The e-commerce delivery expert ParcelHero is warning that ‘zombie’ stores will haunt UK high streets this year. It fears that shops such as Debenhams, Burtons and Dorothy Perkins could be revived as soulless versions of their former selves following lockdown. Over the last few weeks, many of Britain’s former favourite retailers have been snapped up […]
Period Covered: 04 – 08 January 2021 Shop Prices fell in January by 2.2%, below December’s decrease of 1.8%. This is the lowest deflation rate since May 2020. This is below the 12- and 6-month average price decreases of 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively. Non-Food prices fell by 3.6% in January, compared to a decline of […]
Figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) make grim reading for retailers, revealing a slump of -1.9% in the volume of sales during 2020 when compared to 2019. That is the largest year-on-year fall on record. In contrast, the value of online sales played its part in preventing an even greater disaster, […]
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the overall GB vacancy rate increased to 13.7%, from 13.2% in Q3. It was 1.6 percentage points higher than the same point in 2019. This was the tenth consecutive quarter of increasing vacancy rates, from Q2 2018. All locations saw an increase in vacancies in Q4, with shopping centre […]
2021 has kicked off with non-essential stores closed once again and more big-name retailers struggling for survival. The home delivery expert ParcelHero reveals the 30 biggest names to fall into receivership in 2020 and warns that, unless stores get to grip with e-commerce, this could be just the tip of the iceberg. The home delivery […]
UK online sales growth remained solid throughout December, coming in at +37% year-on-year (YoY) for the month and driving the annual figure to a staggering 13-year high. That’s according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. Closing a turbulent year, which was underscored by […]
Monthly figures cover the five weeks 29 November 2020 – 2 January 2021. In December, 12m figures are equivalent to the 2020 annual change on 2019. For 2020 overall, total sales declined 0.3% compared with 2019; this is a record low (records began in 1995). Food growth was 5.4% and the non-food decline was 5.0% […]
Covering the five weeks 29 November 2020 – 2 January 2021 According to BRC-ShopperTrak data: Total year-on-year footfall for 2020 fell by 43.4%. Year-on-year UK footfall decreased by 46.1% in December, a 19.3 percentage point improvement from November when England was under lockdown. Footfall on high streets declined by 49.5% year-on-year. This was the worst […]
In the wake of another lockdown the national discount scheme, My VIP Card, is offering UK shoppers a way to take advantage of thousands of deals whilst supporting local and small businesses with a network of over 1,000 online local shops. These small businesses can now sign up for free and will benefit from their […]
Following the sudden imposition of new lockdowns across the UK, the courier services expert ParcelHero says retailers and home delivery networks are braced for a massive surge in deliveries. It says that, unlike the first lockdown, online retailers and their delivery partners are well-prepared for the huge rise in demand. The sudden imposition of Lockdown […]
