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Retail Spotlight
Shining a light on independent, convenience store data.
About Retail Spotlight
Retail Spotlight gives brands and partners clear visibility into UK convenience retail — at store level. We help organisations understand what’s really happening in independent convenience using real transaction-level EPOS data, not estimates or modelling. Retail Spotlight provides insight across 13,000+ independent convenience stores, helping you see: • How products are actually selling in-store • Where distribution and opportunity exist • How competitors are performing • What’s changing across categories and regions All based on real sales data you can act on. We support brands and partners through: • Insights - Repeatable reporting for common commercial questions • Continuous Data - Ongoing access to granular EPOS data • Bespoke - Tailored analysis for complex or strategic challenges • Activations - Execution, measurement and optimisation of in-store activity From market understanding to activation measurement, everything is designed to support better decisions. We work with FMCG brands, field marketing partners, and agencies, collaborating transparently to deliver insight that drives action. 👉 Want to learn more? Visit our website (www.retailspotlight.co.uk) or email us on info@retailspotlight.co.uk get in touch to start the conversation.
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Signals from Retail Spotlight
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Research & Knowledge
Retail Spotlight found that sugar confectionery dominates Halloween, accounting for 61% of all Halloween product spend in 2025, up from 45% in 2023.
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Retail Spotlight found that average basket spend rises 5–8% in Halloween week itself across all three years.
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Retail Spotlight found that Toys take the #2 category spot, accounting for around one in ten Halloween purchases.
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Retail Spotlight found that Swizzels Mummy Mix went from outside the top five in 2023 to the #1 Halloween product in 2025.
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Retail Spotlight found that Haribo Sour Skeletons is the only product to hold a top-three spot every single year.
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Research & Knowledge
Retail Spotlight conducted a survey by the Peterborough Beer Festival to determine the top 10 beer names for this year's festival.
Reported by Rob Standen
Products & Services
Retail Spotlight created a top 10 silly beer names list based on its extensive beer category product database.
Reported by Rob Standen