British Retail Consortium

Today’s news in brief-27/2/24

Shop price inflation reached its lowest level since March 2022, dropping to 2.5% in February, according to new figures from…

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Retail sales jump 3.4% giving optimism despite recession

Retail sales in the UK jumped 3.4% in January 2024 after falling 3.2% in December, according to data from the…

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Today’s news in brief-14/2/24

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported a disturbing surge in violence and abuse against retail workers, with incidents increasing by…

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Abuse of retail workers almost doubles to 1,300 incidents a day

Violence and abuse against retail workers jumped almost 50% as the number of incidents rose to 1,300 per day in…

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Tesco boss calls for youth employment reform

Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has called on the government to make youth employment a priority, claiming the apprenticeship levy is…

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Today’s news in brief-6/2/24

Revolution Beauty has settled a dispute with its former CEO and co-founder, Adam Minto. Minto will pay the company £2.9m…

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Retail sales slow as high cost of living enters third year

UK total retail sales increased by 1.2% year on year for the four weeks ended 27 January 2023, compared with…

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Today’s news in brief- 30/1/24

Online marketplace Secret Sales has appointed Anthony Farrow as its new Chief Technology Officer. Farrow, with 23 years of experience…

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Shop price inflation drops to lowest level since 2022

Shop Price annual inflation eased to 2.9% in January, down from 4.3% in December, marking the lowest level since May…

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Today’s news in brief-26/1/24

Superdry reported a challenging trading environment with half-year revenues down 23.5% to £219.8m. The wholesale division faced a significant decline…

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