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British Inflation Rate Hits 30-Year High Of 6.2%

British inflation shot up faster than expected last month to hit a new 30-year high, worsening a historic squeeze on household finances that finance minist...

UK Retail Sales Recover More Than Expected From Omicron Knock

British retail sales grew faster than expected in January, recovering about half the losses suffered when a wave of coronavirus cases caused many shoppers...

UK Retail Sales See Unexpected Drop In July

British retail sales unexpectedly fell in July, official data showed on Friday, suggesting at least some consumers skipped shopping to follow England's run...

British Retail Sales Surge As Economy Reopens, Data Shows

British retail sales soared in April as consumers flocked to the shops following months of lockdown closures, official data from the Office for National St...

British Retail Sales Soared In March Ahead Of Lockdown Easing

British retail sales rocketed last month as consumers prepared for a partial lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, according to official data which...

UK Spending Climbed In Early March: ONS

Britons have picked up the pace of their spending after a plunge at the start of the year when the country went back into a third coronavirus loc...

UK Retail Sales Rise Further Above Pre-COVID Levels

British shoppers continued to increase spending last month, taking sales further above pre-COVID levels, as strong online demand helped much of the sector...

ONS Sales Decline Reflects 'Transformation' Of UK Retail Sector, Says BRC

The British Retail Consortium has said that the latest UK retail sales figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) indicate the level to which ret...