England

Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates

In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…

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Online retail spending stutters after England World Cup exit

UK online retail sales slipped to their lowest year-on-year (YoY) growth in 2018 so in July, as consumer spending “slumped”…

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Household spending drops 0.9% in July

Household spending dropped 0.9% in July due to “disappointing growth” in real earnings,  according to Visas’ UK Consumer Spending Index.…

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Superdrug brings HIV tests to the high street in UK first

HIV tests are available to purchase on the UK high street for the first time as health and beauty retailer…

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New charity shop count shows over 11,000

New research into charity shop volume on UK high streets has found there are currently 11,249 charity outlets across the…

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Retail sales growth slows in July amid heatwave

Total retail sales growth slowed in July according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, growing only 0.5% on a…

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Footfall drops in July as customers avoid high street in heatwave

The heatwave drew customers away from the high street in July, as footfall fell by 10.8% compared with the same…

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UK shoppers prefer to shop online, research suggests

Some 51% of UK consumers have said they prefer to shop online than in-store, research by ecommerce search and navigation…

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Retail sales buoyed by England football frenzy

Retail sales during the Football World Cup tournament increased on the days that England played, according to data from a…

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Warm weather and football fever boosts supermarket sales

The UK groceries’ market share has increased at its fastest rate this year as a result of football fever and…

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