GlobalData
GlobalData

Retail

Getting you from data to decision. Trusted by leading retailers, brands, manufacturers, property companies, and financial institutions.

Connected intelligence platform

Covering the entire spectrum of the consumer value system, from suppliers, manufacturers and distribution channels, all the way through to consumer insights and trends across the globe.

Unique data

Over 290 proprietary datasets built on primary research and in-house methodologies

Human expertise

Validated and analyzed by over 2,000 experts and retail market specialists

Powerful AI

Enhanced by predictive analytics and machine learning tools within an advanced AI engine

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Retailers

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Retailer KPIs

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Sector expertise

Industry intelligence

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Stay ahead of the market

Explore retailers by sector and channel to identify the fastest growing sectors and channels in a country, and bolster your expansion strategy with the fastest growing countries for particular sectors.

Assess consumer behavior

Track consumer buying preferences and attitudes based on consumer surveys results in interactive dashboards and identify customer groups and market potential for winning strategy development.

Predict with signals

Track the latest M&A deals, news, tweets, patents, and filings, identify new areas for investment and monitor competitor activity with rapid intelligence on the innovation landscape.

Platform

One subscription.
Endless value.

Access the data, tools, and insights to power every decision with one digital subscription. With flexibility built in, it feels like it was made just for you. 

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Intuitive interface

Surface the insights that matter to you, at speed, with precision search.
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Configurable tools

Tailored insight delivery in dashboards and tools that work for you.
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Vast content library

Access corporate, market, and financial data – in your preferred format.
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Predictive analytics

Forecast market performance and identify trends before they happen.
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Data visualizations

Turn insights into presentation-ready graphics, perfect for storytelling.

Meet Ava, your AI research analyst

Finding answers shouldn’t feel like finding a needle in a haystack. Go from searching to acting on insight.

Powered agentic AI, Ava delivers trusted, personalized insights from within your subscription.

As your active partner, Ava orchestrates tools, triggers workflows, automates tasks, and produces business-ready outputs.

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Powerful solutions, built for you

Maximize impact with the depth and breadth of our industry-specific intelligence combined with a solution tailored to your role and workflow

Insights

Your content universe

Reports

Get instant access to industry deep dives and company profiles, packaged to fit with your requirements.

Webinars

Get unique insights directly from our analysts and experts with past and upcoming briefings.

"I’ve been referring to the quarterly packs, particularly for tracking category performance. Understanding our market positioning within different categories has really helped us to streamline our strategy and business proposals.​ GlobalData’s Intelligence Center is user-friendly, easy to navigate, and the new AI feature has been so helpful for refining the content I need.”

Tesco

Ellen Carter, F&F Assistant Brand & Propositions Manager​
"We use GlobalData primarily for accessing market data, detailed market outlooks, and insightful research briefs focused on the retail sector at both regional and country-specific levels. The granularity and depth of the data, especially the forecasts segmented by sales channel and geography, are especially helpful. It helped us gain a valuable fact base to underpin assumptions and strategies that go into recommendations in business development and for client work."

Alvarez & Marshal Insights

Senior Research Analyst

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