Europe Market Research

“Online retailing in Italy lags behind the UK and Germany, but it is developing rapidly as more people get online and barriers, such as unreliable delivery and low credit card ownership, are overcome. Once people are online they appear to be keen shoppers – the mobile sector is particularly ...

 “Online retailing in France is generally at a medium stage of development, behind the countries of northern Europe, but ahead of those in the south. Amazon dominates, but less so than in most other countries, due to relatively strong propositions from domestic retailers.  The next area of growth ...

“Online is growing fast and it will continue to do so.  It is still immature, even in the more developed countries, such as the UK and Germany, and in many sectors, especially fashion, the established store-based players have yet to mount an effective counter attack.  But the example of the books ...

“The increase in confidence that we discussed in Consumers and the Economic Outlook – UK – March 2018 clearly wasn’t a one-off. Our confidence data has been running for almost a decade now, and people’s assessments, both of their current financial situation and how they expect their finances to ...

This month's European Retail Briefing includes:

• Analyst Comment on Online retailing and the High st'
• An overview of the latest European Retail sales 
• Highlights of the latest Retail trend observations across Europe.
• Monthly headlines and retail news across Europe

This month's UK Retail briefing includes:

• An Analyst comment on the damage of discounting.
• On overview of the latest UK Retail sales.
• Sector Focus - Food Retailing - UK.
• Highlights of the latest UK Retail trend observations
• Monthly UK retail news headlines and analysis

This month's UK Retail briefing includes:

• An Analyst comment on the current state of UK's High streets.
• On overview of the latest UK Retail sales.
• Sector Focus - DIY Retailing - UK.
• Highlights of the latest UK Retail trend observations
• Monthly UK retail news headlines and analysis

This month's European Retail Briefing includes:

• Analyst Comment on ICA partnering with Ocado
• An overview of the latest European Retail sales 
• Highlights of the latest Retail trend observations across Europe.
• Monthly headlines and retail news across Europe

“The market for major domestic appliances has continued to grow, but at a slower rate than previous years. The replacement market remains resilient, but replacement purchases can occur unexpectedly leading consumers to prioritise price and speed of replacement, rather than taking the time to ...