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Can UK retailers recapture the heart of the unfaithful consumer?

According to Webloyalty’s most recent report, The Unfaithful Consumer, this is a time of unprecedented change for UK retailers. Today’s shoppers are better educated, want value for money, use many tools to do their research, and are more time-strapped than ever. Perhaps even more importantly, they now control the retail exchange and are not afraid […]

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The future of online fashion retail is already here

There’s good news for the UK retailing fashion industry as the clothing and accessories market is expected to reach a value of £46bn by 2017 (up 19% from 2012), according to Fashion retail 2014 – The future of fashion retailing in a digital age. While the last few years have been challenging, they’ve spurred many […]

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It’s a Merry Christmas for UK retailers

According to a Webloyalty report on UK Christmas Trends for 2015, this year’s holiday season is looking promising for UK retailers. On average, consumers will devote 10 hours to spend their overall budget of £442, which includes gifts, food and drink and seasonal non-food items, for a total estimated at £16.481 billion in total Christmas […]

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Black Friday becoming launching pad for UK Christmas shopping

Black Friday may be an American tradition but it has become very popular in the UK. An upcoming Webloyalty report on UK Christmas Trends for 2015 shows that 57% of consumers plan to shop on November 27 and sales are expected to top £1.6 billion making Black Friday one of the most important days of […]

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Retailers take heed; slow fashion is on the rise

While most fashion retailers continue to dance to the drum of the changing seasons, a growing number of consumers are looking for a more sustainable and ethical approach to revamping their wardrobe. In a connected world, shoppers are increasingly aware of unfair labour practices in developing countries brought on by the demand for cheap and […]

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Holiday research infographic – Digital Destinations

This holiday research infographic looks at the key findings from Webloyalty’s Digital Destinations report. Join the discussion on Twitter @WebloyaltyUK Researching our holiday 43% of us use TripAdvisor 22% look at holiday brochures 26% of us use Facebook for research Booking our holiday One in four use price comparison sites 73% of us book our holidays […]

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Tripadvisor more popular than family and friends when researching holidays

TripAdvisor is revolutionising the way in which we research out holidays in the UK. Almost half of us (43%) now use TripAdvisor as a research tool prior to booking our main holiday. Recommendations on TripAdvisor are now the favourite route of holiday research, becoming far more popular than suggestions from friends and family, which only […]