Retail Analysis News

LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderNovember 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Retailers risk a season of discounting with early Black Friday sales

The number of retailers that have started Black Friday sales early has increased by 78%, according to a study by retail analyst IMRG and Capgemini. ...

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Rolex authorised dealers hoard watches in desperate effort to save stock for holiday season 2

INTERNATIONAL

by Rob CorderNovember 19, 2018November 19, 2018

Rolex authorised dealers hoard watches in desperate effort to save stock for holiday season

Rolex retailers are having to train staff on how to deal with customers frustrated by the shortages. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderMay 11, 2018May 11, 2018

WATCHPRO USA: What is driving the current growth spurt for luxury watches in the United States?

Executives in America have been enjoying their own market-specific edition of WatchPro.com since January this year. The fascinating by-product of this fresh focus for WatchPro is identifying trends abroad that are likely to find their way to the UK in ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderMay 9, 2018

Expensive men’s timepieces continue to outperform wider watch market in Q1

Twelve months ago the UK was approaching its first anniversary after the Brexit vote crashed the pound and made luxury watches over 25% cheaper in this country than on the Continent. WatchPro argued at the time that the stellar performance ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderMay 8, 2018

Gender fluidity goes mainstream for Swiss watchmakers

A new trend in luxury watches is emerging: non-gender specificity, argues Reginald Brack, Executive Director, Industry Analyst, for NPD Group, an American retail analyst. Historically watches have been labeled “men’s” and “women’s”, but several factors are changing this dynamic, resulting in ...

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderJanuary 2, 2018

New Year footfall expected to have rescued difficult Christmas for physical stores

Retail intelligence firm Springboard says it expects footfall in the UK to have risen in the new year when it analyses the results of the first days of 2018. In a report issued on December 29, the analyst said footfall ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderAugust 16, 2017August 16, 2017

Amazon Prime discounting day boosts online sales in July

UK online retail sales were up +11% year-on-year (YoY) in July, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. This was the lowest July growth rate for the Index in four years (since July 2013), although ...

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderAugust 7, 2017

GfK ANALYSIS: Growth continues, but challenges lie on the horizon

They say a week is a long time in politics, which might explain why the EU Referendum in June 2016 feels like a lifetime ago. But only a year has passed, and finally we will start to compare year-on-year monthly ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderJuly 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Growth in watch sales slows but London and luxury segment remains hot

The total value of watch sales in Great Britain rose is rising at its slowest pace since February, but still notched an impressive annual hike of 12.8% in June, according to monthly analysis by GfK. The average price of every ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderMay 26, 2017

GfK & WATCHPRO EXCLUSIVE: How the luxury market is warping British watch retail statistics

2016 was a golden year for luxury watch retailers in 2016, and there are no signs so far this year that the top end of the market is running out of steam. This is all the more remarkable since almost ...

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Percentage change in value of watch sales Jan17

NEWS

by Rob CorderFebruary 20, 2017April 13, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Sales rise 10% for British watch retailers in January

2017 has begun just as 2016 ended for watch retailers, with sales of models priced at over £1000 notching impressive year-on-year growth, but sales of cheaper pieces declining. The latest data from retail analyst GfK shows the value of the ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderFebruary 15, 2017

GfK analyses 2016 – a tumultuous year for watch retailers

GfK has been providing monthly retail data and analysis for many years for WatchPro. But we have never experienced a year like 2016, as luxury watch sales took off and fashion and lifestyle totals tanked. Trying to make sense of ...

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderAugust 22, 2016

Sales of watches with leather straps outpace metal and ceramic

Watch retailers will spend the next month finalising their product line ups for the pre-Christmas gift-buying period, with success depending on spotting what the hottest styles will be. Trend-forecasting is an art rather than a science, but there are clues ...

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