CPI
This coverage explores the impact of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) on UK retail operations, strategy, and planning. Reporting highlights inflation trends, price pressures, consumer behaviour shifts, and their implications for pricing, margins, and demand. Designed for retail executives, finance teams, and managers, the content supports informed decisions around cost management, stock planning, and competitive positioning in an inflation-sensitive market.
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May- 2022 -5 MayNews
BoE raises interest rates to highest level since 2009
The bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates to its highest level since 2009 – marking the fourth time it has taken action since December. The new rate of 1%, up from 0.75%, is the BoE’s latest attempt to curb the rampant rise in inflation – also at its…
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Apr- 2022 -13 AprilEconomy
UK inflation hits 7% amid rising fuel costs
The annual rate of inflation has hit a new 30-year record with a rise of 7% in the 12 months to March 2022, up from 6.2% in February, with rising prices for motor fuels resulting in the largest upward contribution to the monthly rate. According to the Office for National…
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Mar- 2022 -23 MarchNews
Inflation hits 30-year high at 6.2% in February
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to February 2022, up from 5.5% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It revealed this is the highest CPI 12-month inflation rate in the national statistic series which began in January 1997, and the…
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17 MarchEconomy
BoE raises interest rates to 0.75%
The Bank of England has raised interest rates back to the pre-pandemic level of 0.75% as it tries to mitigate the effect of the rising costs of living and the impact that the conflict in Ukraine is having on the global economy. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted with a…
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Feb- 2022 -16 FebruaryEconomy
Inflation hits 30-year high amid rising cost of living
Inflation rose by 5.5% in the 12 months to January 2022, up from 5.4% in December 2021, marking the highest annual inflation rate since May 1992. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the largest upward contributions to the change in the inflation rate between December 2021 and January…
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Jan- 2022 -19 JanuaryNews
Inflation hits 30-year high
Inflation reached 5.4% in December, its highest rate since CPIH stood at 5.1% in May 1992, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It revealed the consumer prices index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose 4.8% in the 12 months to December 2021, up…
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Oct- 2021 -20 OctoberEconomy
UK Inflation falls to 3.1% despite rising fuel costs
UK inflation fell slightly in September to 3.1% despite rising fuel costs, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The figure is down from 3.2% in August but still remains much higher than the Bank of England’s target of 2%. The largest upward contribution to…
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Jul- 2021 -28 JulyHigh Street
Shop prices decline will ‘not last forever’, BRC warns
Shop prices have continued to decline in July, but the lowering of prices may “not last forever” in the wake of Brexit, according to the latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index. Shop price deflation accelerated to 1.2% year-on-year over the month, compared to June’s decrease of 0.7%. According to the BRC,…
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Jun- 2021 -16 JuneEconomy
UK inflation hits 2.1% as clothing prices rise
Inflation in the UK rose to 2.1% in May, up from 1.5% in April, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This increase has been fuelled by an increase in consumer spending as the British public comes out of lockdown. Meanwhile, clothing prices jumped by…
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Mar- 2021 -19 MarchAnalysis
Lidl & Aldi – Location, Location, Location
The demise of the high street and the evolution that part of retail is currently experiencing is extremely well documented. But one area that is not so well covered is the rise of Lidl & Aldi and their move towards dominance in the extremely valuable food retail market. This is…
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