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Amazon Shop the Future: Another opportunity to grab yourself some discounted tech
Shoppers love a bargain. Black Friday breaks retail records each year, with bargain hunters around the world lapping up hugely…
Discount delivery: Aldi’s putting pressure on Amazon with same-day delivery service
Budget German supermarket chain Aldi is partnering with Instacart, a Silicon Valley-based same-day grocery delivery service, in an attempt to…
Gym pods are now a thing, as quirky businesses continue to make use of small spaces
The average adult needs at least two and a half hours of moderate exercise each day. However, nine hour work…
Cashless society: UK shoppers are starting to avoid retailers that make them pay cash
UK consumers are becoming more inclined to swap cash for card and it’s beginning to affect where they shop. According…
Discount supermarkets reign supreme as Lidl gets ready to overtake Waitrose
Discount supermarket Lidl is set to overtake Waitrose to become the UK’s seventh-biggest grocer this year. Sales rose 17.8 percent…
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US retailers on track to face their worst year since the 2008 recession
US retailers are not having a good time at the moment. Credit Suisse released a report this month which said…
Retail figures may be falling but online shopping is booming
Retail sales figures in the UK have suffered the biggest quarterly drop since 2010. The Office of National Statistics (ONS)…
UK retail sales are doing worse than economists had expected
Britain's retail sales fell sharply in January, dropping 0.3 percent from the previous month, according to official figures released today…
Shunning staff: shoppers are buying online while in store to avoid dealing with people
As if the world wasn't already millennial enough shoppers are increasingly trying to avoid other people, even when they are…
The disunited states of consumption: Spending under Trump
The US is politically divided. But will those divisions have economic and spending consequences? GlobalData's monthly sentiment tracker (see note below) suggests…