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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.

Footasylum shares drop by 50% as company warns of losses

Footasylum has this morning issued a profit warning that said it expects to report lower…

Homebase ‘very likely’ to enter administration if CVA isn’t passed

The future of Homebase is to be decided today as creditors vote on a CVA which would see the…

Hot September could cost retailers £320m in sales

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said a hot September could cost retailers £320m in…

Shop price deflation comes to an end in August

Shop prices entered inflationary territory in August for the first time in over five years,…

Amazon named ‘most reputable UK retailer’ in consumer survey

Amazon, Boots and John Lewis have topped the 2018 UK Retail RepTrak ranking of the most…

Online retail spending stutters after England World Cup exit

UK online retail sales slipped to their lowest year-on-year (YoY) growth in 2018 so in July,…

Online sales and discounts help to boost retail sales

UK retail sales outperformed predictions with an increase of 0.7% in July, recent statistics…

High street job losses ‘cost British economy £1.5bn’

New research has found that high street job losses have cost the British economy £1.5bn, as…

Household spending drops 0.9% in July

Household spending dropped 0.9% in July due to “disappointing growth” in real earnings,…