United Kingdom (UK) Christmas Intentions: Analysing Buying Dynamics, Channel Usage, Spending and Retailer Selection
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The GlobalData Retail Christmas Intentions 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the retail occasion of Christmas, analysing consumers' intentions for spending.
The proportion of consumers that have already bought for Christmas 2025 has increased across the majority of the festive categories, with gifts for adults experiencing the biggest increase.
Scope
Black Friday promotions have gained importance among consumers delaying Christmas shopping
More consumers intend to start their Christmas shopping in the first few weeks of November, marking a four-year peak.
Consumers intend to do the majority of their Christmas food shopping instore in 2024.
Key Highlights
Black Friday has become the primary reason consumers are delaying Christmas spending this year.
The proportion of consumers that plan to do their shopping instore a couple of days before Christmas has risen sharply in 2025.
16-24-year-olds are the only age group that intend to increase their online food shopping this Christmas
Reasons to Buy
Understand how consumers attitudes and shopping behaviours have changed this year
Understand why consumers are delaying or bringing forward their spend this year to entice shoppers to spend.
Use our in-depth analysis of the leading retailers for Christmas to understand how to appeal shoppers and increase market share.
Amazon
Argos
ASDA
Boots
John Lewis & Partners
Marks & Spencer
Morrisons
Sainsbury's
Tesco
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