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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.

HMV tops Amazon on physical music sales

HMV has overtaken Amazon for physical music sales, the entertainment retailer increased its…

Schuh profits fall 9.6% following ‘lack-lustre festive sales period’

Footwear retailer Schuh has announced a pre-tax profit fall of 9.6% down to £15m for the…

Retail sector ‘to face £186.45m business rates increase next April’

Retail firms will see business rates increase by £186.45 next April for the year 2019/20,…

Shoe Zone defies retail blues to report strong summer performance

Shoe Zone has announced a “strong performance” for the current financial year, seeing its…

Boots sales fall 3% due to ‘decline in UK pharmacy funding’

Boots has announced a 3.4% fall in sales between June and August 2018 comparison with the…

Quiz issues profit warning leading to 25% share tumble

Clothing retailer Quiz has released a profit warning, five months after announcing a revenue…

Footfall continues to fall in September

Footfall continued on its decline in September, according to the Ipsos Retail Performance…

Shop prices rise for second month in row

Shop prices increased for two consecutive months – the first consecutive growth in…

One in four UK small retail businesses ‘fearful’ of Brexit, research finds

A quarter of small UK retail businesses admit they are “fearful” of Brexit, data from YouGov…

New research shows majority of British people will buy local this Christmas

New research into Christmas online shopping has revealed that British people are…