Sofie Willmott

Associate Director at GlobalData Retail. All views expressed are my own.

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Join us at 3pm today for a 30 minute rundown of the UK retail market. We'll be talking through how consumers are feeling and our predictions for retail market growth in 2024 and beyond. Register here: https://t.co/VBNi2fsuzG

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Read @tash_gdretail's comment on The Body Shop's struggles in the thriving UK beauty market here: https://t.co/ZWgdoKpos8

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Sad news that The Body Shop has filed intention to appoint administrators. I spoke to @itvnews about how it has got a bit lost amongst the fierce competition in the beauty market. Watch from 2 mins in. https://t.co/A3z1ouZGHh

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Join us at 2pm today for our webinar on the UK retail market. We'll be looking at consumer sentiment, reviewing Black Friday, discussing our expectations for Christmas and talking through our UK retail forecasts for 2024 and beyond. Register here: https://t.co/yykaFypK57

[Chloe Collins @chloe_gdretail]

Join myself and @pippa_gdretail next Thursday at 3pm for a 30 minute webinar on the outlook for the Global Apparel Market in 2024, featuring regional, category and channel forecasts, as well as top themes and trends. 👗 👔 👜 👠
Register today: https://t.co/Jig2M70mmz

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

M&S is appealing to shoppers who see its high quality products as good value for money, at a time of squeezed spend. I spoke to @BBCRadio4 about how refreshed stores are elevating M&S' improved product ranges. Listen from 12.16 https://t.co/gSmTXYqDvX

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

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[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Join us today at 3pm for the first of our new quarterly webinars on the outlook for UK Retail. In a brief 30 minute round up, we will cover how the cost of living crisis continues to impact shopping habits and our predictions for retail spending in the year ahead.

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

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[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

We're currently looking for a Retail Analyst to join our Home team at GlobalData. If you're passionate about the retail industry, like numbers, writing and variety in your job, please apply. Previous analyst experience is not essential, our team have a wide range of backgrounds.

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

I spoke to @standardnews about Sephora's return to UK physical retail https://t.co/WRTspBsogq

[Patrick O'Brien @pat_gdretail]

Big queues for the opening of @Sephora in Westfield today, some arriving at 6.30am for an 11am ribbon cutting

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Boots and Superdrug have worked hard to communicate entry-priced ranges, price freezes and member prices via loyalty schemes over the past year and Sephora will need to provide value for money to secure its position in the UK health & beauty market.

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

Sephora's first UK store (since it exited the market 18 years ago) opens in Westfield London opens today. Although the health & beauty specialists are well prepared for its arrival in the UK, Boots and Superdrug are the most at risk of losing shoppers.

[Sofie Willmott @sofie_gdretail]

The top three words used to describe Sephora were ‘high quality’, ‘modern’ and 'expensive' with 40-50% of Sephora-aware consumers choosing one of these three words versus just 17% that selected ‘reasonably priced’.

[GlobalData Retail @Retail__GD]

Join our Retail team as they provide a quarterly overview of the UK retail market, covering GlobalData’s latest sector forecast updates, UK consumer sentiment tracker, UK retail spend tracker, and more. Register here: https://t.co/C9dYMB9Q0w
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