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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.

‘Serious concerns’ over CFD retail investment tool

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it has ‘serious concerns’ over the way CFDs…

Retail administrations increase in five-year-first

The number of retailers entering administration increased from 92 in 2016 to 118 in 2017, an…

UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas

UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to…

Christmas discounts push shop price deflation to 9-month high

Shop prices in December fell at their fastest rate for nine months, having previously been…

Retail entertainment reaches ‘all-time-high’ in 2017

The size of the UK’s retail entertainment market reached an all-time high of £7.24bn in 2017…

Festive footfall disappoints despite increase on New Years Day

Footfall dropped by -10.5% on New Year’s Eve compared with the previous year, according to…

Online retail growth lower than average in pre-Black Friday lull

Despite showing a year-on-year growth of 12.6%, online retail sales figures in October were…

Retail bosses call on Chancellor for ‘shoppers’ budget’

Leading CEOs from across British retail are today backing Phillip Hammond, the Chancellor,…