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The Retail Experience Economy 2.0
Find out how the experience economy is being impacted by the cost of living crisis & many other factors.
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Top 5 strategies for retailers & brands to combat rising inflation & operating costs
Discover our top 5 strategies for retailers & brands to help combat rising inflation & operating costs.
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The Big Squeeze: Pressure on consumer finances, rising inflation & money management
Discover the 4 financial personas of consumer spending & how rising inflation & household bills are impacting behaviour
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Impact of the metaverse on the retail industry
Is the metaverse going to be the next big thing? Download our report to find out what retailers should be thinking about & how customer journeys could change.
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The Future of Online Delivery for the Retail Industry
Discover the impact of the ongoing shift to online retail within key European markets & how it's affecting consumer behaviour & retailer's operations.
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Future of European Apparel Industry: Evolution of Stores
See where the future of the European apparel industry is heading & how physical stores & their purpose is fast evolving.
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Outlook for the UK Retail & Consumer Industry 2022
Get your free Outlook for UK Retail 2022 report: economic outlook, forecasts, Covid-19 impacts, online, supply chains...
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Covid-19 and the Future of Takeaway
This report looks into the valuable economic, social and cultural contribution made by the UK takeaway sector in 2020.
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The UK Grocery Market: Five Key Trends to 2025
This report explores five emerging retail trends in the Food & Grocery sector towards 2025 (consumer behaviour, online).
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The True Cost of Online Retail
This research looks at the online retail channel & investigates the real operating costs & profit margins for retailers.
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Outlook for UK Retail and Leisure 2021
This report looks at challenges facing UK retail in 2021 in context of Covid-19 & other key structural changes unfolding.
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Covid-19 and the Future of Retail Supply Chains
This report explores retail supply chain networks & key disruptive factors: Covid-19, security, labour, technology, ESG etc.
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The Connected Retail Customer Journey and Digitalisation
Explore the connected retail customer journey & the importance of digital as online engagement soars in this current era.
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Understanding the retail customer journey for the fashion industry
Discover insight into the retail fashion customer journey (stage 1) - consumers first interact with retailers & brands.
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Structural Changes for UK Food & Grocery Sector
In a pre-Covid era, this research report looks at consumer behaviour & the impact of Brexit on how consumers shop for Food.
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Economic Outlook for the UK Retail Industry and the Impact of Covid-19
Explore the outlook for the UK retail sector & 5 underlying trends that will reshape the industry from Covid-19 impacts.
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Consumers and the New Normal: Exploring the impact of the coronavirus on European retail
What is the 'new normal' going to look like for retail in the EU? This report examines this in detail & offers insight.
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The Contribution of the Takeaway Market to the UK Economy
How does the UK takeaway industry impact the UK economy? This report looks at the valuable economic & social contribution.
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The Retail Cash Crunch: The Impact of COVID-19 on Major Non-Food UK Retailers
How long can UK retailers' cash reserves last? This report looks at Covid-19 impacts, consumer behaviour & profit margins.
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What's happening to Retail Property?
Exploring the contributing factors of how physical retail property is changing: rise of online, shopper behaviour & more.
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The impact of AI on the UK retail industry
A look into how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the UK retail industry, at all stages of the customer journey.
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The Digital Tipping Point: 2019 Retail Report
Unearths insights into causative forces driving digital customer journeys & reveals differences across consumer segments.
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Impact of the Coronavirus on Retailers
This report explores the impact of the initial stages of Covid-19 on the UK retail & leisure industry back in March 2020.
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2020 UK Retail and Leisure Outlook
The outlook for the UK retail industry 2020 from a pre-Covid-19 perspective. Research, commentary & analysis of factors.
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Retail Economics/RBS Outlook for UK Retail 2019
Find out what's in store for UK retail in 2019 & beyond. Discover current factors affecting retailer and consumer alike.
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The Retail Experience Economy: The Behavioural Revolution
This work explores four realms of retail experiences that have been quantified & discusses their impact shopper behaviour.
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UK Retail Sales & Forecasts: Category Analysis 2021/2022

This article looks at UK retail sales in 2021 & provides forecasts for sales in different retail categories for 2022 read more
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5 Key Retail Trends in 2022

Discover the 5 key retail trends for 2022: Online, rebalancing physical, supply chains, sustainability & profitability read more
Macroeconomic factors impacting UK retail economics Article

Macroeconomic factors impacting retail in 2022

What the the macroeconomic headwinds & tailwinds impacting UK retail in 2022 & what does this mean for retailers? read more
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Impact of Covid-19 on convenience grocery shopping

This short article looks at the impact of Covid-19 on convenience grocery shopping & includes themes like footfall, working from home & sales growth. read more
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