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Thematic Analysis
Personalization in Retail and Apparel: Strategic Intelligence
Although personalization has been present in retail for decades, it has become more prevalent and important to consumers in recent years, tied to the rise of online shopping. Instore shopping experiences can easily be made more personal, such as through interactions with staff, but retailers have had to innovate to create personalization online. Personalization relies on a retailer’s ability to collect, analyze, and utilize consumer data being aided by the effective use of analytics tools. Instore shopping experiences can easily...
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Analyst Opinions
Industrial Robots: Trends and Innovations
Industrial Robots move from automation to autonomy Industrial robotics is entering a new phase of transformation as intelligent, mobile, and humanoid systems reshape automation across sectors. Evolving beyond traditional caged robots, next-generation platforms integrate AI, computer vision, digital twins, and advanced actuation to enable adaptive, flexible, and connected operations. Automotive, electronics, and aerospace remain core adopters, while healthcare, construction, and logistics are emerging growth frontiers. Companies such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla are piloting humanoids for assembly and logistics, ABB,...
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Sector Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) Home: Household Market Trends and Insights, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2029
The UK Home Category Insight: Household report offers a comprehensive insight into the UK Household market, analyzing the sector, the key trends, the major players, and providing market forecasts out to 2029. The UK household market is forecast to grow steadily from £2.0bn in 2024 to £2.3bn in 2029, representing a CAGR of 2.1%. After a marginal contraction in 2024 (-0.3%) due to consumers trading down, the sector is set to recover as inflationary pressures ease and real wages improve....
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Sector Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) Home Laundry and Cleaning Market Trends, Analysis, Consumer Dynamics and Spending Habits
The UK: Home Category Data, The Consumer – laundry & cleaning report offers a comprehensive insight into consumer attitudes in the UK laundry & cleaning market. The report focuses on overall laundry & cleaning products and its seven sub-categories: Mops & buckets, Brooms & brushes, Cloths & dusters, Cleaning bins & storage, Drying, Ironing, and Laundry baskets & bins. Consumer data is based on our 2025 UK laundry & cleaning survey, using a panel of 2,000 nationally representative consumers.
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Company Insights
Miniso: Success Case Study
Success Case Study: Miniso provides a deep dive analysis of the factors driving the retailer's success in the retail sector Miniso is a China-based affordable lifestyle retailer with a global presence Miniso’s playful retailing model has driven strong global success Novelty, affordability, localization, and immersive formats drive sustainable retail growth
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Sector Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) Halloween Intentions: Analysing Buying Dynamics, Channel Usage, Spending and Retailer Selection
The GlobalData Halloween Intentions 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview consumer intentions for Halloween 2025, analysing the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes. Halloween is a key event for consumers this year with almost half of UK consumers having already purchased, or intending to buy at least one item for the occasion. However, over half of consumers report they will be tightening their Halloween budgets due to financial...
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Sector Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) End of Year Gifts for Teachers: Analysing Buying Dynamics, Channel Usage, Spending and Retailer Selection
The End of Year Gifts for Teachers 2025 report forms part of GlobalData's Retail Occasions series and offers a comprehensive insight into the consumer dynamics and spending habits of British consumers for end of year gifts for teachers. The report analyses the market, the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes. The proportion of consumers buying end of year gifts for teachers has fallen by 1.4ppts in 2025, driven by a decrease in gifting.
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Consumer Insights
United Kingdom (UK) Back to School Retail Market: Analyzing Trends, Consumer Attitudes, Occasions and Key Players
The GlobalData Retail Back to School 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the major retail occasion of students returning to school after the summer holiday, analysing the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes.
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Sector Analysis
United Kingdom (UK) Summer Retail Market: Analyzing Trends, Consumer Attitudes, Occasions and Key Players
The UK Summer 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the major retail occasion of summer. The report analyses the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes. The proportion of consumers shopping for summer decreased from the previous year after a significant uptick in 2024. A decrease in leisure spending drove this decline, as more consumers opted for free leisure activities such as visiting family and friends or relaxing...
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Thematic Analysis
Connected Consumer in Retail and Apparel: Strategic Intelligence
In a hyperconnected, technology-enabled society, consumers seamlessly integrate the use of multiple technologies into their lives and buying behavior. Consumers are increasingly informed about all aspects of products they buy and consume, through both active and passive use of technologies. Consumers are increasingly informed about all aspects of products they buy and consume, through both active and passive use of technologies, such as conducting research, using review sites, viewing user generated content, seeing influencer campaigns and adverts, and listening to...
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