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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.

Shop price inflation hits six-year high

Shop price inflation increased by 0.7% in February, up from 0.4% in January, and is the…

Online retail records its ‘worst January sales growth’

Online retail recorded its worst January sales growth in three years last month, as the…

Majority of shoppers say Brexit won’t affect spending

A survey of over 2,000 consumers conducted by PwC has shown that more than 60% of…

Retail sales bounce back in January

UK retail sales saw a year-on-year increase of 4.8% in January, the highest jump since…

UK inflation hits two-year low in January

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate fell to 1.8% in January 2019, down from 2.1%…

More retailers allowing international payments as Brexit looms

Analysis of the UK’s top 250 retailers has found a 19% year-on-year increase in the number…

61% of Brits worried high street will disappear in 10 years

Consumers are worried the high street is going to be lost completely due to the current…

Click-and-collect market to grow to £9.8bn by 2023

The UK click-and-collect market is set to rise 45.8% over the next five years to reach…

Retail sales pick up in January

UK retail sales saw year-on-year growth of 2.2% in January following December’s report of…

UK consumer confidence down five points year-on-year in January

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index decreased by five points year-on-year to -14 in…