Helen Dickinson

Easter Food Spending Lifts UK Retail Sales By Most Since August

An early Easter boosted food spending in Britain last month, lifting retail sales by the most since August, but the broader picture remained subdued as wet...

UK Shop Prices Rise At Slowest Pace Since December 2021

UK Shop Price Inflation At Lowest Level Since June 2022 : BRC

Shoppers at British store chains have seen the slowest increase in prices in almost a year and a half but retailers might struggle to keep inflation on its...

UK Shop Price Inflation At 10-Month Low, Says BRC

Prices in British retail chains rose in August at the slowest pace in nearly a year, according to industry data that offers further relief for consumers hi...

Andy Higginson To Succeed Tony De Nunzio As BRC Chair

The BRC (British Retail Consortium) has elected Andy Higginson as its next chair, succeeding Tony De Nunzio as his tenure is to end in September 2023.

UK Retailers Report Record Food Inflation But See Drops Ahead

Food prices at British supermarkets rose 15.7% in the year to April, the biggest annual increase in records going back to 2005, but lower prices are on hor...

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.

Record Food Inflation Figures Putting Pressure on UK Households: McKinsey

The news that food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation is running at 18.2% in the UK is likely to eat into a "significant proportion of disposable in...