British Retail Consortium

Selfridges to shut today as retailers pay tribute to Queen

Selfridges has announced that its stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham will remain closed today (9 September) as a mark…

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Retailers call for strong leadership and high street support from new PM

The retail industry has urged Liz Truss to work alongside the sector and provide “strong leadership” amid the deepening cost-of-living…

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UK retail sales slow in August

UK retail sales slowed in August as total sales increased by 1.0% compared with  an increase of 3% in August…

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Food prices rise at fastest rate since 2008, BRC finds

New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and NielsenIQ index has shown that food prices have risen at their…

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The business pledges of the Conservative leadership finalists

Business Rates On 9 August, the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition of retailers including Morrisons, Greggs and Tesco, called on…

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Inflation hits new 40-year high at 10.1%

Inflation has once again broken records with a new 40-year high recorded last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

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Retail leaders call on police to prioritise retail crime

Some 106 of the UK’s leading retail voices have reportedly written to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales,…

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Recession and retailers: a ‘cleansing effect’?

“Incomes are being squeezed, consumption is under pressure, interest rates are rising, and there’s a lot of uncertainty. These are…

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Transitional relief could cost retailers over £1bn, BRC warns

Retailers have warned that the failure to fix the “flawed” Transitional Relief system could cost the industry over £1bn between…

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Shop price inflation hits highest level since 2008

Shop price annual inflation increased to 3.1% in June 2022, up from 2.8% in May, marking the highest rate of…

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