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UK Retail Sales Fall Eases, Stocks At Record High - CBI

British retailers reported that their sales fell at the gentlest pace in six months in October but uncertainty about Brexit contributed to the highest stoc...

UK Grocers ‘Under Pressure’ As Christmas Approaches

Weaker-than-expected growth in the month of October is putting retailers under pressure as Christmas approaches, according to Nielsen. According to the...

Post-Summer 'Hangover' Evident In UK Retail: BRC

The British Retail Consortium has said that UK retail sales decreased 0.2% on a like-for-like basis in September, as a 'post-summer hangover' impacted the...

Close To A Fifth Of UK SME Retailers Feel They Will 'Struggle To Survive': Study

A new study by Hitachi Capital Business Finance has indicated an alarming deterioration in optimism in the UK's small business sector, particularly retail,...

UK Food And Grocery Market To Grow By £28.2bn By 2023

The UK food and grocery market is expected to grow by around 14.8% between now and 2023, giving it a value of £218.5 billion, according to research b...

Sainsbury's-Asda Merger Under Fire From MPs Over Potential Wage Cuts

The merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda is under scrutiny as more than 100 MPs signed a letter criticising changes to the company’s proposed em...

Co-op Reports Profit Jump, Eyes New Markets

Britain's Co-operative Group reported a 25% rise in annual profit on Friday and said this year it would expand its convenience store network and enter new...

Tesco Gives 50 Million Pieces Of Free Fruit To Children

Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket, says that it has given over 50 million pieces of fresh fruit to children in the past two years, under its 'Free Fruit...