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PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1761645

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PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1761645

Retail Occasions Series: All Year Gifting 2025

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The All Year Gifting 2025 report forms part of GlobalData's Retail Occasions series, and offers comprehensive insight into the consumer dynamics and spending habits of consumers for year-round gifting occasions, such as birthdays, weddings and new babies. The report analyses the market, the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes.

Consumers spent more on gifts and greeting cards over the last 12 months to February 2025, with more shoppers reporting increased spending on the previous year. As the cost-of-living crisis eased, shoppers' disposable income improved, allowing them to splurge on their loved ones. Consumers also felt financially better off, easing the burden of gift buying for shoppers.

Key Highlights

  • Consumers spend more on cards & gifts as financial concerns lessen
  • Expanding card & gift ranges is paramount for retailers as consumers seek a broad choice of products
  • Retailers must use social media to provide gift inspiration as shoppers use online for research

Scope

  • The UK All Year Gifting report provides a comprehensive analysis and forecast of the market, offering insights into consumer behaviour, and economic factors affecting the industry. This report aims to serve as a valuable resource for retail businesses, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in the future of the year-round gifting market in the UK.

Reasons to Buy

  • Understand which occasions consumers are buying gifts for this year, compared to previous years.
  • Understand what drives consumers to use a retailer for their purchases, such as convenience, value for money and delivery options in order to maximise sales potential.
  • Discover which retailers rank the highest among shoppers for each gifting category
Product Code: GDRT250013OC

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

THE KEY FINDINGS

  • Summary of All Year Gifting 2025
  • The Key Findings
  • Trend insight - in store
  • Trend insight - online

CONSUMER ATTITUDES

  • Buying dynamics
  • Financial wellbeing
  • Gift spending
  • Financial spending
  • Occasions bought for
  • Research
  • Prioritising spend
  • Perceptions
  • Retailer promotions
  • Retailer ratings
  • All year gifting statements
  • Social media

GIFTING

  • Attitudes towards gifting
  • Buying dynamics
  • Spending
  • Recipients
  • Planned/impulse purchases
  • Categories purchased
  • Retailer used
  • Buying dynamics (for all gifting categories)
  • Retailer selection
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • Personalisation

BIRTHDAYS

  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS
  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • PREGNANCY/NEW BABY
  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • RELIGIOUS/CEREMONIAL OCCASIONS
  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research

LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • RETIREMENT/LEAVING OCCASIONS
  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • GRATITUDE/SYMPATHY
  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research

SPONTANEOUS GIFTING

  • Buying dynamics
  • Retailer selection
  • Recipients
  • Categories purchased
  • Channel usage
  • Store type
  • Device usage
  • Fulfilment
  • Research
  • Methodology
  • Technical details: consumer survey work
Product Code: GDRT250013OC

List of Table

List of Tables

  • Retailer ratings across key measures - grocers, 2025
  • Retailer ratings across key measures - non-food retailers, 2025
  • Products bought on impulse (overall), 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers shopped at for gifting (overall), 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - clothing & accessories, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - clothing & accessories, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - gift food & drink, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - gift food & drink, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - books, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - books, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - plants & flowers, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - plants & flowers, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - toys & games, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - toys & games, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - health & beauty, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - health & beauty, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - money, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - vouchers & gift cards, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - footwear, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - footwear, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used -fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - homewares, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - homewares, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - music & video, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - music & video, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - electrical products, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - electrical products, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - experience, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - baby products, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - baby products, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - stationery, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - stationery, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - sports products, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - sports products, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - computers, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - computers, 2024 & 2025
  • Products purchased - DIY & gardening, 2024 & 2025
  • Retailers used - DIY & gardening, 2024 & 2025
  • Personalisation - overall and books, clothing & accessories, health & beauty, homewares, stationery, and fine jewellery & watches, 2024 & 2025

List of Figure

List of Figures

  • All year gifting shopper penetration, by demographic & region, 2025, 2024 & 2023 penetration
  • Financial wellbeing compared to last year, 2024 & 2025
  • All year gifting spending compared to last year, 2024 & 2025
  • How consumers financed all year gifting spending, 2024 & 2025
  • What occasions shoppers purchased for, 2025 and change on 2024
  • When shopping for gifts, what activities have you undertaken online over the past year, 2024 & 2025
  • Which occasions consumers are prioritising and cutting back on, 2025
  • Which occasions consumers believe they should give cards and gifts for, 2025
  • Which retailer did the best job of promoting gifting and greeting cards products, 2025
  • Agreement & disagreement with statements about all year gifting, 2025
  • Which social media sites do you use, 2025
  • Did you purchase an item as a gift that you saw on social media, 2025
  • Agreement statements - It is more convenient to have a gift list, (by demographic & male/female) 2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
  • Agreement statements - It is acceptable to have a gift list, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
  • Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask for vouchers/gift cards, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
  • Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask for cash gifts instead of a present, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
  • Agreement statements - It is acceptable to ask friends/family for donations to a large purchase, (by demographic & male/female)2025, 2024 & & 2023 overall
  • Birthday gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Weddings/engagements gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Gratitude/sympathy gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Life achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Religious/ceremonial occasions gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Spontaneous gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Pregnancy/new baby gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Holiday souvenir gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Retirement/leaving gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female), 2024 & 2023
  • Total spend per occasion on gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - overall gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Planned/impulse purchases - overall gifting, 2025 & 2024
  • Gifting categories purchased for all occasions, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Retailers shopped at for gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Clothing & accessories gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Gift food & drink gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Books gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Plants & flowers gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Toys & games gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Health & beauty gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Money gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Vouchers & gift cards gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Footwear gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Fine jewellery & watches gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Homewares gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Music & videos gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Electrical products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Experience gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Baby products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Stationery gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Sports products gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • Computers gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • DIY & Gardening gifting penetration, by occasion, 2024 & 2025
  • What's driving retailer selection - overall gifting, 2025
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - overall gifting, 2025 and change on 2024
  • Personalisation - overall gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Birthday gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - birthdays, 2025
  • Gift recipients - birthday, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - birthday, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing birthday gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing birthday gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for birthday gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for birthday gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - birthday, 2025
  • Weddings/civil ceremony gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Weddings/relationship anniversaries gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Engagements gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - weddings/engagements, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - weddings/engagements, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - weddings/engagements, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing weddings/engagement gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing wedding/engagement gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for weddings/engagement gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for weddings/engagement gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - wedding/engagement, 2025
  • Baby shower/new baby gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Pregnancy gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Maternity/paternity leave gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - pregnancy/new baby, 2025
  • Gift recipients - pregnancy/new baby, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - pregnancy/new baby, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for pregnancy/new baby gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for pregnancy/new baby gift purchases made online, 2025
  • Research undertaken - pregnancy/new baby, 2025
  • Christening gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Holy Communion gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Other religious/ceremonial occasions gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - religious/ceremonial, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - religious/ceremonial occasions, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - religious/ceremonial occasions, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for religious/ceremonial occasions gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for religious/ceremonial occasions gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - religious/ceremonial occasions, 2025
  • New home gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Educational achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • New job gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Passing driving test gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Other life achievement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - life achievements, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - life achievement, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - life achievement, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing life achievement gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing life achievement gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for life achievement gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for life achievement gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - life achievement, 2025
  • Leaving do gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Retirement gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - retirement/leaving, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - retirement/leaving, 2025
  • Categories purchased - retirement/leaving, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing retirement/leaving gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing retirement/leaving gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for retirement/leaving gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for retirement/leaving gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken -retirement/leaving, 2025
  • Thank you gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Get well soon gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • Sympathy/condolences gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • End of year teacher gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - gratitude/sympathy, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - gratitude/sympathy, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - gratitude/sympathy, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing gratitude/sympathy gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing gratitude/sympathy gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for gratitude/sympathy gifting, 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for gratitude/sympathy gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken -gratitude/sympathy, 2025
  • Spontaneous gifting penetration, 2025 (by demographic & male/female) & 2024
  • What's driving retailer selection - spontaneous gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Gift recipients - spontaneous gifting, & average spend per recipient, 2025
  • Categories purchased - spontaneous gifting, 2025 & change on 2024
  • Consumers using each channel for purchasing spontaneous gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each store type for purchasing spontaneous gifts, 2024 & 2025
  • Consumers using each device for spontaneous gifting , 2024 & 2025
  • Fulfilment options for spontaneous gifting gift purchases made online, 2024 & 2025
  • Research undertaken - spontaneous gifting, 2025
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