Following the VAT hike, consumer spending is expected to decline by 0.5% or £354 million in the first quarter of 2011, causing retail sales to plummet by up to £2.2 billion (-3.1%) in Q1 2011 compared to the previous year[1]
Less than one in five (18%) retailers plan to pass the full VAT increase onto consumers [...] View more ›
Retailers forecast to make £22.5 billion in the sales, but 1 in 2 consumers to cut spending throughout 2011
UK consumers expected to spend £22.5 billion in the January sales, an increase of £360 million (1.6%) on 2010[1]
On average, shoppers will spend £370 each snatching up final bargains in the January sales[1], but 50% claim they [...] View more ›
10 MILLION EXPECTED TO SPEND £1.11 BILLION ON BUSIEST HIGH STREET DAY OF THE YEAR
Saturday 18th December expected to be the busiest day of the year across UK high streets, with 10 million consumers[1] expected to spend £1.11 billion[2] or almost £150 each[3] in a last minute rush to buy Christmas gifts
Delayed Christmas shopping [...] View more ›
Chris Nixon, previous MD of travelsupermarket.com appointed to strengthen Kelkoo’s European travel proposition
Monday 13th December 2010: Kelkoo today announces the appointment of Chris Nixon as Managing Director of Travel for Europe. The appointment highlights Kelkoo’s ongoing commitment to the growth of its brand as the company looks to develop its travel offering to compliment [...] View more ›
Dear reader,
Welcome to the second edition of the Kelkoo quarterly newsletter, bringing you the latest and greatest online trends on Twitter, blogs and social media sites.
With Christmas just around the corner and predictions released by many of the country’s major retailers on what the best sellers will be this year, Kelkoo brings you the latest [...] View more ›
Persistent cold snap sends avalanche of Christmas shoppers online with sales up by 18.6% in the last week
Heavy snowfall results in average nationwide losses to high street retailers of 9% or £110 million per day[1]
Christmas shoppers head online for their purchases instead, with web retailers making daily gains of £130 million – equivalent to a [...] View more ›
Kelkoo report uncovers the ugly truth lurking in the nation’s underwear drawers
‘Unhealthy’ attachment: 1.7 million[1] Brits wear the same briefs for more than 10 years and more than a quarter (26%) keep and wear them for five years or more. One in five (22%) wear their pants over 250 times before buying new ones[2]
Smalls [...] View more ›