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UK Shop Price Inflation Jumps To 5.1% In July: BRC

Shops and supermarkets in Britain increased prices by 5.1% in the 12 months to August, the largest rise in records dating back to 2005, reflecting a jump i...

UK Shoppers Cut Spending By Most Since COVID Lockdown In 2021

British shoppers facing a surge in inflation cut their spending in May by the most since the country was in a coronavirus lockdown in early 2021, a new sur...

UK Footfall Up 6.9% Over Jubilee Weekend: BRC-Sensormatic IQ

Total UK footfall increased by 6.9% over the four day Jubilee weekend, compared to the average for May 2022, according to data compiled by the British Reta...

UK Retailers Raise Prices By Most Since July 2011, Says BRC

British retailers raised prices at the fastest pace in more than a decade last month, driven by the rapidly rising cost of food and increased energy and tr...

UK Retail Sales Jump Unexpectedly In April, Data Shows

British retail sales jumped unexpectedly in April, official data showed on Friday, but the outlook for consumer spending remained resolutely downbeat as th...

UK Shoppers Cut Spending As Inflation Squeeze Tightens

British shoppers, feeling the hit from surging inflation, cut their spending for the first time since early 2021 when the country was under a coronavirus l...

UK Consumers Embrace Black Friday Discounts, Shop Early For Xmas

British consumer spending picked up in November, boosted by earlier-than-usual Christmas shopping and a recovery in spending at pubs and restaurants.

Sporting Summer Lifts Consumer Spending In UK

A variety of sporting events, coupled with the summer holidays, prompted a big increase in British consumer spending in July, new studies have shown. Pa...