Consumer Confidence

Finding the affordability niche in the market and supporting consumers through the cost of living crisis

The FMCG market is evolving as the cost of living and inflation take hold, and it’s having a huge impact…

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Will businesses survive after entering into administration?

Can you tell me about yourself? I am a chartered accountant and I lead the expanding retail and consumer goods…

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Consumer confidence up by three points in May

GfK’s long-running consumer confidence index increased three points to -27 in May.  The index measuring changes in personal finances during…

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Retail sales rise 5.1% in April

Total retail sales increased by 5.1% in April 2023, against a decline of 0.3% in the same month last year,…

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Shop price inflation falls for first time in 2023

Shop price inflation is thought to have peaked in the first week of April, according to the BRC, after it…

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Poor weather sees retail sales fall 0.9% in March

Retail sales in the UK fell 0.9% in March according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).…

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UK consumer confidence increases by six points, says GfK

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index was up six points in April and is now at -30, compared to -38 in April…

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Retail M&A deals up 30% since pre-pandemic times, study finds

The number of UK M&A deals targeting retailers has increased by 30% since before the pandemic, with 34 retail M&A…

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UK retail sales jump 5.1% in March

Total retail sales in the UK were up 5.1% in March according to data from the British Retail Consortium and…

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It’s always someone’s birthday: gift cards remain evergreen

Inflation and rising living costs have turned consumers into paranoid penny-pinchers, who are cautiously awaiting the next fiscal catastrophe to…

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