British Retail Consortium
This coverage focuses on the British Retail Consortium’s role, initiatives, and influence within the UK retail industry. Reporting includes policy advocacy, industry reports, regulatory developments, public statements, and leadership actions that shape the sector. With a focus on commercial implications and operational challenges, it provides valuable context for retail executives and managers navigating industry-wide issues and strategic decisions.
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Aug- 2021 -6 AugustHigh Street
Footfall stalls due to ‘turbulent’ July weather, says BRC
Total footfall across the UK declined 28% for the four weeks to 31 July 2021 when compared to the same period in 2019. According to the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC’s) sensormatic IQ data, the figure sits below the three-month average of a 27.7% fall. The drop has been attributed to…
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulyHigh Street
One in seven UK shops still remain vacant, BRC reveals
More than one in seven shops on UK high streets, retail parks and shopping centres are currently vacant, according to the latest data from the Local Data Company and the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The data revealed that fashion stores were amongst the “hardest hit” as customers primarily shifted to…
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28 JulyFeatures
What would protective shopworkers’ legislation mean?
“I’ve been sworn at, spat at and had a knife pulled on me all in the last 10 months,” says a shop worker responding to the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) 2020 survey. This response is just one of many negative reports experienced by workers across the…
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28 JulyHigh Street
Shop prices decline will ‘not last forever’, BRC warns
Shop prices have continued to decline in July, but the lowering of prices may “not last forever” in the wake of Brexit, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. Shop price deflation accelerated to 1.2% year-on-year over the month, compared to June’s decrease of 0.7%. According to the BRC,…
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23 JulyCoronavirus
Retail shop staff not included on self-isolation exemption list
Retail shop workers have not been included as one of the 16 key sectors on the government’s list allowed to be exempt from isolation rules. The list, revealed by the government last night (22 July), includes workers from digital infrastructure, food production and supply, waste, water, veterinary medicines, energy and…
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22 JulyCoronavirus
Gov to announce list of workers exempt from isolation
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has revealed that the government is set to announce the list of Uk workers who will be exempt from self-isolation rules later today (22 July). Kwarteng revealed the news while speaking to the BBC’s Radio 4 Today programme. Staff that work in the key sectors that…
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13 JulyEconomy
UK retail sales jump 13.1% in June
Total retail sales in the UK increased by 13.1% in June, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor. On a like-for-like basis, the country’s retail sales rose by 17% from June 2019, with non-food reporting a like-for-like sales jump of 47%. In the nation’s high street stores, sales were…
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12 JulyEconomy
Footfall flatlines in June
Footfall from shoppers in the UK plateaued despite social distancing restrictions remaining largely the same, according to new data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The latest Footfall Monitor from BRC and Sensormatic found that overall footfall in the UK dropped by 27.6% in June compared to the same month…
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7 JulyEconomy
BRC report highlights chargeback ‘struggles’ for retailers
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a report which highlights the ongoing chargeback “struggles” affecting retailers in the UK. The survey’s respondents, who were retailers across a wide variety of sectors, identified a change in chargeback issuances linked directly to Covid-19 which saw an average increase of 25%. Some…
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5 JulyGovernment
Retailers call on PM to ‘support’ laws against retail violence
Some 100 of the UK’s “leading” retailers have written to the Prime Minister calling on him to support an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that would tackle violence and abuse against retail workers. The letter, which was coordinated by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), comes as…
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