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Today’s news in brief-1/4/25

Retailers are bracing for a £5.56bn rise in costs following the implementation of recent Budget measures, including higher National Insurance…

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Asda launches facial recognition trial in five stores

Asda has announced that it has begun trialling Live Facial Recognition in five of its stores in Greater Manchester. The…

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Retailers refrain from price rises despite looming costs, BRC finds

Retailers did not resort to price rises throughout March, according to the latest BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index, despite rising cost…

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Spring Budget 2025: what it means for the retail industry

The UK retail sector has been navigating a volatile economic landscape, with rising operational costs, shifts in consumer spending, and…

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Clothing and household goods help boost retail sales 1% in Feb

Retail sales rose by 1% in February, thanks to a strong performance in non-food stores such as clothing, household goods…

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Today’s news in brief-20/3/25

The UK retail sector has faced significant challenges over the past five years, with a quarter of a million jobs…

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UK consumer confidence improves in March as Gen Z set to spend

UK consumer confidence improved slightly to -35 in March, up from -37 in February, the BRC has revealed.  According to…

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Quarter of a million retail jobs lost in five years, ONS finds

There are now 249,000 fewer retail jobs than there were five years ago, according to the latest data from the…

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Valentines Day helps retail sales jump 1.1% in February

Total retail sales in the UK increased by 1.1% year-on-year for the four weeks ended 1 March, a similar increase…

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Retail parks lead the way as footfall sees small bounce in February

UK footfall edged up 0.2% in February as the performance from UK retail parks helped footfall increase for the second…

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