“The online market continues to grow strongly and gain its share of the wider retail market in the UK. Its rise is not necessarily the ‘high-street killer’ it is portrayed to be, but its growth is changing retail both on and off line. Particularly key is the continued growth in ...

“The way people shop for fashion is changing and the distinction between online and offline is increasingly superficial as both channels are intrinsically linked, influencing one another. Online does continue to capture a greater share of the market year-on-year, but the ...

“Online grocery is still one of the fastest-growing channels of the grocery retail sector, but growth slowed for the third consecutive year in 2018. The number of users is plateauing as retailers struggle to engage new customers onto services that are still predominantly ...

“Spending on electricals was strong in 2018. However increasingly this demand is falling outside of the specialist sector with online-only retailers, notably Amazon, the main benefactors. The short-term future for demand in the sector is uncertain, and we expect growth to slow ...

“Amazon is the arch disruptor in a period of evolution for UK retail. The size of the business and its relentless focus on customer-facing innovation has meant it has invested in and led on many trends that have come to define 21st century retail. However, at present, it is not ...

"The growth in online retailing, at present, continues unabated. It is still a relatively young channel, accounting for a sixth of all retail sales in the UK, with much room to grow particularly in some categories, notable grocery. Awareness of its growth and the impact this is ...

“Online retail shows no signs of slowing down and neither does the speed in which retailers are attempting to fulfil orders and how quickly consumers expect them to arrive. For leading players online, how they fulfil orders can be their defining quality, but there is evidence ...

“Whilst online accounts for a fraction of the total retail market in the UK, its influence on consumer purchases is far greater than this suggests. Whilst 2017 is likely to be tougher for the retail industry than 2016, the broader trends in the market are still in favour of ...

“Online grocery is the quickest growing grocery channel, but equally the smallest. Once seen as simply a service to replicate the needs of a supermarket shop online, a number of new services came to market in 2016 that have the potential for online grocery to transcend this ...