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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.

BoE cuts interest rates to 4.25%

The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4.25%, down from the previous rate of…

Food inflation rises alongside labour costs

Food inflation increased to 0.1% in April, against a decline of -0.4% in March, as prices…

UK retail sales rise 0.4% in March

UK retail sales volumes increased by 0.4% in March 2025, following a rise of 0.7% in…

Trumps trade war rocks consumer confidence, BRC finds

Consumer expectations in the UK dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in…

Inflation falls more than expected to 2.6% in March

Inflation has fallen more than expected to 2.6% in the 12 months to March 2025, down from…

UK sales increase 1.1% in March thanks to good weather boost

UK Total retail sales increased by 1.1% year on year in March, against a growth of 3.5% in…

UK economy grows 0.5% in Feb

The UK economy grew by an unexpected 0.5% in February as manufacturing, retail and the…

Footfall sees sharp 5.4% drop in March due to late Easter

Total year-on-year footfall in the UK dropped sharply by 5.4% in March, up from a 0.2% fall…

Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ amid market turmoil

US president Donald Trump has called his newly-announced tariffs “medicine” as he showed no…

Retailers face £5.6bn rise in costs as Budget comes into play

New research by Retail Economics, along with frontline specialist Yoobic, has found that…