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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 Consumer Confidence improves in November despite high inflation

UK consumer confidence improved by three points in November despite concerns over rising…

Retail sales return to growth in October

October Retail sales volumes rose by 0.8%, according to the latest data by the Office of…

Ethical buyer impacting retail strategies, study finds

The ethical buyer is having a “significant impact” on future retail strategies, according to…

Footfall begins to see Christmas rise

Footfall in UK retail destinations rose by 1.5% last week from the week before, according to…

Consumers to spend £21bn this Christmas, says PwC

One in four consumers intend to spend more this festive season, with an average £428 spend…

UK recovery slows to 1.3% in Q3

UK economic growth slowed to 1.3% in Q3, down from 5.5% in the second quarter of the year.

Footfall improves during October

October footfall saw a “noticeable improvement” to -13.4% lower than in 2019 compared with…

Footfall surges during half-term break

Footfall across UK retail destinations rose by 11.1% last week from the week before,…

Consumer confidence drops for third straight month

Consumer confidence has dropped for the third straight month in October, down four points to…

September retail sales fall 0.2%, ONS reveals

September retail sales volumes fell by 0.2% and by 2.6% when compared with the same period…