One in four high street shoppers buy online instead

One in four high street shoppers who leaves a store empty-handed completes their purchase on the internet instead. That’s the findings of new research carried out by retail consultancy Envirosell and RichRelevance. Researchers quizzed shoppers coming out of London shops including Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, Primark and BhS, and find that almost half left a shop without buying. But of those who didn’t buy, a quarter planned to go online to continue shopping for the... Read More

UK shoppers feel worse off following Budget

The recession may be over – but more than half of the UK population expect to be worse off in the wake of the Emergency Budget. In all, 54% of shoppers say they will cut back as a result, according to Shoppercentric, an independent agency specializing in analysis of the way consumers behave. In research published today, the latest in a series of Shopping in the Recession reports, Shoppercentric says that 31% of consumers say they have made major changes to their spending... Read More

UK consumers most confident online shoppers in Europe

A fifth of UK consumers have no qualms buying online, making the British the least concerned about internet purchases in Europe. Research affiliate marketing company affilinet questioned 2,000 consumers across the UK, Spain, Germany, France and Holland. The research found that online shoppers in France and Germany are most worried about the security of their payments, an issue for 57% of respondents from each country. But 22% of UK consumers had no worries about buying online... Read More