Retail industry overview
The retail sector continues to shift quickly as customers rely more on digital journeys, richer product information and real-time price visibility. Search behavior highlights clear differences across key categories. Beauty shows steady and reliable demand, while Homeware and Electricals experience sharper swings influenced by availability, pricing and promotional activity.
Search behavior is also being reshaped by new discovery patterns. Customers increasingly rely on conversational search, AI-generated summaries and short-form video when comparing products, evaluating brands and researching deals. These evolving journeys are changing how visibility is won and how quickly momentum can shift across retail categories.
Seasonal peaks remain one of the strongest drivers of performance. Black Friday and the broader Q4 period consistently trigger early demand spikes, heightened competition and faster movement across categories. These patterns reveal where brands gain or lose traction, and our dashboards and reports highlight where new opportunities are emerging across the US and UK markets.
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