GDP
This coverage examines how UK gross domestic product (GDP) trends affect the retail sector, analysing economic growth, consumer confidence, and spending behaviour. Reporting highlights the implications of GDP fluctuations for retail sales, investment decisions, and operational planning — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals responding to wider economic conditions.
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Sep- 2018 -10 SeptemberHigh Street
Summer weather drives GDP and retail growth
The joint hottest summer ever and the World Cup helped the UK experience both GDP and retail growth. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP increased by 0.6% in the three months to the end of July. Retail trade also saw growth of 2.1%. The retail trade contributed 0.11…
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Aug- 2018 -14 AugustEconomy
High street job losses ‘cost British economy £1.5bn’
New research has found that high street job losses have cost the British economy £1.5bn, as the number of lost jobs exceeds 30,000. Figures from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) include those facing imminent redundancy alongside those who have already lost their jobs, adding up to £1.5bn in lost GDP.…
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Feb- 2018 -26 FebruaryAdvice
Why Irish consumer exports are rising despite Brexit uncertainty
In the wake of the decision to leave the European Union, many businesses within Irish consumer products saw this not as a challenge but as a platform for a myriad of opportunities and consequently started looking at how to maintain ties to the UK as well as open up new…
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