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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.

UK economy grows for second month in a row

UK GDP increased slightly for the second month in a row, in another sign the economy is…

Easter helps retail sales jump 3.5% in March

UK Total retail sales increased by 3.5% year on year in March, as the early Easter helped…

Shop price inflation falls to lowest level in two years

Shop Price annual inflation eased to 1.3% in March, down from 2.5% in February, marking its…

Scottish retailers’ rates bills to rise by £31m, the SRC says

Shops in Scotland will see their annual business rates bills rise by £31m from next week,…

UK Consumer confidence stagnates in March

UK Consumer confidence has remained flat at -21 in March following a two point drop last…

Retail sales flatline in rainiest February on record

UK retail sales experienced no growth (0.0%) in February, down from 3.6% in the month prior,…

Inflation falls to 3.4%

UK inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 4% in January, beating economists…

Retail sees 14 closures a day as 5,000 stores vanish in 2023

High-profile retail restructuring and administrations have resulted in a net of 14 store…

Shoppers help boost UK economy in Jan

UK GDP increased by 0.2% in January, up from a decline of 0.1% in December, as an increase…

Budget will ‘do nothing to turbocharge investment’, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has stated that the latest Budget announcement will “do…