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UK Shopper Numbers Rise For Fifth Straight Week Despite Lockdown

The number of people heading out to shops across Britain increased by 6.8% last week versus the previous week, a fifth straight week of uplift despite the...

UK Shoppers Return Despite Lockdown And 'Beast From The East'

The number of people heading out to shops across Britain increased by 1.5% last week from the previous week, a fourth straight week of rises, indicating th...

Lockdown Further Lowers German Consumer Sentiment, GfK Survey Shows

German consumer morale fell a fourth month in a row heading into February, as extending a stricter lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic kept people...

'Lockdown Fatigue' Cited As UK Shopper Numbers Rose 9% Last Week

The number of shoppers heading out to retail destinations across Britain rose by 9% last week from the previous week, indicating 'lockdown fatigu...

UK Shopper Numbers Down 10.9% Last Week As Lockdowns Bite

The number of shoppers heading out to retail destinations across Britain fell by 10.9% in the week to 16 January, versus the previous week, due to the impa...

UK Shopper Numbers Plummet 27.1% As Lockdowns Impact

The number of shoppers heading out to stores, malls and other outlets across Britain fell 27.1 % last week from the week before, reflecting the impact of n...

Irish Retail Sales Fell 4.7% Year-On-Year During November Lockdown

Irish retail sales volumes fell on an annual basis for the first time in six months after a COVID-19 shutdown in November of large parts of the economy led...

Discount Retailer B&M's Holiday Sales Soar, To Pay Special Dividend

British discount retailer B&M reported on Thursday a 22.5% jump in holiday quarter sales and announced a special dividend, as it benefited from low...