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Six lasting consumer legacies three years on from lockdown

Customer
23 Mar 2023
by Paul Skeldon
Today marks three years since the start of the UK’s first lockdown. So, which consumer trends adopted during the pandemic have stood the test...
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ABF says it keeps costs lower through efficient store distribution and economies of scale. Image courtesy Primark

ABF still confident in store-only Primark model – despite missing out on estimated £2bn in sales during lockdowns

Strategy and Innovation
9 Nov 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Primark missed out on an estimated £2bn in sales while its stores were closed for Covid-19 lockdowns and trading restrictions during its last financial...
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UK shoppers saved nearly £200bn in lockdown – and now plan to make next Christmas one to remember

Peak
5 Aug 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Shoppers will buy online as they spend lockdown savings this Black Friday and Christmas
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Shoppers are buying from Boots both online and in-store. Image courtesy of Walgreen Boots Alliance

Boots’ third-quarter sales recover both on and offline as UK starts to emerge from lockdown

Location
2 Jul 2021
by Chloe Rigby
Boots’ retail sales grew by 38.7% during the quarter, as high street footfall started to recover alongside lockdown easing. Online sales grew by 42.3%, nonetheless
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Shops in city centres have closed at a faster rate than in towns or villages. Image: Adobe Stock

A year on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, has the way UK shoppers buy changed for good?

COVID-19
23 Mar 2021
by Chloe Rigby
A year ago today, non-essential retail closed in the first Covid-19 lockdown. How has the way we buy changed since then – and what happens next?
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PEAK 2020 Visitors return to high streets – but footfall and planned spending both still appear to be down on last year

Peak
14 Dec 2020
by Chloe Rigby
InternetRetailing rounds up the latest news, insights and trends on how retailers and customers are responding to peak trading this year
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Retail charity welcomes new lockdown rules but warns store staff are likely to feel more stressed

COVID-19
13 Oct 2020
by Chloe Rigby
The decision to allow English retailers to keep trading, wherever they are in the new three-tier system of local lockdowns, is likely to mean...
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A third of UK retailers have launched new lockdown ‘insperiences’: study

Customer
30 Jun 2020
by Chloe Rigby
A third of UK retailers have launched new products or services aimed at lockdown living, a new study suggests
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Stepping out of lockdown: how do retail businesses trade now?

Strategy and Innovation
12 Jun 2020
by Chloe Rigby
Non-essential retailers – and their staff – face a very different environment from the one they left behind on March 23 when they closed their shops...
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New GDP figures show the economic impact of coronavirus lockdown on retail

COVID-19
12 Jun 2020
by Chloe Rigby
New official figures today suggest GDP (gross domestic product) from retail fell by 8.9% in the three months to April 2020 as a result...
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