Published 2026-04-09 by James Maxwell
Search volumes and click-through data from Shopping.co.uk tell a clear story this week: shoppers are chasing trainers, smart home upgrades, and a couple of big-ticket splurges that suggest people aren’t holding back. Here’s what’s moving.
Nike dominates the footwear searches this week, but the most interesting story is the spread. The Nike Air Max 95 in black is pulling strong numbers at £171 for UK 10, with the grey colourway coming in cheaper at £105 for a UK 9.5 — a significant gap for the same silhouette, so size availability is clearly affecting pricing here. The Air Max 95 is one of Nike’s most enduring designs, and with retro runners still very much in fashion, that’s not a surprise.
The Nike P-6000 is also trending hard, at £110 for UK 10 in grey and £100 for UK 5.5 in silver. It’s a late-90s running silhouette that Nike has repositioned as a lifestyle shoe, and it’s currently one of the more affordable options in the chunky retro trainer category — the New Balance 9060 and ASICS GEL-Kayano 14 both sit higher.
Speaking of which, the New Balance 9060 in brown at £136 and the ASICS GEL-Kayano 14 in cream/pink at £165 are both seeing strong clicks. The Kayano 14 in particular has become a genuine fashion item well beyond its original running audience , at £165 it’s £30 more than a P-6000 but sits in a different style lane entirely.
Two TVs are generating real interest this week, and both make a case on price. The Samsung U7000F 43" 4K Smart TV at £239 is the more established brand name, running Tizen OS with access to all the major streaming apps. At that price it’s competitive with LG and Sony’s entry-level 43" sets, which typically start from £279 and up.
The Sharp 50" 4K Smart TV at £209 is the one that raises eyebrows. You’re getting seven more inches of screen for £30 less than the Samsung. Sharp’s smart TV software isn’t as polished as Tizen, and the brand doesn’t carry the same cachet, but for a bedroom set or a first TV for a new flat, the size-to-price ratio is hard to argue with.
Two Ninja products are trending simultaneously, which tells you something about how much trust the brand has built in UK kitchens. The Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer (7.6L) at £147 is the more accessible entry point , it’s a well-reviewed model that competes directly with the Philips XXL (around £160-£180 new) and usually wins on capacity per pound.
The bigger news is the Ninja Luxe Café Premier Espresso Machine at £496. Ninja only entered the espresso machine market recently, and this is their flagship. At £496 it sits below a De’Longhi La Specialista (typically £599-£699) and is attracting shoppers who want a one-machine setup with grinder included. Click volumes suggest people are researching it heavily , whether they’re converting to purchases at that price point is the open question.
Shark has two robot vacuum products trending at very different prices this week. The Shark PowerDetect Robot Vacuum (vacuum only) sits at £259.99, while the Shark PowerDetect Robot Vacuum & Mop combo comes in at £624.82. That’s a £365 gap for the mopping function and upgraded sensors. The vacuum-only model is the better buy for most homes , robot mops still struggle with anything other than hard floors, and the core cleaning performance is the same unit underneath.
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI Gaming Laptop at £2,199.99 is the week’s highest-priced trending product, and it’s easy to see why it’s attracting attention. An RTX 5070 GPU is Nvidia’s current generation, 32GB RAM handles demanding games and streaming simultaneously without compromise, and 2TB of SSD storage is generous by any standard. At this price it undercuts some RTX 5070 laptop configurations from ASUS and MSI, which are pushing £2,399 and above for comparable specs.