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Valentine’s Day Overview 2024 – Retail Report

Seasonal Event Valentine's Day

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Valentine’s Day retail strategies across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Valentine’s Day merchandising covering gifting, signage, floral and food-based displays.
Features gifting ranges across homeware, beauty, plush toys and confectionery supported by strong point of sale.
Includes dine-in meal deals, bakery, wine and gifting categories across supermarkets and discounters.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser delivering customer-facing visual retail intelligence.
This report highlights how UK retailers created seasonal theatre and engagement through dedicated Valentine’s Day displays.

£1,997.00

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Valentine’s Day retail strategies across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Valentine’s Day merchandising covering gifting, signage, floral and food-based displays.
Features gifting ranges across homeware, beauty, plush toys and confectionery supported by strong point of sale.
Includes dine-in meal deals, bakery, wine and gifting categories across supermarkets and discounters.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser delivering customer-facing visual retail intelligence.
This report highlights how UK retailers created seasonal theatre and engagement through dedicated Valentine’s Day displays.

£1,997.00

New Year Overview 2024 – Retail Report

Seasonal Event New Year

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into New Year seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into New Year retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including beers wines & spirits, fresh produce, bakery and confectionery.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their New Year campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into New Year seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into New Year retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including beers wines & spirits, fresh produce, bakery and confectionery.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their New Year campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

Thanks Teacher Overview 2024 – Retail Report

Seasonal Event Thanks Teacher

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Thanks Teacher seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Thanks Teacher retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including gifting, confectionery, floral arrangements and cards & wrap.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Asda, B&M, Co-op, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Thanks Teacher campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Thanks Teacher seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Thanks Teacher retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including gifting, confectionery, floral arrangements and cards & wrap.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Asda, B&M, Co-op, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Thanks Teacher campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

Pancake Day Overview 2024 – Retail Report

Seasonal Event Pancake Day

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Pancake Day seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Pancake Day retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including pancake mixes, syrups & toppings and fresh dairy selections.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, B&M, Booths, Co-Op, Home Bargains, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Pancake Day campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,497.00

This seasonal best practice report provides photographic insights into Pancake Day seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Photographic insights into Pancake Day retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of seasonal product promotions, including pancake mixes, syrups & toppings and fresh dairy selections.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, promotional mechanics and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, B&M, Booths, Co-Op, Home Bargains, Iceland, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Pancake Day campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,497.00

Hogmanay Overview 2024 – Retail Report

Seasonal Event Hogmanay

This seasonal best practice report provides comprehensive insights into Hogmanay seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Comprehensive insights into Hogmanay retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of Beers Wines & Spirits, whisky, champagne and seasonal food promotions.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, pricing promotions and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Hogmanay campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

This seasonal best practice report provides comprehensive insights into Hogmanay seasonal execution across leading UK retailers in 2024.

Comprehensive insights into Hogmanay retail execution, showcasing branding, signage and key promotional strategies.
Extensive documentation of Beers Wines & Spirits, whisky, champagne and seasonal food promotions.
Coverage of point-of-sale displays, pricing promotions and in-store signage across Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
High-quality imagery captured by Steve Dresser, providing market-leading intelligence into UK retail execution from a customer’s perspective.
This report highlights how retailers structured their Hogmanay campaigns, optimising event visibility through branding, promotions and customer engagement tactics.

£1,997.00

Seasonal Event Archive (2015-2023) (300+ reports!)

Retail Media Seasonal Event

New: Download our complete Seasonal Archive (2015–2023). 300+ expert UK retail reports covering Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Ramadan and more.

Mark Twain said there are no new ideas, we just put old ideas in to some sort of a mental kaleidoscope.

Retail is like that, see what worked and how the offer has evolved across the seasonal landscape….

127 seasonal event folders across 9 years. (Full table below).
346 PDFs / 30,000+ pages of execution, insight and best practice.
Cross-retailer image evidence on pricing, layout, signage, product and range.
Explore how categories were activated year after year and what changed.
Use for idea generation, trade planning and seasonal performance reviews.

Everything is organised by year and event. One download. £995.

(Limited time offer).

Original price was: £4,995.00.Current price is: £995.00.

New: Download our complete Seasonal Archive (2015–2023). 300+ expert UK retail reports covering Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Ramadan and more.

Mark Twain said there are no new ideas, we just put old ideas in to some sort of a mental kaleidoscope.

Retail is like that, see what worked and how the offer has evolved across the seasonal landscape….

127 seasonal event folders across 9 years. (Full table below).
346 PDFs / 30,000+ pages of execution, insight and best practice.
Cross-retailer image evidence on pricing, layout, signage, product and range.
Explore how categories were activated year after year and what changed.
Use for idea generation, trade planning and seasonal performance reviews.

Everything is organised by year and event. One download. £995.

(Limited time offer).

Original price was: £4,995.00.Current price is: £995.00.

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