UK ecommerce sales rose at fastest pace on record in 2018
Ecommerce sales by UK business grew by the largest amount since records began in 2018 topping £688 billion.
Total ecommerce sales grew 18 per cent in the UK last year,…
Online retail sales see biggest fall since 2015
Online retail sales volumes in August saw the biggest monthly fall since 2015, leading to an unexpected decline in overall retail sales in the UK.
“Non-store” retailing, predominantly online shopping,…
Online retail sales hit highest level in 3 years thanks to Amazon Prime Day
UK online retail spending hit its highest level in three years in July, helping boost overall retail sales and beating analyst estimates. Online sales rose 6.9 per cent throughout July,…
54% of pensioners now shop online
Pensioners are now online shopping in their droves, as more than half of over 65s said they have shopped online for the first time in history. According to the Office…
7.4% of UK workers at risk of losing job to automation
Millions of jobs in the UK are under threat from automation, with retail set to be one of the sectors most dramatically affected by the transition. According to the latest…
Smart speakers officially added to governments inflation calculations
Smart speaker’s have officially been included in the government’s list of items used to measure the rate of inflation. The growing popularity and influence of devices like the Amazon Echo…