• 10/04/2020

    Study: Grocery spending remains high, but purchases shift

    The “extreme buying” peak of the COVID-19 pandemic has fallen, but the average household grocery spend remains at elevated levels.Read more

     

  • 09/04/2020

    Easter in lockdown: What will it look like for retailers?

    As the UK’s first bank holiday weekend in lockdown approaches, what does a stay-at-home Easter look like for Britain?Read more

     

  • 09/04/2020

    CSA Exclusive: Gartner sees microfulfillment as vital tool for on-demand grocery

    Microfulfillment technology can turn brick-and-mortar grocery stores into high-density online distribution hubs.Read more

     

  • 08/04/2020

    Survey: COVID-19 concerns grow among consumers

    Shopping habits are changing as a result of the continuing COVID-19 outbreak, not necessarily to retailers’ benefit.Read more

     

  • 08/04/2020

    NPD: Retail ‘bright’ spots during COVID-19

    Sales declined 16% in the third week of March as hoarding slowed, but growth in a number of key industries helped stave off an even greater decline.Read more

     

  • 06/04/2020

    Consumer confidence plummets to levels not seen since the last recession

    GfK has put out a flash report into the impact the mounting coronavirus crisis is having on consumers that paints a stark picture of plummeting feelings over the economy, personal financial situations and purchase intent.Read more

     

  • 06/04/2020

    Four predictions for post-pandemic retail success

    The harsh lessons learned during the coronavirus (COVID-19) may be exactly what will help retailers to survive — and thrive — post-pandemic.Read more

     

  • 03/04/2020

    Consumers ‘pay more attention’ to ads next to coronavirus news content

    An increasing number of marketers are pulling back from advertising around news related to the coronavirus outbreak, yet there is evidence to suggest they should in fact be seeking it out.Read more

     

  • 03/04/2020

    Survey: Most retailers see COVID-19 crisis lasting one month or more

    According to a recent survey of retailers from Forrester and Narvar, a leading 40% of respondents expect it will take one to three months for retailer and shopper activity to return to normal from COVID-19. Read more

     

  • 02/04/2020

    Study: Online channel likely to benefit long-term from COVID-19

    It has only been a few weeks, but the COVID-19 pandemic is already making many consumers more likely to shop online.Read more

     

  • 01/04/2020

    Giffgaff turns around new campaign in a week in response to Covid-19

    Giffgaff brought forward the launch of an ad campaign it was planning to run later in the year as it looked to “put something positive out in the world” amid the coronavirus outbreak.Read more

     

  • 01/04/2020

    Brands that treat customers unfairly during the coronavirus crisis will be punished

    Brands that are tempted to raise prices during this time of scarcity are likely to be punished by consumers afterwards, as experiments show they don’t tolerate those who take unfair advantage of market power.Read more