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IMRG comment on potential government proposals for an online sales tax
03/03/2021
In response to the possible announcement of taxes on online sales and deliveries in Wednesday’s budget, Justin Opie, managing director, and Andy Mulcahy, strategy and insight director, IMRG, make the following comment.
UK cross-border ecommerce sales rise by 57% in 2020, reveals new data from IMRG and Global-e
20/01/2021
The data reveals that peak holiday trading in November 2020 from the UK internationally was 42% higher than the same time last year.
Strong December Caps Standout 2020 as Online Sales Growth Hits 13-Year High
12/01/2021
Following November’s staggering performance, online retail sales growth in December remained high at +37% Year-on-Year (YoY).
Lockdown 2.0 and Black Friday Trigger Highest November Online Sales Growth Since 2007
15/12/2020
Online retail sales growth in November soared to +39% Year-on-Year (YoY). This was building on +20% growth in November 2019, a year-high-rate for 2019
Black Friday sales strong online…now comes the delivery test
02/12/2020
Online retail sales growth on Black Friday was very strong this year, coming in at +38%, with the full Black Friday week (defined as an eight-day period, Mon 23 – Mon 30 November) seeing growth of +30%. That figure is based on the daily online sales performance of 102 UK retailers.
First week of November sees huge uplift in online sales
16/11/2020
Online sales were up +61% in first week of November, the strongest year-on-year growth since June
Online Sales Accelerate Again, Abruptly Ending the Gentle Return to Normal
11/11/2020
Overall online retail sales growth in October was a modest +35.7% Year-on-Year (YoY), compared to last month’s +42%
Retailers braced for huge online growth during Black Friday
06/11/2020
With non-essential stores now closed until December, IMRG are forecasting online retail sales growth in the range of +35-45% during the Black Friday peak trading period (23-30 November).
Online Sales Growth Begins to Normalise Despite Reimposed Restrictions
16/10/2020
As the early summer surge evens out, the YoY increase dipped slightly below the 6- and 3-month averages of +44.87% and 43.77% respectively but was still well above the 12-month average of +25.75
Online Sales Growth Still Strong but Shows Signs of Slow Down
10/09/2020
Online sales growth was up + 43.5% Year-on-Year (YoY) in August, however sales were down again -4.1% Month-on-Month (MoM).
Strongest Ever Online Growth for Store Retailers as High Street Re-Opens
29/06/2020
Online retail sales growth continued to soar by +41.3% Year-on-Year (YoY) during the week commencing June 14 (the week non-essential stores reopened)
Online Retail Sales Reach Twelve-Year High as E-Commerce Underpins the ‘New Normal’
04/06/2020
Online retail sales growth was up an astonishing +32.7% Year-on-Year (YoY) in May, the highest annual result since March 2008
Online Retail Sales Soar to Ten-Year High as COVID-19 Redefines Shopping Behaviours
12/05/2020
Online retail sales growth was up a staggering +23.8% Year-on-Year (YoY) in April, as high streets across the country remain deserted
First Month Under Lockdown Sends Online Clothing Sales Spiralling
15/04/2020
In a month where Spring buying would typically set in, online clothing sales were down -23.1% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers.
Online sales flat leading into Coronavirus crisis hitting UK
19/03/2020
Following a very slow start to the year, the UK’s string of winter storms failed to stimulate online demand as online sales growth for the month limped in at -0.4% Year-on-Year (YoY).
Solid December Continues Late Boost to Dismal Year for Online Retail
22/01/2020
UK online retail sales growth spiked unexpectedly to +9.4% Year-on-Year (YoY) in December, bringing 2019 to a positive close with a surprisingly strong Christmas trading period, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers.
Online sales soar in November to record the highest growth of the year
17/12/2019
Despite forecasts of poor turnouts and a number of retailer boycotts, November’s annual discount days set online sales soaring last month, with a growth rate of +16.4% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers.
Is 2019 the year ‘Black Friday’ stops being on Black Friday?
29/11/2019
Over time, ‘Black Friday’ has stopped being restricted to a single day of discounting, with campaigns instead often extending over a weekend, a week, or even the whole of November. So when, we may wonder, actually is Black Friday this year?
IMRG Black Friday and Christmas Online Retail Sales Forecast 2019
13/11/2019
Online retail has posted consistently slow growth throughout 2019. Is the upcoming peak period likely to change retail's fortunes?
September shows no sign of respite for online retailers as sales continue to slump
22/10/2019
LONDON UK – October 22, 2019: Following a summer of slow growth, the new school year and change of season failed to inject the boost that retailers needed in September, with online sales recording a rise of just +0.6% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index.
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