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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.

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UK unemployment rises to 4.5%

UK unemployment rises to 4.5%

The UK unemployment rate increased to 4.5% during the three months from July to August, the…
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UK retail sales rise by 6.1% in September

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Retail sales in the UK increased on a like-for-like basis by 6.1% in September from the same…
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Businesses must check furlough inaccuracies before HMRC deadline

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ScS posts full year loss despite post-lockdown boost

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ScS has revealed it made a statutory loss of £3.1m before tax in the preliminary results for…
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