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Retail Occasions Series: All Year Gifting 2025

Publisher GlobalData
Published Jun 06, 2025
Length 159 Pages
SKU # GBDT20168166

Description

Retail Occasions Series: All Year Gifting 2025

Summary

The All Year Gifting 2025 report forms part of GlobalData’s Retail Occasions series, and offers comprehensive insight into the consumer dynamics and spending habits of consumers for year-round gifting occasions, such as birthdays, weddings and new babies. The report analyses the market, the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes.

Consumers spent more on gifts and greeting cards over the last 12 months to February 2025, with more shoppers reporting increased spending on the previous year. As the cost-of-living crisis eased, shoppers’ disposable income improved, allowing them to splurge on their loved ones. Consumers also felt financially better off, easing the burden of gift buying for shoppers.

Key Highlights
  • Consumers spend more on cards & gifts as financial concerns lessen
  • Expanding card & gift ranges is paramount for retailers as consumers seek a broad choice of products
  • Retailers must use social media to provide gift inspiration as shoppers use online for research
Scope
  • The UK All Year Gifting report provides a comprehensive analysis and forecast of the market, offering insights into consumer behaviour, and economic factors affecting the industry. This report aims to serve as a valuable resource for retail businesses, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in the future of the year-round gifting market in the UK.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand which occasions consumers are buying gifts for this year, compared to previous years.
  • Understand what drives consumers to use a retailer for their purchases, such as convenience, value for money and delivery options in order to maximise sales potential.
  • Discover which retailers rank the highest among shoppers for each gifting category

Table of Contents

159 Pages
THE KEY FINDINGS
Summary of All Year Gifting 2025
The Key Findings
Trend insight - in store
Trend insight - online
CONSUMER ATTITUDES
Buying dynamics
Financial wellbeing
Gift spending
Financial spending
Occasions bought for
Research
Prioritising spend
Perceptions
Retailer promotions
Retailer ratings
All year gifting statements
Social media
GIFTING
Attitudes towards gifting
Buying dynamics
Spending
Recipients
Planned/impulse purchases
Categories purchased
Retailer used
Buying dynamics (for all gifting categories)
Retailer selection
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
Personalisation
BIRTHDAYS
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
PREGNANCY/NEW BABY
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
RELIGIOUS/CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
RETIREMENT/LEAVING OCCASIONS
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
GRATITUDE/SYMPATHY
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
SPONTANEOUS GIFTING
Buying dynamics
Retailer selection
Recipients
Categories purchased
Channel usage
Store type
Device usage
Fulfilment
Research
Methodology
Technical details: consumer survey work
List of Tables
Retailer ratings across key measures - grocers, 2025
Retailer ratings across key measures - non-food retailers, 2025
Products bought on impulse (overall), 2024 & 2025
Retailers shopped at for gifting (overall), 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - clothing & accessories, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - clothing & accessories, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - gift food & drink, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - gift food & drink, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - books, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - books, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - plants & flowers, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - plants & flowers, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - toys & games, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - toys & games, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - health & beauty, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - health & beauty, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - money, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - vouchers & gift cards, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - footwear, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - footwear, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used -fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - homewares, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - homewares, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - music & video, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - music & video, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - electrical products, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - electrical products, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - experience, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - baby products, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - baby products, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - stationery, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - stationery, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - sports products, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - sports products, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - computers, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - computers, 2024 & 2025
Products purchased - DIY & gardening, 2024 & 2025
Retailers used - DIY & gardening, 2024 & 2025
Personalisation - overall and books, clothing & accessories, health & beauty, homewares, stationery, and fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025
List of Figures
All year gifting shopper penetration, by demographic & region, 2025, 2024 & 2023 penetration
Financial wellbeing compared to last year, 2024 & 2025
All year gifting spending compared to last year, 2024 & 2025
How consumers financed all year gifting spending, 2024 & 2025
What occasions shoppers purchased for, 2025 and change on 2024
When shopping for gifts, what activities have you undertaken online over the past year, 2024 & 2025
Which occasions consumers are prioritising and cutting back on, 2025
Which occasions consumers believe they should give cards and gifts for, 2025
Which retailer did the best job of promoting gifting and greeting cards products, 2025
Agreement & disagreement with statements about all year gifting, 2025
Which social media sites do you use, 2025
Did you purchase an item as a gift that you saw on social media, 2025
Agreement statements - It is more convenient to have a gift list, (by demographic & male/female) 2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
Agreement statements - It is acceptable to have a gift list, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask for vouchers/gift cards, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask for cash gifts instead of a present, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask friends/family for donations to a large purchase, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
Birthday gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Weddings/engagements gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Gratitude/sympathy gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Life achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Religious/ceremonial occasions gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Spontaneous gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Pregnancy/new baby gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Holiday souvenir gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Retirement/leaving gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
Total spend per occasion on gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - overall gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
Planned/impulse purchases - overall gifting, 2025 & 2024
Gifting categories purchased for all occasions, 2025 & change on 2024
Retailers shopped at for gifting, 2024 & 2025
Clothing & accessories gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Gift food & drink gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Books gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Plants & flowers gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Toys & games gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Health & beauty gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Money gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Vouchers & gift cards gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Footwear gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Fine jewellery & watches gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Homewares gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Music & videos gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Electrical products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Experience gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Baby products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Stationery gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Sports products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
Computers gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
DIY & Gardening gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
What's driving retailer selection - overall gifting, 2025
Consumers using each channel for purchasing gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - overall gifting, 2025 and change on 2024
Personalisation - overall gifting, 2024 & 2025
Birthday gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - birthdays, 2025
Gift recipients - birthday, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - birthday, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing birthday gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing birthday gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for birthday gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for birthday gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - birthday, 2025
Weddings/civil ceremony gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Weddings/relationship anniversaries gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Engagements gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - weddings/engagements, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - weddings/engagements, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - weddings/engagements, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing weddings/engagement gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing wedding/engagement gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for weddings/engagement gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for weddings/engagement gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - wedding/engagement, 2025
Baby shower/new baby gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Pregnancy gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Maternity/paternity leave gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - pregnancy/new baby, 2025
Gift recipients - pregnancy/new baby, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - pregnancy/new baby, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for pregnancy/new baby gift purchases made online, 2025
Research undertaken - pregnancy/new baby, 2025
Christening gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Holy Communion gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Other religious/ceremonial occasions gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - religious/ceremonial, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - religious/ceremonial occasions, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - religious/ceremonial occasions, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for religious/ceremonial occasions gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - religious/ceremonial occasions, 2025
New home gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Educational achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
New job gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Passing driving test gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Other life achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - life achievements, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - life achievement, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - life achievement, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing life achievement gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing life achievement gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for life achievement gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for life achievement gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - life achievement, 2025
Leaving do gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Retirement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - retirement/leaving, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - retirement/leaving, 2025
Categories purchased - retirement/leaving, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing retirement/leaving gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing retirement/leaving gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for retirement/leaving gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for retirement/leaving gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken -retirement/leaving, 2025
Thank you gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Get well soon gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
Sympathy/condolences gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
End of year teacher gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - gratitude/sympathy, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - gratitude/sympathy, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - gratitude/sympathy, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing gratitude/sympathy gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing gratitude/sympathy gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for gratitude/sympathy gifting, 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for gratitude/sympathy gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken -gratitude/sympathy, 2025
Spontaneous gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
What's driving retailer selection - spontaneous gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
Gift recipients - spontaneous gifting, & average spend per recipient, 2025
Categories purchased - spontaneous gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
Consumers using each channel for purchasing spontaneous gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each store type for purchasing spontaneous gifts, 2024 & 2025
Consumers using each device for spontaneous gifting , 2024 & 2025
Fulfilment options for spontaneous gifting gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
Research undertaken - spontaneous gifting, 2025

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