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Post-Christmas returns: 1.41 billion pounds of items returning to retailers

Brits are expected to return their unwanted and ill-fitting Christmas presents this week, with 1.41 billion pounds worth of items expected to be returned to retailers following the festive season, according to ParcelHero. Royal Mail added that January 2, 2024, dubbed “take back Tuesday,” would see returns of online purchases increasing by 52...

Retail

Brits to spend 2 billion pounds on Singles Day

British consumers are expected to slash 2 billion pounds on November 11 as UK shoppers embrace Singles Day, according to research from ParcelHero. Singles Day, which originated in China in 1993, is the world’s largest retail event and takes place on the eleventh day of the eleventh month every year. In 2022, shoppers worldwide spent 112 billion...

Retail

Lockdown research shows a fifth of Brits are “social shoppers”

Lockdown has led to a 95 percent increase in social commerce, according to new research from home delivery firm ParcelHero, which suggests that a fifth of Brits have become “social shoppers”. The research reveals that British consumers have been adapting their sale habits, instead of hitting the high street they have been flocking to Facebook,...