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Retail Employment In the UK Falls By 2.8% In Q3: BRC

Employment in the retail sector in the UK declined by 2.8% year on year in the third quarter of 2019, a new report by the BRC has revealed. According to...

New UK Parliamentary Session Offers Opportunity To 'Reinvigorate Domestic Agenda': BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has responded to the Queen's Speech, which traditionally commences a new parliamentary session in the UK government, by...

UK Retailers Suffer Worst September On Record: BRC

British retailers endured their worst September since at least the mid-1990s as people instead spent money on entertainment, according to surveys that pain...

UK Retail Industry Rejects Gove Claim About Fresh Food Shortages

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has rejected claims by prominent government figure Michael Gove that there would not be fresh food shortages in the eve...

British Retailers Demand Business Tax Reforms: BRC

More than 50 high street retailers have urged the British government to 'fix the broken business rates system'. The letter, coordinated by the British R...

Britain's Empty Shops Hits Highest Level Since 2015 - Springboard

The number of empty shops in Britain hit its highest rate in four years in July, industry data showed on Monday, adding to the growing gloom in the retail...

UK Retailers Suffer Weakest July Sales Growth On Record: BRC

Major British retailers reported the weakest July sales growth since records began more than 20 years ago on Tuesday, and overall consumer spendi...

BRC Calls On New British PM To Assist Struggling Retailers

The British Retail Consortium has called on new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to 'support the successful reinvention of retail locations and local commun...