All articles by GlobalData Retail

Online investment has detrimental impact on retailer profitability

Online penetration of the UK retail market has rocketed from just 1.6% in 2002 to 14.8% in 2016, equating to…
Price inflation drives monthly UK online grocery market

The e-commerce food and grocery market continues to advance with spend up in February 2017, driven by Valentine’s Day-related purchases…
Retailers need to help men through the gift-giving process

Data taken from GlobalData’s all year gifting survey of 3,000 respondents.Recent research from GlobalData’s All Year Gifting 2017 report has…
Robots as sales assistants? It’s already happening

You may have heard of robots in retailers’ warehouses, but they are also starting to appear in stores. Some retailers…
Retailers must use technology to address shopper frustrations

Ecommerce now accounts for 15.7% of all retail expenditure and GlobalData Retail forecasts offline sales to rise by 11.3% over…

Locking in loyalty – why Next is the latest retailer to offer subscription delivery

Next has quietly launched ‘Next Unlimited’, a delivery saver scheme exclusively available to credit account holders, following online pureplays such…
Multichannel is essential for big-box retailers’ central stores

The Range is the latest big-box retailer to announce plans to open centrally located stores, following DFS, Bensons, Topps and…
Asia Pacific fuels global duty free market

Over the last 10 years the development of retail in airports has been significant, with brands using the channel as…
Bunnings reluctance to invest in e-commerce could limit UK growth

Bunnings’ UK managing director was quoted as saying ‘we won't do click-and-collect or any of that rubbish’ at the opening…
Artificial intelligence: why and how should retailers invest?

AI has the potential to help retailers improve systems efficiency, customer service and sales growth. The primary applications of AI…

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