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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 sales receive Valentine’s Day boost despite inflation

February retail sales have benefited from Valentine’s Day but numbers remain low compared to…

Shop Price inflation hits 8.4% in February

Shop price inflation reached a record high in February amid warnings that consumers are…

PM agrees new Brexit deal with EU for NI

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has agreed a deal with the head of the European Commission,…

UK consumer confidence rebounds to highest level since April 2022

UK consumer confidence has bounced back in February to its highest level in almost a year,…

Inflation falls to 10.1% in January

Inflation slowed for the third consecutive month in January to 10.1%, down from 10.5% in…

UK narrowly avoids recession as economy flatlines in Q4

The UK economy narrowly avoided recession as the latest figures from the Office for National…

Inflation to add £18.2bn to UK non-food sales

Inflation is set to add around £18.2bn to non-food sales in the UK according to the…

Jan retail sales rise 4.2% but fall YOY

Total retail sales in the UK rose 4.2% in January, a marked drop off when compared with the…

Trade bodies urge Govt to reform ‘broken’ apprenticeship levy

Four trade bodies within UK retail and hospitality, including the BRC, have called on the…

BoE raises interest rates to 4%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing…