Retailers throughout the U.K. are looking to boost sales not only on their island nation, but also across the world. Recent research has found that British stores are hoping to increase retail sales in several countries, including Germany, China and the United States.

According to Retail Week, a study by Barclay's found that 66 percent of retailers anticipate that their totals of overseas sales will increase within the five years. Almost one-quarter of respondents said they are focusing their efforts on Germany, with China, Australia, Europe and the United States rounding out the top five countries of where U.K. retailers wish to expand sales.

"British retailers haven't ventured into Germany for a very long time and it is only in the last few years, as the economy has strengthened, that it has come to the fore again," said Richard Lowe, Barclay's head of retail and wholesale.

Overseas sales is not the only trend happening for British retailers. Mobile shopping is becoming more popular among consumers, states Internet Retailer. A recent study by Affiliate Window found that for the month of July, 9.4 percent of website traffic came from consumers using their mobile devices. This represents a 4.5 percent increase from the same time last year.