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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.

British Land profits slip in half-year results

British Land has reported a decrease in pre-tax profits for its first half, as its…

Mothercare to appoint administrators, placing 2,500 jobs at risk

Mothercare has announced that it will appoint administrators, less than 18 months since it…

Consumer confidence drops further in October

Gfk’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased two points to -14 in October.

Schuh pre-tax profits fall by £7m amid ‘extremely challenging year’

Schuh has reported a £7m fall in pre-tax profits to £6.1m attributed to a second consecutive…

Treasury Committee urges MPs to reform ‘broken’ business rates

The government has been urged to fix the “broken” business rates system as it is continuing…

Shop prices decrease again in October

Shop price deflation decelerated to 0.4% in October from -0.6% in September, according to…

Retailers report ‘record high’ stock levels in October

Retailers’ stock levels in relation to expected sales were at their highest on record in…

Sosander shares jump as revenues surge 53%

Shares in Sosander PLC jumped 12 % in early trading on Monday (28 October) as the retailer…

Consumer confidence drops in Q3 amid continued Brexit uncertainty

The Deloitte consumer confidence index fell to -9% in Q3 2019, one point lower than in the…

Retail footfall plummets as autumn begins

Footfall in non-food stores fell by 9.9% year-on-year in September, according to the Retail…