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United Kingdom (UK) Easter Market Analysis, Trends, Consumer Attitudes, Buying Dynamics and Major Players, 2024 Update

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  • 101 Pages
  • April 2024
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5807423
The UK Easter 2024 report forms part of the publisher's Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive insight into the consumer dynamics and spending habits of UK consumers for Easter. The report analyses the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes.

The proportion of consumers that stated that they bought something for Easter fell in 2024, as fewer consumers chose to spend on the event. The proportion of Easter shoppers purchasing food & drink held up better than other categories, though did still fall year-on-year. This better performance was due to consumers spontaneously picking up Easter bits, such as chocolate, within their usual trips to grocers and convenience stores.

Scope

  • Fewer consumers purchased Easter related retail goods, but food & drink held up better, aided by spontaneous purchases
  • Demand for Easter eggs grows as consumers opt for smaller ticket spend
  • Easter participation increases as consumers appreciate the long weekend over the religious significance of Easter

Reasons to Buy

  • Identify the key retailers used by consumers to purchase products for Easter across the various categories.
  • Understand the key drivers which consumers rate as the most important when choosing which retailers to shop for across different product categories.
  • Identify the different channels used by consumers to purchase Easter products.

Table of Contents

THE KEY FINDINGS
  • Easter spending
  • Headlines
  • Fewer consumers purchased Easter related retail goods, but food & drink held up better, aided by spontaneous purchases
  • Demand for Easter eggs grows as consumers opt for smaller ticket spend
  • Easter participation increases as consumers appreciate the long weekend over the religious significance of Easter
  • Trend insight - stores
  • Trend insight - online
CONSUMER ATTITUDES
  • Participation dynamics
  • Buying dynamics
  • Financial wellbeing
  • Easter spending
  • Financing spending
  • Easter activities
  • Meal choices
  • Takeaway cuisines
  • Dining in choices
  • Easter statements
  • Retailer selection
  • Retailer ratings - grocers
  • Retailer ratings - non-food Retailers
FOOD & DRINK
  • Buying dynamics - food & drink overall
  • Retailers used
  • Retailer selection
  • Buying dynamics (Consumers switching main Retailer)
  • Retailer used (Consumers switched to)
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Average spend
  • Buying dynamics (Categories)
  • Planned/impulse
GIFTS
  • Buying dynamics - gifts overall
  • Retailers used
  • Recipient
  • Retailer selection
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Average spend
  • Buying dynamics (Categories)
  • Planned/impulse
  • Personalisation
SEASONAL ITEMS
  • Buying dynamics - seasonal items overall
  • Retailers used
  • Retailer selection
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Buying dynamics (Categories)
  • Planned/impulse
  • Personalisation
METHODOLOGY
  • Technical details: consumer survey work
List of Tables
  • Retailer ratings across key measures - grocers, 2024
  • Retailer ratings across key measures - non-food retailers, 2024
  • Percentage point change, retailers shopped at for food & drink, 2023-2024
  • Percentage point change, retailers most shopped at for food & drink, 2023-2024
  • Percentage point change, retailers consumers switched to, 2023-2024
  • Products purchased, cakes chocolates & biscuits, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, fresh meat & vegetarian alternatives, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, fruit & vegetables, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, alcoholic drinks, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, non-alcoholic drinks, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, breakfast foods, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, fish, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, delicatessen products, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, ready meals, 2024 & 2023
  • Percentage point change retailers shopped at for gifts, 2023-2024
  • Products purchased, Easter eggs & confectionery, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, Easter eggs & confectionery, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, other gift food, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, other gift food, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, other non-food gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, other non-food gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, gift drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, gift drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, plants & flowers, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, plants & flowers, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, beauty & personal care, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, beauty & personal care, 2024 & 2023
  • Percentage point change retailers shopped at for seasonal items, 2023-2024
  • Products purchased, cards, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, cards, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, gift wrap & accessories, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, gift wrap & accessories, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, decorations, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, decorations, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, homewares, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, homewares, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, outdoor gardening products, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, outdoor gardening products, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, clothing, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, clothing, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, electrical goods, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, electrical goods, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, DIY & home improvement, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, DIY & home improvement, 2024 & 2023
  • Products purchased, indoor plants & flowers, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers used, indoor plants & flowers, 2024 & 2023
List of Figures
  • Chart of the month, healthy Easter egg alternatives, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter participation penetration (by demographic and region), 2024
  • Easter shopper penetration (by demographic and region), 2024, 2023 & 2022
  • Easter shopper profile (by demographic and region), 2024
  • Easter retail penetration (by demographic and region), 2024, 2023 & 2022
  • Easter leisure penetration (by demographic and region), 2024, 2023 & 2022
  • Financial wellbeing compared to last year, 2024 & 2023
  • How consumers Easter spending compared to last year, 2024 & 2023
  • How consumers financed Easter spending, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter spending on retail and leisure, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter activities undertaken, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Easter meal choices, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter takeaway cuisines, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter dining in choices, 2024 & 2023
  • Agreement & disagreement statements about Easter, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Success of retailers at promoting or communicating Easter deals, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Retail drivers by category, 2024
  • Overall food & drink penetration 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Retailers shopped at for food & drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Retailers most shopped at for food & drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Drivers of food & drink retailer selection, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Consumers switching from their usual main retailer 2024 (by demographic) and 2023
  • Retailers consumers switched to, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each channel for food & drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each physical store type for food & drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each device for food & drink purchases, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each fulfilment option for food & drink, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter food & drink average spend, 2024 & change on 2023
  • Cakes, chocolates & biscuits 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Fresh meat & vegetarian alternatives 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Fruit & vegetables 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Alcoholic drinks 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Non-alcoholic drinks 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Breakfast foods 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Fish 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Delicatessen products 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Ready meals 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Overall food & drink planned/impulse purchases, and by category, 2024 & 2023
  • Overall gifts penetration 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Retailers shopped at for gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Who consumers bought Easter gifts for, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Drivers of gifts retailer selection, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Consumers using each channel for gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each physical store type for gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each device for gifts purchases, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each fulfilment option for gifts, 2024 & 2023
  • Easter gifts average spend, 2024 & change on 2023
  • Easter eggs & confectionery 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Top 15 brands consumers bought Easter eggs & confectionery gifts from, 2024 & 2023
  • Other gift food 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Other non-food gifts 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Gift drink 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Plants & flowers 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Beauty & personal care 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Overall gifts planned/impulse purchases, and by category, 2024 & 2023
  • Overall gifts personalisation, and by category, 2024 & 2023
  • Overall seasonal items penetration 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Retailers shopped at for seasonal items, 2024 & 2023
  • Drivers of seasonal items retailer selection, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Consumers using each channel for seasonal items, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each physical store type for seasonal items, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each device for seasonal items purchases, 2024 & 2023
  • Consumers using each fulfilment option for seasonal items, 2024 & 2023
  • Average spend on Easter seasonal products, 2024, and change on 2023
  • Cards 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Gift wrap & accessories 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Decorations 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Homewares 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Outdoor gardening products 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Clothing 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Electrical goods 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • DIY & home improvement 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Indoor plants & flowers 2024 (by demographic) and 2023, 2022 penetration
  • Overall seasonal items planned/impulse purchases, and by category, 2024 & 2023
  • Overall seasonal items personalisation, 2024 & 2023

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Adidas
  • Aldi
  • Amazon
  • Argos
  • ASDA
  • B&M
  • B&Q
  • Boots
  • Budgens
  • Card Factory
  • Cards Direct
  • Clintons
  • Co-op
  • Currys
  • Dunelm
  • gardensupplydirect.co.uk
  • Gettingpersonal
  • H&M
  • Home Bargains
  • Homebase
  • House of Fraser
  • Hughes
  • Iceland
  • IKEA
  • Interflora
  • Lidl
  • Local garden centre
  • Local florist
  • John Lewis & Partners
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Matalan
  • Morrisons
  • New Look
  • Ocado
  • Original Factory Shop
  • Postmark
  • Poundland
  • Poundstretcher
  • Primark
  • Sainsbury's
  • Sephora
  • Superdrug
  • Tesco
  • The Perfume Shop
  • The Range
  • TK Maxx
  • Travis Perkins
  • Urban Outfitters
  • Very
  • Waitrose & Partners
  • WH Smith
  • Zara