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Following the latest announcement from WH Smith that it is set to partner with Deliveroo in a rapid delivery trial, which will make 600 products available for delivery within 20 minutes to shoppers purchasing from 10 stores across the UK; Kunaal Shah, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers their view: […]
More casual office wear expected as athleisure market set to grow by 25% to $551 billion by 2025, says GlobalData
As two in five people globally have continued to work from home in 2022*, demand for comfortable athleisure has remained high, according to GlobalData. However, with 55%** saying that they are still wearing these clothes for more than just sport activities, the leading data and analytics company notes that this ongoing casualization will start to […]
Tesco partnership will broaden Homebase’s appeal, says GlobalData
Following reports that Homebase is to launch in Tesco stores: Kate Ormrod, Principal Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on this news: “With 73% of Homebase DIY shoppers buying food & grocery from Tesco, the deal will bring greater convenience for Homebase’s existing shoppers, while also opening it […]
Easter spending in the UK to reach £1.7 billion in 2022, says GlobalData
UK Easter spend is forecast to rise by 4.2% this year to reach £1.7 billion, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. The main driver of growth for the occasion will be seasonal food & drink owing to high inflation in the food & grocery sector in 2022, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Indeed, 38.0% […]
Sportswear and luxury apparel brands primed for metaverse success, observes GlobalData
Sportswear and luxury apparel brands are well-placed to succeed in the metaverse, particularly those with a strong brand identity and high levels of loyalty among the digitally literate younger consumers. Both the categories flourished in 2021 owing to the altered consumer behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Both […]
TJX job listings triple in 2021 with a focus on retail store operations, finds GlobalData
In a world of bargain hunters, TJX Companies—the owner of brands such as TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods that offer high-quality goods at lower prices—has listed 69,000 roles in 2021, representing a three-fold jump over 2020, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics Database. The leading data and analytics company notes that TJX’s increased listings are mainly […]
Next and Boohoo wisely invest in booming UK online health & beauty market worth £6.6 billion in 2025, says GlobalData
Next and Boohoo’s decision to launch their own health & beauty ranges is a wise investment as the UK online health & beauty market is forecast to flourish, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4% between 2019 and 2025, equivalent to £6.6 billion in 2025*, according to GlobalData. The leading data and […]
UK will lose its top spot in the European duty free market as spend is forecast to fall 70% by 2025, says GlobalData
UK duty free spend is forecast to plummet by 70% between 2019 and 2025 owing to new rules introduced in January 2021 which only enable alcohol and tobacco to be purchased duty free*. Germany and France will overtake the UK’s number one position to become Europe’s biggest duty free markets, by 2025. The UK’s share […]
Omnichannel strategy to help Nykaa gain its foot in Indian cosmetics and fashion space, observes GlobalData
Eyeing for omnichannel expansion, Indian fashion and beauty retailer Nykaa plans to strengthen its offline presence and open 300 physical stores in 2022. The company’s omnichannel expansion plan sets it on course to make its foothold stronger than before in the Indian cosmetics and fashion domain. Besides consolidating its presence, it is set to accelerate […]
Personal financial insecurities stifling retail sector recovery in APAC, observes GlobalData
With the COVID-19 pandemic still creating mayhem, majority (88%*) of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) consumers were going through a phase of financial insecurities during Q4 2021 due to factors like job losses, pay-cuts and various other reasons. Even after 2021, these concerns still exist among the shoppers that have subsequently contributed to the retail sales decline […]
Rise in consumer demand to help APAC duty-free retail market reach pre-pandemic levels in 2023, forecasts GlobalData
Asia-Pacific (APAC) remains the fastest growing and the largest market for duty-free retail products accounting for 60% of the global duty-free sales in 2020. It is expected to cross pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023 as normalcy returns to the market and customer demand picks up, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The APAC region […]
Business diversification strategies to help Reliance Retail achieve greater heights in 2022, finds GlobalData
Reliance Retail witnessed a 10.5% hike in revenues during the second quarter of 2021-22 with the sales valued at INR45.4bn (USD0.6bn) compared to INR41.1bn (USD0.5bn) a year ago. The retailer’s business diversification strategy along with continuous advancements in existing operations will help it to scale new highs in 2022, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and […]
Proposed GST rate hike will further delay apparel market recovery in India, says GlobalData
India has recently announced an increase in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on apparel and footwear products from 5% to 12%, effective from 1 January 2022. At a time when India is already struggling to recover from the COVID-19 impact, any hike in GST rates will further delay the recovery of apparel sales in the […]
COVID-19 induced shopping behavior to drive APAC online retail sales at 14.4% CAGR through 2025, forecasts GlobalData
Due to COVID-19 induced economic uncertainty, the spending behavior of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) customers has transformed. While the retail sales in the region are anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%, online sales are projected to grow at a 14.4% CAGR during 2020-25, estimates GlobalData, a leading data and analytics […]
Asia-Pacific accounts for nearly 50% of global online retail payments market, reveals GlobalData
Growing smartphone and Internet penetration as well as massive increase in e-commerce are driving the Asia-Pacific (APAC) online retail payments market. As a result, the region accounted for approximately 50% of the global online retail payments market in 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s Retail Intelligence Center, the […]
2022 predictions: Checkout-free stores set for rapid international expansion, the addition of more non-food stores, and increased competition for Amazon, says GlobalData
Also known as ‘ambient commerce’, checkout-free shopping allows customers to walk straight out with the items they want, as a range of technology tracks their movements and automatically charges their accounts. According to company filing analytics by GlobalData, the number of mentions of ambient commerce in retail company filings more than doubled from 157 in […]
Delivery innovations in retail crucial for meeting the rapidly growing e-commerce demand in APAC, finds GlobalData
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, 90%* of the consumers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are spending more time ‘online’, thus leading to an increase in customers’ expenditure on e-commerce products. Hence, retailers must come up with innovative delivery solutions to meet this changed customers’ expectations and rapidly growing e-commerce demand, says GlobalData, a […]
Financial insecurities to slowdown APAC retail sales growth rate in 2021, says GlobalData
The general impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is still of great concern for most of the consumers with 66%* of the respondents expressing deep concerns about their financial situation uncertainties, thus restricting the shoppers from spending freely on retail goods, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Among the concerned […]
Festive excitement boosts online retail sales in India, says GlobalData
With the festive excitement boosting the online sales, and tier 2/3 cities contributing more than before, the online retail sales in India are expected to grow from INR3,317bn (US$46.2bn) in 2020 to INR3,936bn (US$53.8bn) in 2021, forecasts GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Flipkart reported record sales in its ‘Big Billion’ days 2021 with […]
A more social Christmas will support Card Factory on its recovery, says GlobalData
Following the trading update from Card Factory this morning: Zoe Mills, Senior Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “With the festive period upon us, Card Factory is heading into the event in a weak position, with two-year store like-for-likes down 3.0% in Q3 FY2021/22. While transaction numbers are […]