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Retail Trends This Week (October 2026)
This week's retail trends: rising topics and the posts that reached the most people.
Last updated · refreshed weekly from Submarine.ai data
Rising topics this week
| # | Topic | Growth (WoW) | Posts (7d) | Views (7d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | polyester | +112383% | 8 | 1.4M |
| 2 | animal welfare | +13452% | 8 | 2M |
| 3 | travel | +11700% | 13 | 3.8M |
| 4 | pop-up event | +11632% | 20 | 1.7M |
| 5 | knitwear | +8264% | 9 | 268.6K |
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Top retail posts this week
C’est demain! Rendez-vous le mercredi 14 octobre dans votre hypermarché avec vos enfants pour vivre l’expérience colorée
Auchan · TikTok · 4.6M views
I believe in turtleneck supremacy Gundlach
H&M · TikTok · 4.5M views
Milan, we’re ready for an exciting week ahead 🎾🏃♀️ We kicked off Milano Premier Padel P1 week with a shake out run al
Oysho · TikTok · 3.8M views
POV: tu dois choisir ta prochaine séance ciné 🍿 🔎 Mener l’enquête avec le « Disclosure Day » 💥 Passer en mode action
E.Leclerc · TikTok · 3.6M views
Little ones, big wishlist 🎁 Head in store to explore our biggest ever Wooden Toy Event range!
LIDL · TikTok · 3.4M views
Methodology
Submarine.ai tags every post from official brand channels with AI and measures topic momentum as week-over-week view growth (last 7 days vs the 7 days before). Topics shown here cleared minimum volume thresholds. Figures are rounded and the page is updated weekly.
Frequently asked questions
What is trending in retail on social media right now?
The fastest-rising retail topic this week is "polyester", up +112383% in views week-over-week with 1.4M views across 8 posts, according to Submarine.ai's weekly measurement.
How are these trends detected?
Submarine.ai tags and analyzes every post from official retail brand channels on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. A topic counts as trending when its views grow sharply across multiple brands and posts. The growth figures compare the last 7 days to the 7 days before.
How often is this page updated?
Every week, after the weekly scan of brand channels. Subscribers also get per-brand and per-post breakdowns.