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This coverage focuses on retail developments, trends, and performance across England. Reporting includes store openings and closures, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, property developments, and strategic initiatives by national and local retailers. Designed for executives and managers, it offers insights into operating successfully within England’s diverse retail landscape.

England

This coverage focuses on retail developments, trends, and performance across England. Reporting includes store openings and closures, regional economic factors, consumer behaviour, property developments, and strategic initiatives by national and local retailers. Designed for executives and managers, it offers insights into operating successfully within England’s diverse retail landscape.

TUC calls on Bank of England to ‘go further’ with rates cuts

It comes after GDP grew by only 0.1% in the three months to December 2025 as consumer demand…

Morrisons looks to offload in-store pharmacies as losses widen

While CD&R has reduced Morrisons’ debt from £3.5bn to £3.1bn since last summer, the…

UK retail footfall decline slows in January

New data shows total shopper traffic fell by 0.6% as retail parks return to 'growth'

Superdrug to open 30 new stores in 2026

Confirmed new sites include East Kilbride and Dundee in Scotland, Leeds and Crawley in…

BoE holds interest rates at 3.75%

In December, the bank had voted to cut rates from 4% to 3.75%, the lowest the level it had…

Shoplifting offences rise by 5% as wider theft figures fall

Shoplifting offences increased by 5% to 519,381 incidents in the year ending September 2025,…

BoE cuts interest rates to 3.75%

The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, the lowest the…

Inflation slows more than expected to 3.2% as food prices ease

UK inflation slowed more than expected to 3.2% in November, marking the lowest level in…

Aldi to open five stores in 24 hours as part of UK expansion

Aldi will open five new stores across England in 24 hours as part of its plan to reach 1,500…

Footfall slips in Nov as Black Friday fails to lift shopper numbers

Total UK footfall fell 0.8% year-on-year in November, compared with a 0.7% decline in…
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