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Welcome to our 13th annual Retail Review, our ‘golden quarter’ analysis of consumer shopping trends and retailer responses in the all important run up to Christmas and New Year.

The wettest summer on record has played havoc with retail trading. This year’s Christmas period will therefore test retailers’ ability to anticipate consumer expectations and to emerge as a New Year winner.

The UK consumer is smart and sophisticated and during the festive season demonstrates different shopping behaviour than the rest of the year. In spite of the economic conditions, consistently during the ‘golden quarter’ there seems to be an underlying resilience to spend for Christmas and the New Year.

To find out more, download a copy of the The Retail Review - Christmas Retail Survey 2007 (PDF, 1694 KB)

Related information
News release: Three quarters of retailers report positive Christmas sales
Read the related articles from the Christmas Retail Survey 2007 
Read the Yorkshire and North East Retail Review 2007 summary (PDF, 568 KB)
News release: Shopping online and demand for high-tech items sees huge lift 

Previous surveys
2006 Christmas Retail Survey - Are alarm bells ringing?
2005 Christmas Retail Survey - Christmas cheer or Christmas fear
2004 Christmas Retail Survey - Last gasp for the feel good factor