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PEAK 2022 ‘Bleak Friday’ on the cards as shoppers moderate spend and retailer costs rocket

Peak
2 Nov 2022
by Paul Skeldon
Falling consumer spending inculcated by the cost of living crisis and impending recession is likely to see Black Friday sales down 5%
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EDITORIAL Calling for action: accessible websites, rethinking stores and sustainability

Editorial
2 Nov 2021
by Chloe Rigby
In today’s InternetRetailing newsletter we’re reporting on a series of issues – from accessibility to sustainability – that retailers are set to benefit from, as...
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Peak 2021 Why shoppers will (probably) spend less online than last Black Friday: IMRG

Peak
1 Nov 2021
by Chloe Rigby
IMRG polled 60 retailers on when they plan to launch their Black Friday campaigns in 2021, and found that a third plan to start them...
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Shops in city centres have closed at a faster rate than in towns or villages. Image: Adobe Stock

Online sales grow fast in locked-down March – with a strong recovery for clothing sales and a fall in beer and wine sales: BRC and IMRG

Industry
13 Apr 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Online sales continued to grow quickly during March, the final month of lockdown 3.0. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says almost 60% of sales...
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New forecasts put figures on how much bigger online shopping will be this Christmas than last

Peak
9 Nov 2020
by Chloe Rigby
The IMRG and the Centre for Retail Research have both produced figures suggesting a fast rise in ecommerce sales in the run up to Christmas...
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Online growth continues, prompting retailers to manage peak demand by bringing Christmas offers forward

Peak
16 Oct 2020
by Chloe Rigby
IMRG says online sales grew by 42% year-on-year in September, with multichannel retailers continuing to outperform online-only pureplays as internet shopping becomes...
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Warnings of strong ecommerce demand this Christmas as customers shift online – threatening in-store jobs

Peak
25 Sep 2020
by Chloe Rigby
Online demand is set to be stronger than ever this Christmas, following the trend that has seen retail sales shift online and faster during the...
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EDITORIAL Online sales fall while store sales appear to improve: insights into UK retail

Editorial
21 Feb 2020
by Chloe Rigby
It seems that a lack of confidence, influenced to an extent by Brexit uncertainty, has held back customer demand to the extent that more discounting...
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Black Friday and Christmas growth set to be low or non-existent, predicts IMRG

Peak
13 Nov 2019
by Paul Skeldon
IMRG anticipates growth of just 2-3% for the Black Friday period – defined as an eight-day period running from 25 November through 2 December...
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Falling clothing sales drag down online sales growth in September: IMRG

Industry
22 Oct 2019
by Chloe Rigby
Online shoppers spent less on clothes in September than they did at the same time last year, dragging down the overall ecommerce growth rate for...
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