Retail Occasions Series: UK Retail Occasions Market 2019-2024

Retail Occasions Series: UK Retail Occasions Market 2019-2024

Summary

The UK key occasions market rose between 2019 and 2024, driven by growth in the Christmas and Black Friday events. Halloween expenditure decreased in 2024 compared to 2019, making it the worst performing occasion during the period.

Scope

  • The total key occasions market rose between 2019 to 2024, with the largest increase coming from Christmas.
  • Halloween was the only occasion to experience a decline in growth between 2019 and 2024.
  • The UK Christmas market accounted for almost half of the total key occasions market in 2024.
Reasons to Buy
  • Use our in-depth market insight to gain knowledge of the market sizes of key retail occasions from 2019 to 2024, including Christmas, Mother's Day and Black Friday.
  • Understand which retailers perform well in different categories, such as food & drink and gifts, within the key occasions using our detailed market shares.


Key occasions overall: market sizes & growth rates
Christmas: market sizes & growth rates
Christmas: market shares
Valentine's Day: market sizes & growth rates
Valentine's Day: market shares
Mother's Day: market sizes & growth rates
Mother's Day: market shares
Easter: market sizes & growth rates
Easter: market shares
Father's Day: market sizes & growth rates
Father's Day: market shares
Summer: market sizes & growth rates
Summer: market shares
Back to school: market sizes & growth rates
Back to school: market shares
Halloween: market sizes & growth rates
Halloween: market shares
Black Friday: market sizes & growth rates
Black Friday: market shares
Technical details: Consumer survey work
List of Tables
Key occasions market sizes, 2019-2024 and growth rates
List of Figures
Key occasions share of the total key occasions market, 2024
Total key occasions retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total key occasions retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Key occasions share of total retail, 2019 - 2024
Total Christmas retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Christmas retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall Christmas retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Christmas gifting retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Christmas gifting retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Christmas gifting market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Christmas food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Christmas food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Christmas food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Christmas festive items retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Christmas festive items retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Christmas festive items market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Valentine's Day retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Valentine's Day retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall Valentine's Day retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Valentine's Day gifting retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Valentine's Day gifting retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Valentine's Day gifting market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Valentine's Day food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Valentine's Day food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Valentine's Day food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Valentine's Day non-food items retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Valentine's Day non-food items retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Valentine's Day non-food items market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Mother's Day retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Mother's Day retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall Mother's Day retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Mother's Day gifting retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Mother's Day gifting retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Mother's Day gifting market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Mother's Day food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Mother's Day food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Mother's Day food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Mother's Day non-food items retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Mother's Day non-food items retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Mother's Day non-food items market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Easter retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Easter retail growth 2019 - 2024
Overall Easter retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Easter gifting retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Easter gifting retail growth 2019 - 2024
Easter gifting market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Easter food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Easter food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Easter food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Easter non-food items retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Easter non-food items retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Easter non-food items market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Father's Day retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Father's Day retail growth 2019 - 2024
Overall Father's Day retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Father's Day gifting retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Father's Day gifting retail growth 2019 - 2024
Father's Day gifting market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Father's Day food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Father's Day food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Father's Day food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Father's Day non-food items retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Father's Day non-food items retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Father's Day non-food market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Summer holidays retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Summer holidays retail growth 2019 - 2024
Overall summer retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total buying for summer holidays retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total buying for summer holidays retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Buying for summer holidays market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Summer holidays food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Summer holidays food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Summer holidays food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total general Summer retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total general Summer retail growth, 2019 - 2024
General summer market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall back to school retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school uniform retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school uniform retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Back to school uniform market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school sports retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school sports retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Back to school sports market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school stationery retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school stationery retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Back to school stationery market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school accessories retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school accessories retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Back to school accessories market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total back to school books retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total back to school books retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Back to school books market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Halloween retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Halloween retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall Halloween retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Halloween decorations retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Halloween decorations retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Halloween decorations market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Halloween costumes retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Halloween costumes retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Halloween costumes market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Halloween food retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Halloween food retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Halloween food market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Halloween entertainment & stationery retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Halloween entertainment & stationery retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Halloween entertainment & stationery market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Overall Black Friday retail market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday electricals & technology retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday electricals & technology retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday electricals & technology market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday clothing & footwear retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday clothing & footwear retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday clothing & footwear market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday health & beauty retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday health & beauty retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday health & beauty market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday entertainment & leisure retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday entertainment & leisure retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday entertainment & leisure market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday home retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday home retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday home market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday food & drink retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday food & drink retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday food & drink market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024
Total Black Friday miscellaneous retail spend, 2019 - 2024
Total Black Friday miscellaneous retail growth, 2019 - 2024
Black Friday miscellaneous market shares, top 5, 2023 & 2024

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