Reasons to Read

Our Market Navigator series offers in-depth, data-rich views of a retail, consumer or technology sector. This Research Preview offers an early look at our forthcoming Market Navigator exploring the UK retail market including e-commerce.

Gain insights into emerging ideas and opportunities in the market, understand the growth trajectory of retailers’ revenues, and explore the competitive landscape. We also provide a sneak peek of the themes we are watching in the market.

Look out for our full report next week to explore these topics in further detail and to discover key insights about market factors, the UK macro context and more.

Data in this research report include:

• UK retail sales by sector, 2018–2023
• Revenues of leading UK retailers, 2018–2023

Companies mentioned in this report are: Aldi, Amazon, Associated British Foods, eBay, Frasers Group, Harrods, H&M, IKEA, JD Sports, J Sainsbury, Marks & Spencer, Next, Ocado, Poundland, Shein, Tesco

Other relevant research:

• Retail 2024: Five Forces and Five Trends Shaping UK Retail
• Holiday 2023: UK Retail Wrap-Up—December Downturn Unlikely To Herald Renewed Retrenchment
• Market Outlook: UK Grocery—Inflation Drives Value Growth Amidst Volume Decline
• Our monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China