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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.

Dunelm FY trading beats expectations

Dunelm has reported its full-year sales and profits have beaten expectations, reporting…

Brazel’s win to place financial burden on thousands of employers

The Supreme Court has today (20 July) ruled that employees who only work for part of the…

Premier Foods sales surge to £197m

Premier Foods, a food manufacturer, has reported a sales increase of 6% to £197m over the…

Inflation hits 40-year high at 9.4%

Inflation has hit a new 40-year high with consumer price inflation reaching 9.4% in June, up…

90% of consumers intend to cut back spending, Grant Thornton finds

New research from Grant Thornton and Retail Economics has revealed that almost 90% of UK…

Retailers welcome ‘record’ credit surge in Q1

The retail store and online credit sector welcomed its “faster ever” start to the year, as…

Household budgets continue to tighten amid rising inflation

Data from Barclaycard has revealed that spending on essential items increased 4.4%, which…

Matalan revenues up 29% in Q1

Matalan has revealed that its total revenue for the 13 weeks to FY23 currently sits at…

53% of retail workers say jobs are more demanding, report finds

Over half (53%) of UK retail workers described their jobs as demanding, with the amount of…