Alan Monahan writes: I wonder how many of our retailers have enjoyed strong Mother’s Day sales. I was interested to see that despite the growing scale of the opportunity more than half of shoppers surveyed by marketing firm Savvy said that Mother’s Day products in shops were “boring and lacked inspiration”. Retail expenditure is
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Alan Monahan writes: While UK online retail sales rose a respectable 12% year-on-year in January, the gifts sector was at an eight-year high – up a staggering 62% YoY, according to IMRG and Capgemini. The average basket value (ABV) for online retailers was recorded as £85 in January – up from £79 a year earlier
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Online retail is expected to see significant growth in deliveries over the next four years, according to a new report from Barclays, as people increasingly use smartphones and tablets to place orders and take advantage of new flexible and convenient delivery options. The research, independently commissioned by Barclays’ Retail and Transport & Logistics banking sector
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Friday December 27 saw a record boom for online retailers, who had their busiest day in history as consumers bagged bargains from the comfort of their own homes. A total of £590 million was reaped by etailers from British consumers, a 20 per cent increase on last year according to internet retailing association IMRG. As
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