speeds are putting their Black Friday and

Numbers of online retailers taking ‘showroom’ stores increases as internet sales slow

A growing number of formerly ‘pure-play’ online retailers are taking physical stores as the rate of internet sales growth

eBay reveals Black Friday insights

Online sales portal eBay has released some figures from Black Friday 2016, ahead of the sales event this year,

Volume shows slight growth in October retail sales, but issues persist

The latest retail sales statistics for October revealed slight growth – but this was seemingly just a bump in

Black Friday is back: how to fight the battle

Cloud EPoS innovator Ian Tomlinson of RetailStore talks Black Friday and how retailers can deal with the changes to

BRC: October marks ‘meagre month’ for retail sales

October was a challenging month for UK retailers, according to the latest figures released by the British Retail Consortium

High inflation rather than strong volumes to drive Christmas spend this year, figures claim

Non-food retailers will continue to struggle this Christmas with sales expected to show year-on-year growth of only 1.2% in

Discounts of 30% or more attract ‘cherry-pickers’ who don’t buy again

Customers whose first purchase is discounted by over 30% are less likely to buy from that brand again, according

Complaining consumers target retailers through social media

New research conducted by HSO has revealed that 36% of consumers would use social media to complain about a

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