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More Christmas promotions but less extensive discounts, as retailers attempt to attract shoppers, PwC data shows

According to new data from PwC, which tracks daily promotional activity of 206 online retailers, there has been a slightly higher level of retail promotions this year, with activity peaking around Black Friday weekend.

18/12/2020 | Data Time, Research | Read More

PwC Christmas trading predictions: all consumers want for Christmas is a special celebration at home

With lockdown lifted in England and the UK returning to tiered restrictions, most non-essential retailers have reopened their doors in time for critical Christmas trading. Despite the prospect of a scaled back festive period, new analysis from PwC shows UK

04/12/2020 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Shoppers enthusiasm for Black Friday weakens in lockdown 2, with expected spending decline of £1.6bn, PwC reports

Despite the bounceback for retail following the first nationwide lockdown, interest in Black Friday has fallen dramatically since the closure of non-essential shops in England and Wales, according to research from PwC. Just 38% of UK consumers are either interested

19/11/2020 | Data Time, Research | Read More

High street exits remain at historic high as openings slump to lowest levels on record, PwC reports

A record net 2,481 stores disappeared from Great Britain’s top 500 high streets in 2018. In total, 3,372 shops opened, compared to 5,833 closures. (2017 net loss: -1,772 stores), according to PwC research compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC).

10/04/2019 | Data Time, Research | Read More
PwC: retailer promotions reined in after Black Friday, but discounts already starting to build in  run up to Christmas

PwC: retailer promotions reined in after Black Friday, but discounts already starting to build in run up to Christmas

According to new research by PwC, 74% of high street stores and 79% of online retailers offered some kind of sale or promotion over the Black Friday weekend, figures broadly similar to last year, compared with 36% and 72% respectively

17/12/2018 | Data Time, Research | Read More

PwC Christmas trading predictions: retailers hoping consumers will bring Christmas respite after challenging 2018

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday done for another year, both retailers and shoppers have well and truly turned their attention to the festive season. New Christmas trading analysis from PwC shows UK shoppers are preparing to spend an average

05/12/2018 | Data Time, Research | Read More
PwC: shoppers’ appetite for Black Friday has peaked, but is it here to stay?

PwC: shoppers’ appetite for Black Friday has peaked, but is it here to stay?

UK consumers are preparing to spend an average of £234 at the tills and online during this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping periods, PwC’s latest survey reveals. Alongside the 17% definitely intending to buy something while searching for a

21/11/2018 | Retail News | Read More

Wincanton teams-up with PwC to help customers plan for Brexit

Today, Wincanton, the largest British logistics company, announced that it is working with PwC’s supply chain advisory practice, to help the UK’s core retail, consumer and infrastructure suppliers take advantage of the opportunities, as well as risks associated with Brexit.

24/07/2018 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Digital identity summit EMEA 2018 speakers highlight digital transformation risks and rewards

ThreatMetrix, A LexisNexis risk solutions company, today highlighted key moments from the Digital Identity Summit 2018 EMEA, of which ThreatMetrix is founding sponsor. Held at Les Salons Hoche in Paris on 14th and 15th May, the event brought together digital,

17/05/2018 | Research, Retail News, Retail Technology | Read More

Asda joins start-ups and advisors to debate ‘must haves’ for digital transformation

Despite huge differences in the size and scale of their organisations, business heads from Asda, Laundrapp and the MS Society, and advisers PwC, Intilery and Code Computerlove, are all in agreement regarding key ‘must haves’ when it comes to digital

22/06/2016 | Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More

One third of retailers plan to raise delivery prices to offset cost of omni-channel fulfillment, JDA/PwC global CEO study shows

One third of retail CEOS are planning to raise delivery charges in order to offset the cost of omni-channel fulfillment, a new study by JDA and PwC reveals. The third annual JDA/PwC global survey of more than 300 retail and consumer

24/02/2016 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Savvy Britons spend record £16.5bn on ‘deal’ websites, finds Internet Advertising Bureau UK

British consumers spent a record £16.5bn in 2014 on products and services bought through price comparison, voucher, cashback, loyalty and product review websites – 14% more than in 2013 – according to the Online Performance Marketing study conducted for the

28/04/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Omni-channel selling not profitable for majority of retailers, reports JDA

A new JDA study reveals an enormous amount of money, energy and time retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are spending to improve their omni-channel sales capabilities. While this may not be surprising given the current business environment, the JDA report

14/04/2015 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Savvy British shoppers spend £14bn in sales via deals, incentive and review websites, study shows

Savvy British shoppers spend £14bn in sales via deals, incentive and review websites, study shows

Increasingly savvy British consumers looking to find the best deals generated £14bn in sales via price comparison, voucher, cashback, loyalty and product review websites in 2013 – 15% more than in 2012 – according to the second annual Online Performance

21/01/2014 | Retail News | Read More

Whitbread and AkzoNobel Decorative Paints shine in new Carbon Trust waste award

The Carbon Trust has launched a Carbon Trust Waste Standard, awarded to organisations able to demonstrate they are measuring, managing and reducing waste year on year. Following the successful completion of a pilot stage, five leading businesses have become the

06/11/2013 | Carbon footprint, Packaging, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More

Multiple retailers’ store closures average 20 a day in 2012, finds PwC and LDC

Multiple retailers’ store closures reached 20 a day on average across the UK’s top 500 town centres in 2012, according to new analysis by PwC and the Local Data Company.  From a net increase in 2009 of 1.2%, multiple retailers

28/02/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

UK businesses spend £814m on online marketing in 2012, reports new PwC study

UK businesses spent £814m on affiliate marketing and lead generation activities in 2012 which generated £9bn in sales, according to the UK’s first ever study on the Online Performance Marketing industry – conducted by PwC on behalf of the Internet

22/01/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

UK retail director at eBay to join speaker line up at 2012 Catalyst Europe event

Angus McCarey, eBay’s UK retail director, will join the key note speaker line up for the 2012 Catalyst Europe Conference, organised by e-commerce platform provider, ChannelAdvisor. The company will also be a platinum sponsor at this year’s event, which is taking

19/03/2012 | Conferences, Events, Services Time | Read More

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