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UK shoppers to spend 1 billion pounds online this Black Friday

UK retailers should batten down the hatches and prepare for this year's slew of seasonal discounting days is about to begin. With last year's holiday shopping bonanza Black Friday raking in a cool 810 million pounds online, this year's discount frenzy is expected to see UK consumers spend a whopping 1.07 billion pounds online. This would see the...

Retail

UK consumer footfall to hit high note on December 23

Visitor footfall within the UK's shopping centers and high streets is predicted to reach its peak on Tuesday, December 23 as shoppers scramble to purchase last minute Christmas gifts before the big day on Thursday. According to Experian, footfall is predicted to increase 53 percent compared to the daily average on December 23 following 'Panic...

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Christmas shoppers 'leaving it later than ever' in the search of the best price

As more and more UK consumers are predicted to leave their Christmas shopping until the last possible moment in the hopes of scoring the best prices, online retailers may need to brace themselves for what could be the busiest December yet. According to reports from Experian, global information services company and Shoppercentric, independent...

Design

How the World Cup may impact UK retailers

As the start of the World Cup looms closer, UK retailers across the country should be preparing for a drop in customer footfall, due to the numberof kick off times for the football tournament, warns retail intelligence firm Experian Footfall. By analyzing data from the previous World Cup in South Africa, in 2010, the firm noted a correlation...

Fashion

Boxing Day breaks online retail records

British shoppers made 129 million visits to retail websites on Boxing Day setting a new retail record for the sixth year in a row. Figures released by global information services company Experian show that visit figures were up by 15 percent compared to December 26 last year, making it the biggest online shopping day ever. The increase has been...

Fashion

UK shoppers to spend 45 millions hours shopping online over Christmas

Come Christmas Eve tonight, UK e-retailers are expected to see a 22 percent increase in visits compared to last year, receiving an estimated number of 105 million visits, according to the latest data published by Experian, the global information services company. Experian's data also revealed that UK consumers are expected to make 117 millions...

Fashion

‘Middle Cyber Monday’ outshines ‘Cyber Monday’

Data collected by Experian has confirmed that 'Middle Cyber Monday', the second Monday of December, has eclipsed 'Cyber Monday' for the first time as the biggest online shopping day of the year in the UK. Experian Hitwise, the online competitive intelligence tool, registered that British online shoppers paid 120 million visits to retail websites...

Design

Cyber Monday UK's biggest online shopping day

Cyber Monday this year was the UK's largest online shopping day to date, as British shoppers managed to spend 15.3 million hours purchasing items online and paid 115 million visits to their favorite digital boutiques on the 2nd of December. Shoppers spent an average of 81.67 pounds per person and pushed up sales 31.6 percent compared to Cyber...

Fashion

21.5% shoppers more in Boxing Day

The number of people visiting shops on Boxing Day was 21.5% up on a year ago as stores put on unprecedented numbers of discounts to boost trade up. Online shopping on Monday rocketed by 40%. British shoppers are flocking to the post-Christmas sales including online, where heavy promotions have tempted consumers away from the high street, a...

Fashion

Sweaty Betty undertakes customer analysis

Sweaty Betty, the women’s fashion sportswear retailer, has undertaken a customer analysis and profiling exercise with Experian UK to gain a detailed insight into its customer profiles and buying behaviours. This research has also aided the retailer into best new retail locations to attract customers and ultimately target growth. Using...

Fashion

London shopper numbers fall in May

The latest Retail Footfall Index from Experian revealed a 4.4 per cent month-on-month fall, more pronounced than the usual drop in shopper numbers due to the two Bank Holidays and early summer weather that traditionally knock May footfall. Year-on-year UK shopper numbers fell by 2.4 per cent during May. A 0.1 per cent rise in numbers in the...

Fashion

April saw shopper numbers increase

The gloom on the high street saw sunny moments in April as shopper numbers increased for the first time in nine months. According to the Experian Retail FootFall Index a month-on-month increase of 0.9 per cent was evident between March and April, suggesting shoppers are returning to the high street despite the credit crunch and slowdown in the...