Retail Market Research Insights And Findings

Retail Market Research
Below you will find the latest retail market research insights, retail news and research findings. The most recent retail articles can be found at the top of the page.
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Canadian Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey Shows Increase of Around 3 Percent
October 2013
According to Statistics Canada, retails sales rose 2.8% from the second quarter of 2012 to $126.3 billion in the second quarter of 2013 - the largest year-over-year gain since the first quarter of 2012. Higher sales were reported in seven out of ten major… Read more...
Survey Finds Retail Customer Confidence Grows Little In Wales
October 2013
Consumer confidence remained static for more than half (56%) of people according to a Beaufort Research poll of more than 1,000 respondents across Wales. Statistics show that just over one-in-nine (12%) adults said they felt more confident about spending… Read more...
Survey Finds Retail Bosses are Staying True to Stores
October 2013
According to a report, conducted by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies, more than two thirds of industry executives believe that physical shops are still the most important way for their business to engage with customers, while half (47%) said stores… Read more...
Survey Suggests UK High Street Retail Sales Are Strong
September 2013
According to a recently published CBI survey, high street sales have grown at their fastest pace for more than a year in September – a further sign of recovery in the retail sector. The survey found almost half (46%) of firms reported sales volumes… Read more...
ASOS Reports Retail Sales Up 47% in Q4
September 2013
ASOS Plc recently reported that: retail sales in Q4 were up by half (47%); full year retail sales were up by two fifths (40%); and pre-tax profits are marginally above expectations. Furthermore, ASOS have reported that active customers at the yearend were… Read more...
Survey Shows Independent Retailers Fear Online Rivals
September 2013
The Latest Autumn Fair Retail Sentiment Survey, which interviewed an average of 700 independent retailers in surveys, carried out both this August and last August. They found two fifths (37%) now fear the threat of online rivals winning rising ecommerce sales… Read more...