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UK Retailers Face Tariffs For Re-Exporting Goods To EU, Trade Body Says

More than 50 British retailers, including Tesco and Marks & Spencer, face potential tariffs for re-exporting goods to the European Union, their tra...

UK Retail Industry Warns Of 'Tariff Bombshell' With No EU Trade Deal

With prospects for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU looking precarious, Britain's retail industry repeated a warning on Friday that shoppers face highe...

UK Retail Sales Growth Slows As November Lockdown Hits Non-Food Sales: BRC

British retail sales growth slowed in November when non-essential stores shut as part of a four-week lockdown in England, but online sales were able to fil...

UK Retailers Spent £1.1bn To Accept Payments In 2019, Survey Finds

UK retailers spent £1.1 billion (€1.2 billion) in 2019 to accept payments from customers, with card transactions accounting for £950 milli...

Visitors To UK Shops Remained More Than 80% Lower In May

The number of shoppers visiting Britain's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in May was 81.6% lower that the same month a year ago as most non...

UK Retailers Report Smaller Drop In Annual Sales In May

British retailers reported a sharp fall in annual sales last month, but less of a decline than in April, after some COVID-19 restrictions eased and more sh...

UK Retail Sales Plunge 19% In April, Food Sales Up: BRC

British retail spending plunged by nearly a fifth in April as the government's coronavirus lockdown hammered the sector, however food sales were up, new st...

UK's Proposed 'Points-Based Immigration System' Will Effect Retail Supply Chains: BRC

The UK's planned points-based immigration system, which the British government says will 'fulfil our commitment to the British public and take back control...