retailtimes.co.uk

We performed a comprehensive analysis of retailtimes.co.uk on 2026-07-01. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 7809ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 235 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-09-25, which is 86 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 15/100 (poor). The following security headers are properly configured: Permissions-Policy. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 9 technologies across 8 categories powering retailtimes.co.uk. The detected stack includes WordPress 7.0, WooCommerce, Google Analytics 4, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Google AdSense, reCAPTCHA v3, Google Fonts, jQuery, and Font Awesome. The primary e-commerce platform is WooCommerce. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, retailtimes.co.uk receives an overall trust score of 63/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, retailtimes.co.uk receives a trust score of 63/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with 86 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and a well-established domain registered for over 18.0 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity, and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked retailtimes.co.uk against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers. The domain is registered through Heart Internet Limited t/a Heart Internet based in GB, with a registration date of 2008-06-25 and expiration date of 2027-06-25.

Our technology detection engine scanned retailtimes.co.uk and identified 9 distinct technologies across 8 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: WordPress (version 7.0) — manages the content and page structure for retailtimes.co.uk. Ecommerce: WooCommerce — powers the online store and shopping functionality for retailtimes.co.uk. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for retailtimes.co.uk. Advertising: LinkedIn Insight Tag and Google AdSense — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for retailtimes.co.uk. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for retailtimes.co.uk. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for retailtimes.co.uk. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for retailtimes.co.uk. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for retailtimes.co.uk. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-6RK2DNX7NQ. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

retailtimes.co.uk delivers its homepage in 7809ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 235 KB, and we detected 341 resource requests loading assets from 9 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 0 out of 0 CSS files and 0 out of 1 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 1 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of retailtimes.co.uk produces approximately 0.11g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 235 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for retailtimes.co.uk. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

retailtimes.co.uk resolves to the IPv4 address 77.72.2.151, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: ns1.krystal.uk and ns2.krystal.uk. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for retailtimes.co.uk is handled by krystal.io with 2 MX records configured: mx1.krystal.io and mx2.krystal.io. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for retailtimes.co.uk. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. The domain is registered through Heart Internet Limited t/a Heart Internet (GB). It was first registered on 2008-06-25 and is set to expire on 2027-06-25, making it 18.0 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 2 active subdomains for retailtimes.co.uk: mail.retailtimes.co.uk and www.retailtimes.co.uk. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of retailtimes.co.uk contains 1,510 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 6 H2 headings, 41 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 37 images. 1 images (3%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 97% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 208 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 23 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 1 external JavaScript files, 0 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages), robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior), Schema.org structured data (ImageObject, ItemList, ListItem, NewsArticle, NewsMediaOrganization, Organization, SearchAction, WebPage, WebSite, and Webpage), and RSS feed for content syndication. We detected the following payment methods accepted on retailtimes.co.uk: American Express. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 2 platforms: Facebook (@profile.php) and Twitter (@RetailTimes). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for retailtimes.co.uk is well-optimized at 50 characters: "UK Retail News | Analysis & Insight | Retail Times". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 145 characters (well-optimized): "Retail Times is an established UK retail news publication providing daily coverage, expert analysis and industry insight...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://retailtimes.co.uk/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en-gb, the meta robots directive is set to follow, index, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("UK Retail News | Analysis & Insight | Retail Times..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type. The site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: ImageObject, ItemList, ListItem, NewsArticle, NewsMediaOrganization, Organization, SearchAction, WebPage, WebSite, and Webpage. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.