British Retail Consortium

Store staff ‘fear for their safety’, says Retail Trust boss

The Retail Trust has seen a spike in calls from retail workers “fearing for their safety” amid rioting across towns…

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Retail sales jump 0.5% in July as clothing performance improves

UK Total retail sales increased by 0.5% year on year in July, against a growth of 1.5% in July 2023,…

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Footfall falls for 12th consecutive month

Total UK footfall decreased by 3.3% in July (YoY), down from -2.3% in June, marking the 12 consecutive month of…

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Network Rail retail sales jump 12.6% in Q4

Network Rail retail sales have increased 12.6% in Q4 across the portfolio of 19 managed stations throughout Great Britain.   During…

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Today’s news in brief-30/7/24

Andrew Keith, CEO of Selfridges, has announced his departure to pursue new ventures, marking the end of his tenure characterised…

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Shop price inflation remains unchanged in July

Shop Price annual inflation remained unchanged at 0.2% in July but economic uncertainty could lead to future rises, the British…

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CMA deems supermarket loyalty promotions not misleading shoppers

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially cleared supermarkets of using misleading loyalty promotions, having failed to find any…

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Retail welcomes apprenticeship levy reform

Retailers such as AO and Co-Op as well as the British Retail Consortium have welcomed government plans for a new…

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Abuse of retail workers to become standalone offence

The government is expected to pass the Crime and Policing bill this week, which will make assaulting, threatening or abusing…

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Today’s news in brief-9/7/24

Amazon’s Coventry warehouse is at the centre of a groundbreaking union recognition ballot involving over 3,000 workers. If successful, this…

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