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UK Consumer Spending Rises Ahead Of Annual Budget, Surveys Show

British shoppers increased their spending moderately in annual terms last month despite industry concerns about tax rises in finance minister Rachel Reeves...

UK Shop Prices Fall By The Most Since August 2021, Survey Shows

Prices in British shops fell at the fastest pace in more than three years in September, the British Retail Consortium has said.

UK Shop Prices Dip For First Time In Nearly Three Years, Survey Shows

British shop prices fell in annual terms this month for the first time since October 2021, pushed down by summer sales of clothes and househ...

UK Weather Rains On Consumer Spending In July

British shoppers kept a tight grip on their purse strings last month as rainy weather again dampened their appetite for spending, according to two differen...

UK Shop Price Inflation Unchanged At 0.2% In July

Shop price inflation in the UK remained unchanged month on month at 0.2% in July, below the three-month average rate of 0.3%.

UK Consumers Cut Back On Spending In June, Survey Finds

British consumer spending contracted in June, hurt by bad weather, recent surveys showed adding to recent signs of the country's tepid economic g...

New UK Government Should Act Fast To Revive Town And City Centres: BRC

Following yesterday's UK general election, the British Retail Consortium has called on the new government to act fast to revive town and city centres, to s...

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UK Retailers Making Progress On Diversity – Inclusion Harder To Achieve

British retailers have made positive strides in ensuring the composition of their leadership teams is more diverse than ever before, however inclusion rema...