About Us

About us

Retail Economics is an independent economics research consultancy focused on the UK consumer and retail industry.

We analyse the complex retail economic landscape and draw out actionable insight for our clients. Leveraging our own proprietary retail data and applying rigorous economic analysis, we transform information into points of action.

Our subscription service provides unbiased research and analysis on the key economic and social drivers behind the UK retail sector, helping to inform critical business decisions and giving you a competitive edge through deeper insights.

OUR APPROACH

Retail Economics is built on three core pillars:

1. Insight

Our retail insights help you understand the key economic drivers behind UK retail and consumer sectors and help give you a competitive edge through deeper insights of the retail industry by category, channel and region.

2. Data

We provide proprietary data on market sizes, market shares and forecasts enabling you to deepen your understanding of the industry and the future outlook. Our services save you valuable time by accessing all the need-to-know retail data in one place with quick and easy downloadable time series data.

3. Consultancy

Our consultancy services provide you with world class research and analysis using industry standard methodology to ensure quality and value. Concerning thought leadership, we offer a complete end-to-end service from idea generation to campaign success. We also offer data visualisation tools to help you compare and benchmark key metrics vital for your business, transforming information into actionable insights.

“We're like an extension of your insight team, helping you to identify and strengthen investment cases to save you time and money.”

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Richard Lim

CEO

Richard is Chief Executive of Retail Economics — an independent economics research consultancy focused on the consumer and UK retail industry. Richard previously headed up the ‘Retail Insight and Analytics’ team at the British Retail Consortium; before that, he worked in mergers and acquisitions for Citi. He has a wealth of experience in data analytics, consumer research and macroeconomics, and is skilled in generating actionable insights for clients. Richard is based in London and has a keen interest in Behavioural Game Theory.

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Stephen Robertson

Chairman

In addition to his role of Chairman at Retail Economics, Stephen is also non-executive director of Timpson Group (privately held services retailer), Hargreaves Lansdown plc (FTSE 100 consumer financial services) and Clipper Retail Logistics plc. Stephen is Visiting Professor to Bristol Business School, University West of England. He spent seven years as Marketing Director at B&Q before leading the acquisition of Screwfix Direct which he then chaired through a period of strong growth.

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