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Deflation

This coverage examines deflation and its implications for the UK retail sector, focusing on price trends, consumer behaviour, and business strategy in a declining price environment. Reporting highlights economic indicators, sector responses, and challenges retailers face in maintaining margins and demand during periods of deflation. Retail executives, finance managers, and strategists can use these insights to plan for shifting market conditions.

Deflation

This coverage examines deflation and its implications for the UK retail sector, focusing on price trends, consumer behaviour, and business strategy in a declining price environment. Reporting highlights economic indicators, sector responses, and challenges retailers face in maintaining margins and demand during periods of deflation. Retail executives, finance managers, and strategists can use these insights to plan for shifting market conditions.

Shop prices decrease again in October

Shop price deflation decelerated to 0.4% in October from -0.6% in September, according to…

Retail footfall plummets as autumn begins

Footfall in non-food stores fell by 9.9% year-on-year in September, according to the Retail…

UK inflation hits two-year low in January

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate fell to 1.8% in January 2019, down from 2.1%…

January shop price inflation highest since 2013

Shop price inflation increased to 0.4% in January, up from 0.3% in December 2018 – the…

Shop price deflation comes to an end in August

Shop prices entered inflationary territory in August for the first time in over five years,…

Shop prices in July reach lowest deflation in eight months

The non-food items category reached its lowest level of deflation since December 2017, at…

Fall in shop prices marks fifth year of deflation

Shop prices fell by 1% in April marking the fifth year of deflation for retail prices.

UK shop prices plummet to lowest point in a year

UK shop prices in March fell at their fastest rate since February 2017.

Pressures on shop prices ease

February shop price deflation deepened to 0.8% in February 2018 compared 0.5% with the…

Christmas discounts push shop price deflation to 9-month high

Shop prices in December fell at their fastest rate for nine months, having previously been…