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11May

Adapt or Die: Steps For Online Retail SuccessGet Product Reviews ASAP Social proof has always been a strong sales driver. That’s why reviews aren’t just beneficial, but necessary. Critical.... Read more...
09May

Online Toy Retailers: It's Time To Up Your GameThe market for kid’s toys is enormous. Worldwide it turns over almost $84 billion a year. A huge percentage of these sales are carried out online and web retailers are well... Read more...
15Jan

Happy New Year…or is it?As the decorations come down, the last mince pie eaten and the labour force returns to work, festive trading numbers have begun to emerge. With large retailers such as Next... Read more...
16Dec

The Force AwakensAt Competitor Monitor, we track thousands of toys every day and regularly come across interesting findings in our data. This week, in honour of the new Star Wars movie, we decided... Read more...
11Dec

‘Tis the season…With new research indicating that like-for-like sales for November fell 0.4 percent compared to November last year, it’s reasonable to assume that Black Friday hasn’t... Read more...
04Dec

Delivery wars heating up in the UKLast week, we discussed the impact that Amazon’s new Prime Now service is having on the high street. Now we’re interested to see the affect it’s having on online... Read more...
27Nov

One-hour delivery…coming to a town near you!We thought it would be a bit rude for us not blog about Amazon Prime Now considering it has recently been launched in our home city of Newcastle upon Tyne! However, we... Read more...
24Nov

Online sales expected to hit £1bn in a single dayWith only three days to go, the biggest shopping day of the year is drawing upon us. Overtaking Boxing Day as the day where British shoppers go bargain hunting, Black Friday 2015... Read more...
10Nov

May the force be with youIt’s that time of the year again! With Christmas only seven weeks away, discussions in retail circles are around the ‘must have’ toy of the season. Historically,... Read more...
05Oct

UK firmly on the e-commerce super highwayAccording to the latest figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK is now the e-commerce capital of the European Union (EU). With 79 percent of Britons making an... Read more...
03Sep

Sport & Fashion: A Healthy PartnershipAt a time when the UK is battling against an obesity epidemic, (with two-thirds of men and women classed as being overweight, the sportswear market is booming. Compared to 2010... Read more...
01Sep

Booming Sales For Berries This SummerThe UK has been subjected to cooler weather this summer which has unfortunately affected sales of BBQ related products, as we discussed on a recent blog post. However, it seems... Read more...
24Aug

Back-to-school Shopping: In-store & Gadgets RuleBrick-and-mortar stores are set to see a wave of shoppers stocking up on back-to-school essentials. A poll by FatWallet (June 2015) found that 91% of US parents plan to shop... Read more...
18Aug

UK Weather Dampens Summer BBQ SpiritsIn one of our recent blog posts, we explored the findings of trends and searches based on the topic of ‘summer’ from Google. The results were fascinating and... Read more...
11Aug

Great British Bake Off Boosts Baking SalesThe sixth series of Great British Bake Off (GBBO) has once again proved to be a recipe for success, with the first episode of the series pulling in 9.3million viewers, that’s... Read more...

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