Black Friday 2019: predictions and trends for UK retail Image source: Starline – Freepik.com Originating in the US as a post-Thanksgiving start to Christmas shopping, Black Friday has garnered popularity in the UK and transformed into a week-long event of retail sales and discounts. Retail Insight Network takes a look at what the retail industry…
What Black Friday can learn from Singles Day Image source: Retail Gazette Alibaba’s Singles’ Day shopping event – also known as 11.11 – raked in £34.45 billion last year, while Black Friday fell behind. What is China doing right? And how can UK retailers learn from them to boost seasonal sales? There no doubting that…
14 UK Cinemas Could Soon Be Equipped With Solar Panels Image source: environment journal 14 UK cinemas could have solar panels fitted to their roofs after Empire Cinemas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US solar firm, Solar Alliance. According to Empire Cinemas each of its cinemas has a rooftop capacity to support approximately 200…
More than half of over-65s are now shopping online The percentage of older people ordering items from the web shot up to 54% over the past year. More than half of UK adults aged 65 and over are now shopping online, according to new figures. The percentage of older people ordering items from the web…
Food businesses to include full list of ingredients as Government introduces ‘Natasha’s Law’ A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today in a drive to protect the country’s two million food allergy sufferers. Following the tragic death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager…
Online shopping will account for more than half of all retail sales in the UK within the next 10 years, new research has predicted. Ecommerce sales will gobble up 53% of the retail market by 2028, up from 19% currently, according to a report by Retail Economics and law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The research,…
Amazon brings online sellers to UK high street in pop-up stores LONDON (Reuters) – Online retail giant Amazon said it would open pop-up shops in Britain to give more than 100 small online businesses an opportunity to sell on the high street for the first time. The first of the 10 stores, which are…
27% of UK consumers would buy a car online without viewing it 27% of UK buyers would be happy to buy a car online, having never seen the vehicle in person. A recent study of UK consumers, conducted by automotive retailer Peter Vardy, found that 39% stating prefer online shopping as they don’t have to…
Poundland owner upbeat as revenue rises to £811m Pepkor Europe has reported a rise in quarterly and half-year sales for its flagship discount chain Poundland. Revenue in Poundland increased 3.1 per cent in the second quarter, while during the half-year period ending March 31, revenues grew 1.6 per cent to €920 million (£811 million).…
Carpetright reveals new partnership with Furniture Village Carpetright has teamed up with Furniture Village and opened its first concession with the British furniture retailer. Furniture Village revealed the concession at its 3000sq ft Guildford store, which will sell 89 different product ranges including laminate, vinyl, wood and luxury vinyl tiles. Carpetright’s employees will work as staff…