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UK Retail Sales Fall In May After April Rise, Outlook Less Gloomy: CBI

British retail sales declined this month after a modest rise in April but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves...

UK Retail Sales Pick Up Unexpectedly In December: CBI

British retailers reported a surprise pick-up in demand in December, but expect spending to slide again in 2023 as shoppers are pressured by the rising cos...

UK Businesses Expect Zero Growth Over Next Three Months, Says CBI

British businesses do not expect any growth over the next three months, as a surging cost of living squeezes consumer demand, a monthly survey has found.

UK Retail Sales Growth Slows In March As Inflation Bites: CBI

British retailers saw their sales fall this month as the cost-of-living squeeze tightened, the latest survey from the Confederation of British Industry has...

UK Retailers Report Disappointing January Sales: CBI

British retailers reported a better January for sales than this time last year, when COVID-19 lockdowns kept shoppers at home, but they still judged it as...

Lidl France Set To Develop Store Made Entirely Of Wood

Lidl France has started construction on a supermarket made entirely from wood, alongside CBI, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction.

UK Retailers See Sharp Fall In Sales And Mounting Job Losses, CBI Says

British retail sales fell in the year to February as stores cut jobs at a rapid rate, with only supermarkets reporting any growth during the latest COVID-1...

UK Retail Sales Pick Up Ahead Of Christmas, January Plunge Feared: CBI

British retail sales recovered in December as restrictions on shops were eased and consumers bought food and other essentials ahead of Christmas, but the o...