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Food Prices Push UK Shop Price Inflation To New High, Says BRC

Soaring food prices pushed annual inflation in British shops to its highest in at least 18 years in March, industry data has shown.

5 Ways That AI And Machine Learning Are Enhancing The Retail Experience

Andrew Bithell, Sales Team Lead, CTS, examines five ways in which technology is helping retailers to harness the power of their data resources.

UK Retailers Struggle But Consumers Spend On Films And Holidays

Spending by shoppers at British retailers grew less quickly in January but the overall picture looked a bit brighter as consumers treated themselves to cin...

UK Fresh Food Prices Surge 15% In Year To December: BRC

Fresh food prices at British supermarkets in early December were 15.0% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase since at least 2005 when rec...

UK Fresh Food Prices Climb Record 14.3% In November, Says BRC

The cost of fresh food sold in British shops increased in November at the fastest annual rate since records began in 2005, a new blow for households grappl...

UK Fresh Food Prices Rise 13.3% In Year To October, Says BRC

The cost of fresh food in British shops last month was 13.3% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase in records going back to 2005, the Bri...

UK Consumer Spending Lags Far Behind Inflation, Says BRC, Barclaycard

British consumer spending grew last month at a rate that lagged behind inflation by a long way, according to new surveys that underline the risk of recessi...

UK Shoppers Splash Out As Heatwave Hits: BRC

A heat-wave prompted British shoppers to spend more on summer clothes, food for picnics and air conditioning units in July but they also cut back on foreig...