Retail Occasions Series: UK Off to University 2025
Description
Retail Occasions Series: UK Off to University 2025
Summary
The GlobalData Retail UK Off to University 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the retail occasion of students starting and returning back to university, analysing the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes.
Scope
Summary
The GlobalData Retail UK Off to University 2025 report forms part of the Retail Occasions series, and offers a comprehensive overview of the retail occasion of students starting and returning back to university, analysing the market, the major players, the main trends and consumer attitudes.
Scope
- Off to uni shoppers generally feel better off financially compared to 2024, resulting in increased total spend and higher penetration across categories
- Impulse purchases increased overall in 2025 as consumers have more discretionary income to spend
- Off to uni shoppers are increasingly prioritising convenience, with more consumers wanting to buy everything at a single retailer and wanting to buy sets e.g. a kitchen set with all kitchenware items for a single price.
- Use our in-depth consumer insight to learn which off to university categories are shopped the most by consumers and ensure that product offerings are catering to the needs and wants of customers.
- 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.
- Use our in-depth analysis to understand which retailers are leading in certain off to university categories.
Table of Contents
37 Pages
- CONSUMER ATTITUDES
- People purchased for
- Promotions and offers
- Financial Wellbeing
- Spending
- Buying dynamics
- Off to university statements
- OFF TO UNIVERSITY
- Category summary
- Retailer selection
- Channel usage
- Store type
- Device usage
- Fulfilment
- Buying dynamics
- Purchase timing
- METHODOLOGY
- List of Tables
- Proportion of spend by category (%), 2025 and 2024
- Bedroom products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on bedroom items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for bedroom items, 2025 and 2024
- Kitchen products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on kitchen items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for kitchen items, 2025 and 2024
- Clothing & footwear products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on clothing & footwear items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for clothing & footwear items, 2025 and 2024
- Health & beauty products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on health & beauty items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for health & beauty items, 2025 and 2024
- Utility products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on utility items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for utility items, 2025 and 2024
- Stationery products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on stationery items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for stationery items, 2025 and 2024
- Accessories products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on accessories items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for accessories items, 2025 and 2024
- Bathroom products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on bathroom items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for bathroom items, 2025 and 2024
- Electricals products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on electricals items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for electricals items, 2025 and 2024
- Books purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on books, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for books, 2025 and 2024
- Entertainment products purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on entertainment items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for entertainment items, 2025 and 2024
- Miscellaneous items purchased, 2025 and 2024
- Average spend on miscellaneous items, 2025 and 2024
- Top 10 retailers used for miscellaneous items, 2025 and 2024
- Categories bought on impulse (%), 2025 and 2024
- Reasons for purchasing after arriving at university, 2025
- List of Figures
- Who people are buying off to university items for, 2025 and 2024
- Appealing and used promotions, 2025
- Financial wellbeing, 2025 and 2024
- Total spending, 2025 and 2024
- How did consumers finance their spending, 2025 and 2024
- Category proportion of total spend, 2025 and 2024
- Off to university statements, 2025
- Penetration for off to university categories, 2025 and 2024
- Drivers of retailer selection, 2025
- Channel usage for purchasing off to university products, 2025 and 2024
- Store type for purchasing off to university products, 2025 and 2024
- Device usage for purchasing off to university products, 2025 and 2024
- Fulfilment options for off to university purchases made online, 2025 and 2024
- Bedroom penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Kitchen penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Clothing & footwear penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Health & beauty penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Utility penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Stationery penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Accessories penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Bathroom penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Electricals penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Books penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Entertainment penetration overall for 2025, 2024 and 2023, and by demographic, 2025
- Miscellaneous items penetration overall for 2025 and 2024, and by demographic, 2025
- Planned/impulse purchases, 2025
- Categories purchased before/after arriving at university, 2025
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