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UK Election Result 'Likely To Bring An End To Business Uncertainty'

A number of retail, food and beverage groups have given a cautious welcome to the Conservative party's victory in the UK General Election last night, stati...

Retail Sector 'More Worried' Than Other UK Business Sectors About Brexit

The retail sector is more concerned about the potential impact of Brexit than other UK business sectors, a new study by ThoughtWorks has found. According...

UK Shoppers Cast Off Brexit Blues To Spend More In November: BRC

British shoppers picked up the pace of their spending last month - excluding distortions caused by the timing of Black Friday - as they took a break from w...

UK Retailers See Pick-Up In Sales, Hopeful For Christmas: CBI

British retailers saw a stronger-than-expected improvement in sales in November and are more upbeat about the month ahead, which includes the key Christmas...

Britain's Asda Blames Brexit Uncertainty For Lower Sales

Asda, the British supermarket arm of US retail giant Walmart, reported a fall in underlying sales in its latest quarter, saying uncertainty surrounding the...

UK Shoppers Buy Less, Adding To Slowdown Signs For Economy

British consumers, whose spending has helped the economy through the Brexit crisis, cut back on their shopping in October, according to official data that...

Small- To Medium-Sized UK Retailers Fear Brexit The Most, Study Finds

More than a quarter of small- to medium-sized UK retailers believe that Brexit remains the biggest challenge to their future survival, despite British Prim...

UK Consumers Keep Lid On Spending In October: Surveys

British consumers kept a tight rein on their spending ahead of December's election, despite being tempted by retailers offering heavy discounts last m...