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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    British retail sales rebound as shoppers return to high streets

    July rain had depressed quantity of goods bought, says UK’s statistics agency

    A woman, walking in shopping crowds, carrying a shopping bag from the store Next over her shoulder and another in her left hand. The bags have ‘Hello summer’ written on them
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    UK consumer spending ‘rebounds’ in August

    Retail sales rise at annual rate of 4.1% after boost from holiday purchases, according to BRC figures

    Moviegoers queue outside a film theatre in Glasgow to see Barbie and Oppenheimer
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    British retail sales fall as wet weather depresses spending

    Volume of goods bought drops 1.2% between June and July after expanding in previous three months

    Sale discounts are displayed in a shop window in London
  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    Wilkinson Hardware Stores
    How high street stalwart Wilko came unstuck

    Discount chain collapsed after almost a century in the face of competition, supply chain problems and inflation

  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    Wet weather damps UK consumer spending

    Retail sales growth lags behind inflation rate with a rise of 1.5% in July

    People shelter under umbrellas during a downpour in London
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    UK economy
    Warm weather boosts UK consumer spending in June, data shows

    British Retail Consortium and Barclays figures signal growth in retail sales, but still lags behind inflation

    Customers drinking outside a bar in Brighton, England in June 2023
  • Friday, 23 June, 2023
    UK services sector
    UK services sector price rises deliver blow to BoE inflation plans

    Far more of companies surveyed passing on costs to consumers than cutting them, new data show

    Shoppers in London
  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    UK retail sales grew more than expected in April

    Quantity of goods bought rose 0.5% between March and April

    Shoppers in central London
  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    UK inflation
    UK inflation holds back demand as consumers spend more on less

    Many households cut purchases even as spending on entertainment rises

    Shoppers at an Asda convenience store in London
  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    UK retail sales fall 0.9% in March to miss forecasts

    Data ends two successive months of increases as high inflation, rising borrowing costs and bad weather curb spending

    Shoppers at Oxford Circus in London
  • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco forecasts flat profits after inflation hits supply chain

    UK’s largest supermarket group battles higher costs as it seeks to stay competitive on price

    Tesco trolleys
  • Monday, 10 April, 2023
    UK economy
    UK consumer spending rises but still lags behind inflation

    Barclays data shows 4% increase in card expenditure but points to households cutting back amid cost pressures

    Shoppers on a street in central London
  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Kingfisher PLC
    B&Q owner Kingfisher reports 20% drop in profits

    Sales at retailer boosted by demand for energy and water-saving products

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Disrupted Times
    Positive UK retail data nods to tentative consumer confidence

    Also in this edition: Russian spring offensive, Rishi Sunak in Northern Ireland, Pentagon official visits Taiwan

    A model presents a creation in the Edward Crutchley catwalk show during London Fashion Week
  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    UK retail sales unexpectedly rebound in January

    Sales volumes were still down 5.1% compared with a year earlier

    Pedestrians walk by shops in central London
  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    Asda Group
    Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

    Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    British retail sales drop unexpectedly in December

    Volumes fall 1% over crucial Christmas shopping period, according to official figures

    Shoppers pass a festive window display at the Coach store on Regent Street in central London on November 29 2022
  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    Tesco PLC
    UK inflation may not have peaked, warns Tesco chief

    Supermarket chain reports 7% rise in UK sales as trading at M&S also improves

    Tesco shopping bags filled with groceries
  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    UK economy
    Christmas spending fails to keep pace with UK inflation

    Surging cost of essentials forces households to rein in December purchases

    Shoppers on London’s Regent Street in the run-up to Christmas
  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Next PLC
    Next boosts profit guidance after beating Christmas forecasts

    UK retailer’s shares jump as it says cost inflation expected to peak in 2023

    A Next store in London
  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Declining consumer and business outlook suggest UK already in recession

    Falling monthly retail sales point to gloomier economic outlook ahead of Christmas

    Shoppers crossing the road on Oxford Street in London
  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    UK consumers tighten belts before Christmas as cost of living bites

    Retail sales growth lags far behind inflation rate with a rise of 4.2% in November

  • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
    UK retail industry
    Wilko warns it could run out of cash if sales deteriorate

    Value chain plans for ‘plausible’ scenario as inflation and spending squeeze bite

    Shoppers pass a branch of Wilko in Slough
  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    British retail sales rise in October but stay below pre-Covid levels

    Broader pictures shows downward trend as surging prices hit

    Shoppers walk by stores on Oxford Street in London
  • Friday, 21 October, 2022
    Falling retail sales fuel concerns of looming UK recession

    Bigger than expected drop in September comes as consumer confidence levels hover around 50-year low

    Shoppers in London’s West End
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