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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.

British grocery market sees two years’ consecutive growth

Britain’s grocery sector has grown for two consecutive years, according to the latest…

EXCLUSIVE: Mattressman accounts ‘disaster’

Mattressman has revealed that it entered a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) due to…

More than 130 jobs cut as Mattressman enters CVA

Mattressman has announced it is to enter a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) which will see…

Chanel reveals profits for the first time

Fashion brand Chanel has released its profit figures for the first time in its 108-year…

UK’s indies outperform global retailers with 20% growth

Sales volumes for Britain’s independent retailers in the past 12 months were 20% higher than…

Hornby announces £10.1m loss

Hornby has announced a pre-tax loss of £10.1m and “lower than expected sales” leading to…

Debenhams issues profit warning

Debenhams has issued a warning saying it now expects pre-profits to be “in the range of…

Bitcoin in retail could ‘bring the internet to a halt’

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland has claimed…

Card payments overtake cash for the first time in the UK

Cards have overtaken cash as Britain’s most frequently used method of payment, thanks to the…

UK consumers plan a £799m expenditure for Father’s Day

UK consumers are expecting to spend £799m on gifts for Father’s Day this year, a study has found.