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Marks Electrical FY revenues drop 7.5%

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Economy

Economy explores the wider economic forces influencing the UK retail industry. This section covers inflation, consumer spending, interest rates, labour market conditions, and policy developments affecting retail performance and profitability. Retail Sector’s Economy coverage provides expert analysis, data-driven insight, and commentary to help retail leaders, financial planners, and operational managers understand how macroeconomic trends are shaping demand, costs, and investment decisions across the sector.

Economy

Economy explores the wider economic forces influencing the UK retail industry. This section covers inflation, consumer spending, interest rates, labour market conditions, and policy developments affecting retail performance and profitability. Retail Sector’s Economy coverage provides expert analysis, data-driven insight, and commentary to help retail leaders, financial planners, and operational managers understand how macroeconomic trends are shaping demand, costs, and investment decisions across the sector.

Consumer confidence dips in July as inflation bites

Consumer confidence dipped in July as inflation and economic contraction weighed on…

Inflation jumps to 18-month high of 3.6% in June

Inflation unexpectedly increased to a near 18-month high of 3.6% in June, driven by the…

Economy unexpectedly shrinks 0.1% in May

Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly fell 0.1% in May 2025, following an…

Shop prices return to inflation as retailers struggle to shoulder costs

Shop price inflation increased to 0.4% year on year in June, compared with a decline of 0.1%…

Young adults lift UK consumer confidence despite economic concerns

Consumer confidence in the UK rose modestly in June, buoyed by optimism among younger age…

Inflation eases to 3.4% in May amid falling air prices

Inflation eased to 3.4% in May 2025, down from 3.5% in the 12 months to April, as rising…

Retailers welcome £2bn police boost but urge for more action

Retail trade bodies have welcomed the £2bn funding boost for police forces in England and…

Women’s Euros to deliver £593m retail boost, report finds

The Women’s Euro 2025 football tournament is expected to deliver a £593.4m boost to UK…

Retail sales rise 1% in May despite low non-essential spending

Total retail sales rose by 1% year-on-year in the four weeks to 31 May, up from 0.7% in the…

Consumer confidence hasn’t recovered since Brexit vote, Barclays finds

Consumer confidence reached its highest point in the past 10 years in September 2016, at…