Since 2015, internet users’ interest in the UK clothing sector swayed for the better for a minority of brands. Matalan, JD Sports, and PrettyLittleThing were the three retailers for which brand name queries on Google’s UK platform saw an increase in the period between May 2018 and April 2019, compared to the same period in 2015 and 2016.
Designer brands are in
According to data compiled by Pi Datametrics, UK’s household fashion brands such as John Lewis and Marks and Spencer declined in popularity based on the volume of searches performed on Google UK. In fact, same research also revealed that internet users lost interest in department store brands, as this category suffered a 10 percent decrease in brand searches. Instead, fashion shoppers on the internet were more curious about designer brands and sportswear.
Shifting plates in the department store market
Department store retailers like Marks and Spencer are losing their mojo not only in internet popularity, but also in their sales performance. Market shares once enjoyed by UK’s household fashion companies are shrinking as up and coming brands are bidding to be the new champions of UK fashion retail.
Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)*
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* Results refer to brand searches made on Google UK. ** The category breakdown of retailers included in this study is as follows: fast fashion; department stores; clothing brand/retailer; sportswear/outdoor wear; designer; footwear; and lingerie.
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Pi Datametrics. (July 1, 2019). Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/
Pi Datametrics. "Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)*." Chart. July 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/
Pi Datametrics. (2019). Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/
Pi Datametrics. "Leading Fashion Retailers in The United Kingdom (Uk) from May 2015 to April 2019, by Brand Search Volume (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/
Pi Datametrics, Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Leading fashion retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) from May 2015 to April 2019, by brand search volume (in millions)* [Graph], Pi Datametrics, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034476/uk-fashion-retailers-ranking-by-brand-search-volume/