Popular now
Castore acquires Grenson

Castore acquires Grenson

Tesco, B&Q and John Lewis join forces for Dunnhumby media trials

Tesco, B&Q and John Lewis join forces for Dunnhumby media trials

Ocado begins hunt for successor to CEO Tim Steiner

Ocado begins hunt for successor to CEO Tim Steiner

Topic Hub

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.

UK retail sales improve by 0.7% in May

UK total retail sales increased by 0.7% year on year in May, against a growth of 3.9% in May…

Retail sales recover as inflation slows, CBI finds

Retail sales grew at their fastest pace since December 2022 in the year to May, as sales…

Shop price inflation returns to ‘normal levels’, BRC finds

Shop price annual inflation eased from 0.8% in April to 0.6% in May, according to the…

Consumer confidence recovers in May

Consumer confidence has continued to recover by a three-point rise to -27 in May, according…

Retail sales slump 2.3% in April amid wet weather

Retail sales fell by 2.3% in volume over April, following a fall of 0.2% in March, as the…

UK economy exits recession as GDP jumps 0.6% in Q1

The UK economy is no longer in recession after it grew by 0.6% between January and March…

Shop Price annual inflation falls to 0.8% in April

Shop Price annual inflation eased to 0.8% in April, down from 1.3% in March, as it starts to…

Consumer confidence hits three-month high in April

Consumer confidence has risen from -21 to -19 in April, marking the first improvement in…

Retail sales remain flat in March

Retail sales volumes remained flat in March 2024 following an increase of 0.1% the previous…

Inflation falls to lowest level since 2021

Inflation slowed to 3.2% in March, down from 3.4% the prior month, as inflation fell to its…