Retail - Consumer Confidence

Marks & Spencer Warns Of 'Gathering Storm' Of Higher Costs And Weak Consumer

Marks & Spencer has warned of a 'gathering storm' of higher costs and pressure on household budgets, as it reiterated full-year profits would fall.

Six In Ten In The UK Will Spend Less At Christmas: Deloitte Survey

Six in ten UK shoppers believe they will have less money to spend over the Christmas period than last year, according to a survey published on Monday, addi...

Italian Government Pledges Action Against Inflation

Italy's economy performed unexpectedly well in the third quarter, data showed on Monday, offering a welcome boost for the country's new government as it pl...

UK Retailers Report October Rebound But Outlook Bleak: CBI

British retail sales rebounded this month, according to an industry survey published on Thursday that contrasted with other, gloomier gauges of the consume...

Sainsbury's Tipped To Trim Profit Forecast As UK Shoppers Struggle

Sainsbury's looks likely to follow market leader Tesco and lower its full-year profit sights when it reports half-year results next week, analysts' forecas...

Half Of UK Shoppers To Spend Less This Christmas: Kantar

Half of UK shoppers plan to spend less on Christmas this year as a cost-of-living crisis curtails their purchasing power, market researcher Kantar said.

Four Fifths Of UK Households Saw Disposable Income Fall In August, Says Asda

Four in five UK households saw their disposable income decrease in August compared to the same month last year, as rising living costs continue to outstrip...

Dutch Consumer Confidence Sinks To A New Low In September

Consumer confidence in the Netherlands broke the low consumer confidence record for the fifth time this year in September, to drop to -59 from -54 in Augus...