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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.

Pets at Home reports strong Christmas sales, ends Barkers store trail

  Pet supplies retailer Pets at Home has revealed positive sales growth for the 12-week…

Carpetright shares crash 41.9% amid profit warning

Specialist carpet retailer Carpetright has issued another profit warning prompting shares to…

Retail has least business failures, figures show

The retail industry has the lowest number of business failures among all sectors in the UK,…

Inflation drops for the first time in 6 months

The inflation rate saw a slight dip in December, falling to 3%, according to figures…

Euromonitor: 2018 consumer spending boom expected

Consumer expenditure is expected to grow at its strongest rate since 2011 this year,…

Kering offloads 70% stake in Puma

Luxury goods group Kering has announced plans to sell a 70% stake in sportswear brand Puma…

High street sees sharpest footfall decline in four years

New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show footfall in the…

B&M reports sales increase of 22%

Discount retailer B&M has reported an increase in total sales of 22.7% on a constant…

Train station Christmas shopping brings 9% sales growth

Figures released by Network Rail show total train station retail sales for the festive…