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Notes on where growth actually gets stuck.
Short, opinionated pieces on prioritisation, diagnosis and the commercial judgement behind growth. Written first for LinkedIn, kept here in full so they are readable, linkable and searchable.
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Homeware Ecommerce Strategy: Broad Discovery vs. Niche Authority
Homeware retailers face a strategic choice: compete on the breadth of their catalogue or the depth of their brand. We compare the two growth models and outline the hybrid approach most businesses need.
19 October 2026
First-Party Data for Ecommerce: Beyond Email Capture
An email address is an identifier, not an insight. An effective first-party data strategy uses it as a key to progressively learn what a customer wants, when they want it, and their household needs. This understanding drives relevant merchandising and builds long-term value, something a simple email capture form cannot do alone. Most retailers are missing this opportunity.
16 October 2026
CAC Payback Period: How to Calculate It & What It Means
Your CAC Payback Period tells you how long it takes to earn back the cost of acquiring a new customer. Get the calculation wrong, and you risk running out of cash. We explain how to calculate it using the only metric that matters: contribution margin.
1 September 2026
What is a good ecommerce conversion rate in the UK?
A single 'average' conversion rate is a commercially misleading metric. We share our observed benchmarks for UK businesses, broken down by category and AOV.
31 August 2026
The state of UK ecommerce growth investment, 2026
Established UK ecommerce businesses are not short of growth investment — they are short of conviction about where it should go. A senior read on where the money is sitting, what changed, and what the best-run businesses are doing differently.
29 August 2026
The four numbers that tell you growth is stalling
Most ecommerce reporting is too detailed to make a decision with. Four numbers, read together, tell you whether the business is genuinely growing or simply spending more to stand still.
26 August 2026
Retention is a merchandising problem before it's an email problem
When repeat rate slips, the CRM roadmap gets the blame. Usually the range, the second purchase and the reason to return were never designed in the first place.
19 August 2026
Made to Measure Blinds Ecommerce: Unbeatable vs DotcomBlinds
A comparison of how two leading UK made-to-measure blinds retailers, Unbeatable Blinds and DotcomBlinds, use samples, guides and guarantees to build customer confidence and drive conversion. We analyse their strategies through the lens of our UK Home & Interiors Benchmark.
15 October 2026
Research & Benchmarks · Home & Interiors
Home & Interiors Growth Intelligence
Evidence a home, furniture or interiors leadership team can act on — scored, sourced and specific to the category.
The UK Home & Interiors Digital Growth Benchmark 2026
The cornerstone study: 75 UK home, furniture and interiors retailers scored on the same 54-criteria rubric across six growth pillars.
Homeware Ecommerce Strategy: Broad Discovery vs. Niche Authority
Homeware retailers face a strategic choice: compete on the breadth of their catalogue or the depth of their brand. We compare the two growth models and outline the hybrid approach most businesses need.
19 October 2026
First-Party Data for Ecommerce: Beyond Email Capture
An email address is an identifier, not an insight. An effective first-party data strategy uses it as a key to progressively learn what a customer wants, when they want it, and their household needs. This understanding drives relevant merchandising and builds long-term value, something a simple email capture form cannot do alone. Most retailers are missing this opportunity.
16 October 2026
Made to Measure Blinds Ecommerce: Unbeatable vs DotcomBlinds
A comparison of how two leading UK made-to-measure blinds retailers, Unbeatable Blinds and DotcomBlinds, use samples, guides and guarantees to build customer confidence and drive conversion. We analyse their strategies through the lens of our UK Home & Interiors Benchmark.
15 October 2026
The growth notes
Occasional, considered writing on where growth actually gets stuck. Read by the people who own the number.
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